I am not normally a gadget man, but there is one gadget I have recently found, as I'm sure a lot of you have as well, that is very useful indeed and has certainly made my life a lot easier. What is it? Well it’s a tin opener. Yes a tin opener, but this one is slightly different, called the “one touch” it sits on top of the can, and with one push of the button it waddles around the tin taking the top off as it goes. Now I know we all have tin openers of one sort or another, and half the tins these days come with ring pulls, but sometimes ring pulls can be more trouble than their worth, especially when your hands are getting weaker and a gadget like this can work wonders as it will work over the top of the ring pull to take the lid off complete, simple. These devices are available on ebay for about £6 including p&p or from your local high street   --   Dyas have them for about £12.     
Robin

Gadget Corner March 2010

I am not normally a gadget man, but there is one gadget I have recently found, and I am sure a lot of you have as well, that is very useful indeed and has certainly made my life a lot easier.
What is it? Well it’s a remote control plug socket set.
And what does it do, well quite simply it lets you turn on and off a number of your electrical sockets with a remote control similar to the TV remote.
And how does it work? Very simply in fact, you plug your existing plug from say your table light into the socket of the unit, and plug that straight into the mains socket, and that’s it, you can remotely control lights, TV, or anything else you may have connected, they are sold in packets of one, two or three, and we have a pack of three, that are connected to the table lights in the front room. Normally these lights are a pain to switch on as they are in awkward corners, but they are now just a couple of clicks away. The price of these units varies but expect to pay around £25 for a pack of three.

Robin