Garmin Marine Echo 150

Now here’s a little gadget that’ll really float your boat. Well, help it navigate safely to a great fishing spot, at least... The Garmin Marine Echo 150 from Garmin Distribution Africa is a fisherman’s dream! It’s dual-beam technology at a single-beam price.

It features 200 watts (RMS) of sonar power, which lets you accurately scan to depths of up to 396m in freshwater and 154m in saltwater. And with a viewing angle of up to 120 degrees in shallower water, the Marine Echo 150 lets you see fish well beyond the sides of your boat.

Garmin’s HD-ID target tracking technology provides you with better target separation and definition of its images on a crisp 4-inch greyscale display. The versatile new quick-release mount with tilt/swivel along with its transom/trolling motor-mount transducer, makes installation a snap! The compact and low profile design of the Marine Echo 150 ensures leaves you free to do what you do best, land those big fish, no matter the size of your boat.

Wacom Bamboo Special Edition Pen and Tablet



This ain’t no iPad, what you’re looking at is a genuine graphics tablet. The Bamboo Special Edition Tablet comes packaged with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8, Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 Standard, Corel Painter Essentials 4 and ArtRage 3 Studio Pro. Not only can you sketch your drawings straight into a digital format, but you can retouch, improve, manage and share digital photographs. Unleash your inner creative! Available from www.webantics.co.za

Breath Alcohol Tester AL2500



Do yourself a favour, buy this handy breathlyser and put it in the cubbyhole of your car along with a card for a good cab service! The Alcoscan AL-2500 is a very easy to use hand held unit, and has a response time of only 2 seconds. It’s powered by two AA batteries, and is calibrated to the legal limit.

Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Air



Now with the inclusion of Apple's AirPlay music streaming technology, B&W have once again raised the bar. The B&W Zeppelin Air is the second generation of Bowers & Wilkins' high-end iPod speaker system. Controllable via iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or iTunes, the Zeppelin Air is one of the best multi-room audio systems available. Available from iStore



Jawbone Jambox



The Jambox delivers stunning hifi audio in a portable wireless speaker so compact you won't believe it when you hear it. Capable of producing an output capacity of 85 decibels for 10 hours on one charge, it's loud. It’s powered by a pair of proprietary, highly sophisticated acoustic drivers, unmatched in their ability to produce high and low frequencies from a single, ultra-small dome speaker. From www.wantitall.co.za



Leica Silverline 10x12

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This 255g pair of binoculars is made of magnesium alloy, and is extremely compact thanks to the roof prism designs that have straight barrels with the front objective in-line with the eye piece. You can enjoy 10x magnification and brilliant, high contrast viewing with a wide field of depth. Waterproof up to 5m. Leica is available locally from Tudor Tech and www.sacamera.co.za for online purchases.

Acer Aspire One Happy



One of the prettiest mini laptops on the market, the Aspire One Happy has a 10-inch WSVGA display with a very decent 16:9 aspect ratio. The newest Happys come with a dual-core Intel Atom N570 chip for a heartbeat, matched with a high performance Intel graphics card and 320GB capacity. Those are some sexy specs!

LG BD670 Blu-ray player



Now you can enjoy 3D content on your Blu-ray player! LG is also expanding its Smart TV functions; they give access to YouTube and apps that are custom designed for television use. A special app for your iPod, iPhone or Android phone lets you use your device as a remote control. The BD670’s Wi-Fi Direct™ lets use stream multimedia content directly to other devices, and gives you access to your moves and photos on your, for instance, PC.


Velocity Raptor A/T



Tiger Wheel & Tyre presents the dirt-grabbing, all terrain Velocity Raptor A/T, an on and off-road muscle tyre. Proudly hailed from the historically revered, German-engineered Velocity tyre range, the Raptor A/T sports a uniquely rugged tread design and delivers uncompromising on and off-road traction, for the all-terrain performance enthusiast. The popular Velocity brand is popular for its reliable performance, style and value delivery. The Raptor A/T is available in most popular off-road sizes, from your nearest Tiger Wheel & Tyre.

Western Digital TV Live Hub



The TV Live Hub from Western Digital is one of the most high-performance media centres we’ve seen in a while. Get your family and friends together, sit back, and enjoy! Enjoy your videos, music photos and online entertainment (YouTube, Flickr and podcasts) in full 1080p high-definition and SPDIF digital audio; just load the high-capacity drive with all your media via the Ethernet port to create your own media jukebox. Comes with a programmable remote control, and features easy-to-navigate content menus and supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats.



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