Tech The Halls – How Your Gadgets Will Play A Part This Christmas

The classic festive scene of elves hammering away at little wooden toys and wind-up music boxes? Yeah – it’s not quite like that anymore. In fact, just about everywhere you look this Christmas, you’ll see your gadgets and gizmos playing a key part – and the tech zone is one that we know pretty well!

 

In the latest issue of PLAY Magazine, we’ve counted the ways that you’ll be toasting technology this holiday season – twelve of them, in fact! And while you’ll find the whole lot right here, get a flavour of what we’re talking about below…

 

VIDEO CALLING THE FAM ABROAD

 

The annual phone call across the world has changed a bit these days; now, you can beam yourself right into the living room of your not-so-nearest but still dearest, thanks to the wonder of Skype!

 

 

APP-ING YOUR WAY TO THE PERFECT TURKEY

 

Roasting a big ol’ bird isn’t the easiest task, but the BBC Good Food app has everything from tips and tricks to your all-important timings – meaning you’ll have the whole table licking their lips in no time!

 

ONLINE SHOPPING FOR LAST-MINUTE PRESENTS

 

Maybe you have surprise visitors coming round; perhaps you’ve had a sudden surge of generosity; it could even be that he officially has enough socks to last a lifetime. Whatever the case, hop online and grab gifts to keep everyone happy!

 

 

SENDING E-CARDS TO YOUR MATES

 

Buying stamps? Save your hard-earned cash and keep paper cuts to a minimum by sending your greetings digitally; it’ll save your postman some hassle too! There are heaps of good sites to create them on, so you won’t be short of choice, either…

 

Check out the whole list in the new issue of PLAY Magazine right here!