Hipper 50 - £39.95

These days, simply listening to your music isn't always enough. The sophisticated music fan likes a bit of visual stimulation. And if you can't get to see Greymatter live every week we've got the next best thing with the engaging Hipper 50.

It might look like Mork from Ork's spaceship but this is actually a speaker/mood lamp that gently changes colour to the beat of your favourite music. Simply plug in your MP3 player (or anything else that can be connected via line-in) and prepare to be hynotised by the Hipper's relaxing lightshow as your music pumps out of its built-in 2W speaker.

The sleek-looking Hipper 50 has various modes to suit your mood, with or without musical accompaniment:

• Music Mode: colours change continuously and you can pause on your favourite.
• Dynamic Mode: colours change rapidly.
• Soft Mode: colours change softly.
• White Mode: the Hipper glows white and can be used as a night light i.e. not much mode at all really.

This gorgeous little gizmo is so relaxing your mind may well wander into sapphic surreal territories that involve you, Portia de Rossi and the whole of the L Word cast but fantasy-fodder aside, this is a captivating, chilled-out marriage of lights and music that is well worth savouring.

Perfect for any music and any mood, the Hipper 50 is a great gift for music lovers who like to be enthralled by beautiful, chameleon-like objects, and no, we're not talking about Angelina here - buy it for your woman and crank up the ambience!


Puzzle Wine Rack - £34.95

If you're a wine-loving lover of jigsaws this is the perfect storage solution for you.  Worlds apart from the usual wine rack offerings of pine and twisty metal affairs the amazingly funky Puzzle Wine Rack looks good in any visible storage solution space.  No longer do you have to stuff the wine rack into the cupboard under the stairs where no-one will glimpse your Tesco's cardboard wine carrier, no, the stunningly smart storage system is one that positively screams to be seen.

Injection-moulded in tough transparent ABS polymer, the Puzzle's ingenious modular design means that several units can be slotted together in endless configurations, both horizontally and vertically. Each rack holds nine bottles, but link them together and the sky's the limit. If you're a real wine anorak you could construct an entire wall of Puzzle racks. And thanks to the nifty interlocking design, multiple Puzzles can be arranged to fit into awkward spaces.

Created by award-winning designer Gideon Dagan, the Puzzle has been causing a kerfuffle at various design shows around the USA. And that's hardly surprising as it really is an aesthetically striking plonk-stacker. And because it's modular you won't have to spoil your surfaces with excess bottles - simply purchase a few more Puzzles and get creative linking them together.

Available in two classy colours (which you can mix or match), the Puzzle Wine Rack is destined to become a design classic, so hurry up and get stacking and racking. Your bottles will thank you for it!

Dunk Mug - £14.95

For the morning after the night we raided the puzzle wine rack the thing we sheepish sapphys want most is a nice cup of tea and a few dunkable biscuits - it's one of life's little pleasures.  And thankfully it isn't just a hangover cure ... not in this country anyway.  No the great British cuppa and dunky biscuits tradition is one that is definitely here to stay.  And what's more the age old dilemma has now been solved - the dilemma of where to put your biccies prior to dunking. After all who can be bothered with all that plate palaver?

Not us. Because as well as the extra washing up, it's a bit fiddly holding a mug and a plate simultaneously. Well okay, it's not that taxing but the sophisticated layabout needs all the help she can get.

Clever, eh!?

Just think, with a couple of Dunk Mugs in the cupboard you'll never have to run back to the kitchen to fetch your digestives, or crack out the carpet cleaner when your attempts to balance biscuits on the rim of your mug end in tea-spattered failure.

The Dunk Mug is also ideal for tea and biccies in bed, because carrying two things at once up the stairs is always a tricky proposition first thing in the morning or last thing at night.

This dual-purpose triumph of design has been a huge hit with all who try it.  Why do yourself out of a hit??  Order one now and while you're at it put the kettle on!

Love Tokens £9.95 

Who needs Valentine's day to want to shower your woman with gifts and wildly extravagant tokens of your love?  Who needs a bank manager to tell us we don't exactly have the means to be wildly extravagant?  Fear not we have the perfect pressie for you - firstly it won't break the bank, and secondly what better love token can you give your woman than ... well ... a love token?

These Love Tokens are cute, unique, beautifully crafted and, above all, practical. But what in the name of Cupid are Love Tokens? Well, as the name suggests these smart little pewter discs are tokens that are embossed with romantic pledges - and quite frankly, a nice little suggestive one too - perfect.

Each set contains ten tokens with five different promises: there's the Kiss token (good for one kiss), the Massage token (good for one massage), the Good Morning token (good for one breakfast in bed), the Love token (good for one roll in the hay) and finally the Hug token (yep, you guessed it, good for one hug). As well as a cutesy vow, each dinky token features a cut-out middle section depicting a heart, hand or coffee cup. Handy if your ideal partner doesn't speak the lingo.

Although Love Tokens are small enough to slip into a prospective lover's pocket on the sly, they're also great when given to long term lovers, especially if the spark has gone out of your relationship. Love Tokens are also irresistible weapons when attempting to apologise to someone you love - and can be used time and time again between partners - unless, of course you are always the one apologising!

Love Tokens come in a luxurious little pouch, so if you're feeling particularly loved-up you can give all ten at once. Just make sure you honour your promises - because despite the name, Love Tokens are more than mere token gestures - they're promises in pewter.




Secret Message Arrow £14.95

This little treat is perfectly formed and is a perfect sapphic gift regardless that it is as straight as a die.  Forged from high quality cast metal this gem delivers tender, heartfelt notes of love to your sapphic sweetheart.  Forget texting, the Secret Arrow is charmingly old-fashioned in its methods, for housed in the centre of the arrow is a roll of parchment (top quality paper to you and me!) upon which you can write a devastatingly moving or witty tome guaranteed to woo your woman.

At least that's the idea. Don't forget to practise your writing, crossings out just won't get the job done this time around, use a good quality pen and leave out the bow too.  Literally shooting the arrow is not the best plan, especially if your aim is good!!

No, come up with something deeply personal that will charm your woman with its romanticism.  The Secret Arrow is accurate to within three or four words of romantic musing.



Chocolate Making workshop for two £139.95

Learn the art of the chocolatier and create your own delicacies on this great course held in either Manchester, London or Bournemouth. The course offers superb training and a fascinating insight into the world of chocolate.

You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in making exquisite chocolates - which you can take away with you at the end of your experience. Then all you have to do is wow your friends with your new-found skills!

Agenda:
On arrival you will be met by your Chocolatier who will introduce your workshop with a brief insight to the history of chocolate. Then there will be an opportunity to sample the home creations of the Chocolatier before you indulge your creative side and create your masterpieces out of the finest Belgian chocolate. You will also learn how to dip and decorate your delicious masterpieces before taking them away with you in a beautiful ribbon tied box.

Gift Pack:

All Firebox Gift Experience vouchers ship in a smart boxed presentation gift tin containing:

• The lucky recipient's personalised gift voucher
• A lanyard to wear on the day

• A Keyring for a permanent reminder of a sweetly romantic day.  Perfect!

 

Mathmos Air Switch Lamp - £39.95
This is truly clever - believe us.  Okay, so it looks a little like something you may have stolen from the chemistry lab in secondary school but trust us on this one, it is a serious piece of magic that will instantly boost your sapphic sex appeal and all courtesy of those clever luminosity-meisters at Mathmos.

Pique the interest and curiosity of the woman of your dreams by casually waving your hand gently over the rim of the Air Switch Lamp and hey presto - there will be light!  No switches, no remotes, just you, your hand and a little erm ... wafting! 

Control the brightness with an up/down wafting of your hand and well ... you can fill in the rest!   The Air Switch is ideal for those moments when fumbling around for the light switch is not a viable option. And the feeling of power you get from controlling it in an 'I command you to work'/David Copperfield-fashion is truly stimulating. So why not get your hands on...sorry, wave them above an Air Switch immediately.














Netgear EVA700 - £199.95
If you're anything like us here at Sapphic Central chances are that your PC is full to bursting with movies, photos, downloaded clips, music and more. The next giant leap forward for technology is already here in the shape of Netgear's EVA700.  Not exactly a sexy name for it, but a name you will love to the point of obsession.  Oh, the wonders of modern technology!

Of course the problem with your PC is that you can only watch and listen to all that lovely content when you're plonked in front of your computer. And as every couch potato knows, the only place to truly enjoy watching stuff is on the sofa in front of the telly, snuggled up with your sapphic sweetheart.

So wouldn't it be good if you could magically stream the media trapped inside your computer straight to your TV? With the ingenious Netgear EVA700 you can do exactly that and more.

Just think, no more huddling around your computer to watch vids or view photos. You can even use the EVA700 to listen to internet radio and watch streaming clips and live feeds, so now you won't have to drag the whole of your sapphic circle upstairs to crowd around your computer screen to see the holiday snaps of you and yours.  You can now view them on your big flash telly instead!

Set up is a doddle - the EVA700 connects to your home network either wired or wirelessly, thanks to its 10/100 Ethernet port and dual Wi-Fi antennas. All you have to do is install the software and you're away.

A sleek remote control allows you to seamlessly access all the files and applications on your computer without getting off the sofa. There's also a smart on-screen menu to help you navigate through all that digital content. It's like having a TV and computer in one. You can even play files saved on a USB storage device, such as an iPod, via the EVA700's handy USB port. Who says there's never anything good on the telly?

If you're still not sold on this groundbreaking bit of kit you could always lug your computer into the sitting room and put it next to the TV. But then you'd look like a bit of a nerd and quite frankly, a weirdo!  And that simply wouldn't do. Don't miss this one - you'll be streets ahead of the Joneses with it!

Quick Pitch Tent - £34.95
Although lesbians are the best women for the tent-putting-up jobs, these little gems will make life so much easier and leave more time for you and yours to be snuggling up inside out of the rain!  Forget about mallets, pegs and poles; these ingenious one and two-person tents pop open the second you release their retaining straps. They're lightweight, rugged but cosy! Perfect for outdoorsy-types and festival fans. And unlike rival self-pitching tents it won't trap fingers when it boings open.

Shockolate Vault - £9.95
It's a brave woman indeed who tries to keep her favourite Sapphy out of the chocolate tin!  Try it with this truly shocking storage jar and test the strength of your lurve.  If she attempts to open it before the programmable timer reaches zero she'll receive a frazzling electric shock!  Not for the feint-hearted!  But well worth a laugh!!  And why stop at chocolate?????????

Digital Photo Frame - £149.95
This is a brilliant state of the art little gizmo.  Bid farewell to the photo lab and display your digital piccies instantly via these ingenious photo frames. Simply insert a memory card and choose a single pic, slideshow display or even a video clip with sound!  The mind boggles about what's going to be showing on the mantlepieces of sapphic-abodes up and down the country!  Brilliant!

Voyager GPS 400 - £229.95
Women drivers are one thing – sapphic drivers are a whole different world!! You know it’s true!! Let this feature-packed handheld GPS unit show you the way without having to stop to consult a mapbook or worse: argue with your navigating girlfriend - that's why we consider this an anti-argument gizmo! Boasting a 4" LCD colour touch screen, voice guidance, intuitive controls, ultra-powerful Destinator software and a built-in MP3 player, the rechargeable Shinco is the perfect peace-maker between navigating and driving dykes with no sense of direction!




Cube World - £19.95
We just love these little guys! If someone had told us we’d be mesmerized by matchstick men we’d have laughed them out of the building – but guess what? They’re mesmerizing! Honest! Little men in cubes just going about their lives – yes, they have them! They play, they party, they dance, they even visit one another and fight on occasion (when they’re set up as neighbours). Brilliant!

Brain Trainer - £29.95 
Keep your brain in tip top condition with this groundbreaking gizmo which might look like a posh calculator to you and me, but is actually a cunningly designed little gadget that trains your brain via a series of simple mathematical drills. Impress your girlfriend with your brain-power as well as your six-pack (... of lager if you're like us!)  C’mon girls let’s up the IQ!!

Bucket BBQ - £19.95
Treat your lady to a scrumptious serving from this tres chic, eye-catching barbecue. Powder-coated in fetching pastel shades it’s perfect for style-conscious Sapphys who are looking to impress!

Ice Cream Ball - £24.95
Perfect dessert by having a ball! Make your own deliciously soft ice cream with this funky little sphere. Its inner ingredients are mixed and frozen as you shake, roll and pass it around. N-ice, ice baby!

Lazy Days Hammock - From £59.95
Hmmm, after all that food and frolicking it’s time for a lie down and where better than in your lazy days hammock?? It’s ingenious, portable and the deluxe version comes with an inflatable pillow, drink holder and magazine pocket for maximum languid, laziness! Surely there’s room for two?????

Voodoo Knife Display - £59.95
There is something immensely satisfying about voodoo knife display, especially when you’re having a bad day! You only have to check out the pic to see what we mean!

This little chappie looks brilliant on your worktop and is a talking point for everyone who graces your kitchen, but if you’re trying to impress someone new beware of her thinking that you may have psychotic tendencies – so don’t look too impressed when you’re running the blades home in front of her for a least a couple of dates!

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