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Once upon a time people were happy to go on holiday and lounge by the side of the swimming pool soaking up the Sun and sipping on a fruity though over-priced cocktail.

The thought of 'activity' was rubbished as 'relaxation' became the order of the day.

The modern tourist is a different animal though with more and more people wishing to enjoy as many different experiences as possible when away from their comfort zone.

Diving and other water activities have become big business and quickly inventors are picking up on the change in vacation desires.

The underwater camera has been around for some time but now designers have come up with a digital version for aqua-fun lovers!

When you walk down the street these days you see people with something resembling a soft drink can on the side of their head!

Some Bluetooth headsets seem to be designed by the inventor of the hummer!

Okay perhaps there is some health issue here but boy do they look strange!

Now though a nifty new gadget has changed all that.

The Pillete headset is so tiny that it's almost invisible to the untrained eye when you are wearing it.

So you don't have to worry anymore about looking like Robocop when walking down the street with it, but you have to consider the possibility of people starting to think you've lost your marbles and you're talking to yourself.

Now and again in the UK you'll see TV programmes which show robots doing little handy household chores. The premise is that very soon these distant relations of Robocop will be sold on your nearest high street though in reality the consensus is that such a product is generations away.

It's the ultimate gadget for those bingo-holics out there! If you can't get enough of it at your local bingo hall or on quality online bingo sites such as foxybingo.com then why not invite this little cheeky chappie into your home.

Yes the bingo caller will illuminate nights in!

The plastic prankster reads out the Bingo numbers, accompanied by his own cheeky catchphrases. You correspondingly mark them off on your Bingo card. As soon as one player has "Bingo!" press the Bingo button and your personal Bingo caller reads back the numbers for you to check.

Every now and again you come across an invention or a gadget and you worry about the inspiration behind it! While I'm sure the Sudoku toilet paper will be popular with college students and bored bachelors it's practicality in a family home for example is questionable!

Still I expect this one to do well. You simply Pull down the roll and start filling in the sudoku puzzles. It's obviously easy to play, just complete the grid so each row, each column and each 3 by 3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9.

Okay so it's not very PC but for many swatting fly with a tennis racket is a dream innovation in pest control.

This electric bug swatter kills/electrocutes all flying insects such as mosquito's and flies just by waving the racket at them. Whenever a bug flies into your path, you just activate the power, take a swing, and the little flying creature is no more!

Advertised as easy to use, it's effective, good exercise and fun! (though not if you're the fly!) Resembling a small tennis racket you can take it anywhere you go such as camping, the BBQ, beach, and your fishing trip. No more chasing down flying insects, just zap them with the Electric Bug Zapper with a simple wave.

There's no truth in the rumour that the manufacturers are working on a human sized racket for when politicians come knocking on our doors around election time!