Five for the weekend: hot new kit

Friday 11 March

Worth zooming out for

We’re already hitting our second weekend in March, and that means the green shoots of Spring aren’t all that far away now.

If we were over in the US we’d no doubt be telling you all about the iPad 2 that went on sale today, but that’ll have to wait another fortnight for us UK types. Still, there’s still a good few new gadgets to get excited about for your weekend shopping excursions…

Logitech Z906: the Z906 5.1 surround sound speakers are Logitech’s new range-toppers, and give you a whole lot of audio oomph for a pretty reasonable price. They look good too, and follow in the footsteps of the much-loved Z-5500s, so come with a good heritage.

Breville VVT296: there’s nothing like a bit of multitasking from your kitchen gadgets, especially if counter space is at a premium. So get rid of that radio that’s taking up space and invest in the VVT296 instead. It’ll play your favourite station while warming your bread. Brilliant.Nikon P500: we mistakenly called it the D500 when we first came across Nikon’s new snapper last month, but maybe that’s because we were still getting over its incredible 36x optical zoom range. That’s more than super-zoom, that’s mega-zoom, and you can pick yours up now.

Nintendo 3DS: it hasn’t launched yet, but it’s still worth laying down some pre-order dosh for the Nintendo 3DS at Morrisons given its lower-than-ever price of £187. That’s more than £50 less than the original RRP, so get your order in now before it’s over-subscribed and you face shipping delays.

GarageBand for iPad: you can’t get the iPad 2 today, and you can’t get the new version of iMovie until that changes. But the latest version of Garageband works with the original iPad, has a hatload of new features and is going for just £2.99 from the App Store.