I have lost count of the amount of times I have lost my house keys around the home and spent ages looking for them when I’m in a rush to get out. Or misplaced one of my phone gadgets and its battery is dead so I can’t phone it to find it. What I need is some way of tagging it with a receiver.

Well it’s lucky I came across the Smart Finder, this means I’m able to find anything that gets tagged. The Smart Finder is a remote control transmitter that comes with 4 colour coded receivers. The transmitter is capable of sending a radio signal through floors and walls activating an 85 decibel alarm. This can be done from up to 25 metres away.

The receivers are 50mm by 30mm and 7mm thick allowing them to easily be connected to handbags or keys via the 2 keyring string attachments or be connected to phones by double sided sticky pads. All of the batteries that are included have an approximate 6 months lifespan.

This smart little gadget will save so much time as according to Harpers Index we spend a year of our lives looking for misplaced items, so the price of around £25 seems a good price for saving all that time.

Most of us have a phone, a PDA, and some sort of MP3 player these days. After using for hours their batteries will probably need charging. Not a pretty sight when you have numerous cables lying on your bedside table or in the living room making the place look untidy.

There is now a smart charging station that provides just the solution to this mess. The Portable Electronics Charging Station holds up to 3 devices in a compact organiser. The cables for these devices plug into a power strip that is situated at the back of the unit which means you only need one socket to power the 3 devices instead of the 3 sockets you would have needed before. It also comes with a fabric lined storage bin for storing things like keys or money.

The storage areas are big enough to hold most portable devices. These storage areas lift up for ease of access to the tidied cables that sit underneath it. The construction of the charging station is of wood and is solidly built with a stylish design making it a welcome addition to any desktop or bedside table.

So if you invest in one of these, as well as having tidy cables, you’ll have more space to display all of your gadgets and gizmos.

I love lying around on the beach or by the pool when I’m on holiday. You can’t beat it. Taking in the rays and listening to music. However, it can get a little hot so I need to go for a dip in the water every now and then. Of course this means hiding my MP3 player somewhere in case it’s a little too tempting for someone with sticky fingers.

Now there are gadgets that mean I won’t need to leave it behind anymore. The iSwim Waterproof MP3 Case is a 100% waterproof pouch that you can put your iPod or MP3 player in and take it into the swimming pool or the sea with you. The pouch is double zip locked and comes with an arm band and a chord for hanging round your neck. You can even leave the pouch floating on the water once you have filled it with some air. Also included is a pair of waterproof headphones. With a clear front panel, the pouch gives access to the iPod controls.

If you swim lengths and lengths in a swimming pool to keep fit, you must have prayed for a gadget like this so you could while away the time listening to your music. Now you have another reason to get into the pool.

Do you remember the disco ball that hung from the ceiling in most nightclubs in the 70’s? You can purchase them nowadays, but you need lights to bounce off of it to give it the sparkle that every party needs. A gadget is now available that gives the same effect and contains its own lights to reflect off of the walls and ceiling.

The Lightcast Interactive Music Light Show is a portable projector that has 33 coloured LED lights and a parabolic projection system that fills the room in a rainbow of colours. With a diameter of 20cm, the Lightcast is a compact unit.

Amaze your guests with dancing lights that are in time with the music that you play. It does this when you connect it to your MP3 player, Home Audio System, iPod or PC and synchronises with the music.

Controlling the system can be done using the mini remote control that comes with it. As well as turning it on you can set 4 different music moods, smooth, flow, vibe and pulse and 4 mix modes to control the light show. The remote control requires 3 x AAA batteries.

The music gadget comes with an AC adaptor, an audio input cable and a manual to help you get the most out of your new toy.

So, to liven up that party, pick one of these up and dance in a sea of colour.

Is it possible? Can you as a non celebrity get away with drinking and driving? Well you can with a new drinking game that is now out. Of course I wouldn’t condone actual drink driving, but this boys toy is a great way to entertain your mates. It consists of a remote control car and handset, a washable tray that sits on top of the car which holds the included plastic shot glass, 4 miniature traffic cones and a manual.

The idea is to set out the course with the cones and then fill the plastic glass with your favourite drink and place it on top of the car. Now try and navigate the course without spilling a drop. And if you can drink your own drink at the same time, all the better. Going by my own experience with gadgets, a wooden floor would be advisable.

I suppose if you already have an RC car you could fashion a plastic tray that could fit to its roof and add a plastic glass, but this would be clumsy and would you really want liquid spilt onto something that you would probably have spend hundreds of pounds on. Besides, you wouldn’t have the cute little traffic cones.

The Hollywood Party Game retails at $49 in the USA.

Gadgets and gifts very rarely round up or down to the nearest pound. You are inevitably left with lots of change that sloshes around in your pocket and then get put on your bedside cupboard or in draws. If you are a really tidy person you collect them up and put them in a container of some sort such as a bottle.

Over the years this loose change builds up until you could very well have hundreds of pounds stashed away. The only way to get it to the bank is to sort it out into money bags. Who can be bothered?

Now you don’t have to be unorganised with the Electronic Coin Sorter which can separate and stack for you. Just put the coins into the top of the unit and press the start button. A few whirring and clicking noises later and the machine will have sorted those coins into the correct tubes. All you need to do is put the correct amount into the money bag.

Not only is this ideal for the home, but it could also be used in shops or even down at a boot sale. Anywhere that lots of change exchanges hands.

For UK coins only, this neat little gadget will cost you around £25.