Since starting this, my latest, diet I've been making an effort to do more walking. Well, that was the idea but now my son has gone into his forward facing buggy I'm getting bored with the strolling. When David was in the car seat part of his travel system I could cover miles, chatting away to him and watching his reaction to the outdoors. Now though all I've got to look at is the hood of the pram, I feel bored and lonely before I've even got to the end of our road - and my walking regime was at serious risk of failure. Then my daughter won a new iPod from school and offered me her old Nano to use on my walks and the very rare occasion that I might go to the gym. ...  Read the complete review

As the sole person with an iPod in a family of 8, it's fair to say it gets 'borrowed', along with any accompanying headphones quite a lot. This tends to end up with my headphones usually lasting maybe a week or two due to biting, chewing, twisting and various other atrocities (including the washing machine, along with said iPod). After trying out more brands than I can count, from over-the-heads to £2 bargain buys I've finally found an enduring set of buds at a fantastic price (you can get them for as little as a fiver from Amazon), but also of decent quality and colours a peacock would be envious of. So first off, the sound quality. These are not ...  Read the complete review

I dunno about you, but I seem to go through headphones like there is no tomorrow. A combination of carelessness, physical exercise and an over excited Saluki dog has meant I am on pair no. 4 for the year and we are not even into July yet. Having waved goodbye to the most recent pair after catching them on my bike handle bar and ripping them painfully from my ears and ipod, I was given a pair of JVC Ha F140pn Gumy Phones by a friend feeling pity for me having to cycle 15km with only my thoughts to keep me company. Cost Although given to me as a present, a quick scan of the interweb tells me that these cost anywhere between £4 and £15. Amazon and ...  Read the complete review

I started going to the gym recently, (again) attempting to begin a meaningful stint at regular exercise - with running taking centre stage for the first time: something I have new-found interest in due to the sense of achievement and self-pride you obtain when improving week after week. It was when running (bare eared and relatively bored) that I realised the activity would be far more enjoyable with my own music as a pose to the chart-toppers they blast out in 'TheGym' Nottingham. Walking into a nearby electrical store after my workout I saw these little beauts (F140PN Gumy phones), cheap as chips (£5.99) and looking like they'd keep to my ears well whilst doing the job  Read the complete review

I didn't want to pay a huge amount for earphones but I did want a pair that stood out, so I was pleased to pick up the JVC Gumy earphones in violet from Curry's for only £4.50. You can get them cheaper online (currently £4.49 delivered from Amazon.co.uk) but this is a great price for the high street. The Gumy phones come in a variety of eye catching candy coloured brights, apparently designed to match the latest iPod Nano however they look great with any mp3 player / personal music device, they really let you stand apart from all the white earphone wearers of today! The earphones work well with my mp3 player and they have a gold plated slim plug ...  Read the complete review