By Martin Vedris

BRISBANE: Wow Sight & Sound Director of Retail, Con Nicolas, highlighted some new products that he predicts will be popular gift items this Christmas.

“Electronic equipment is arguably the most popular Christmas gift choice with the latest technology topping many of our Christmas wish lists,” Nicolas said.

“Wow Sight & Sound’s selection of over 20,000 electronics products, including more brands than any other electronics retailer, makes it the only place you’ll need to shop for gifts this Christmas.”

Nicolas provided an overview of some of the most popular and brand new Wow Sight & Sound products for Christmas 2007:

Telstra Hiptop Slide mobile phone — RRP $0 on the Hiptop $30.00 Cap Plan. The Hiptop Slide includes PDA features as well as an mP3 player, 1.3 megapixel digital camera with built in LED flash and QWERTY keyboard. Also, the Telstra Hiptop $30 Cap Plan offers unlimited internet browsing including email, Windows Live Messanger and Yahoo! Messaging as well as unlimited standard SMS and MMS.

Sony Ericsson W810I Walkman mobile phone — RRP $199 prepaid. The W810I features a Walkman Media Player; 2 megapixel camera with 4 x digital zoom; Bluetooth, USB and Infrared connectivity; video recording and speakerphone capability.

Fujifilm Z10FD Digital Camera — RRP $278. The Z10FD features 7.2 megapixels, 3 x optical zoom and 2.5inch LCD screen.

The new Nashi iPod Speaker Dock — RRP $99. Exclusive to Wow Sight and Sound, the Nashi iPod Speaker Dock fits all iPods and recharges mp3 players as it is used. It has a seven-inch LCD screen for video playback and a remote control.

The new Nashi 4GB mp3 Player — RRP $99. Also exclusive to WOW Sight and Sound, the Nashi 4GB mp3 player has a 65k 1.8 inch colour TFT display; digital voice recording; JPEG photo viewer; FM tuner and recorder; a built-in equaliser; and is available in blue, black and red.