WHAT'S big this Christmas? For a start, futuristic electronic gadgets, especially iPods, iPods and more iPods.
As the ubiquitous music and video players get smaller and thinner cases, and bigger and brighter screens, they continue to thrive — this year the black iPod nano, with its anodised aluminium and polished steel shell, is proving particularly popular in consumer electronics stores.
JB Hi-Fi also reports that games consoles, especially Nintendo's Wii, with it's hand-held remote controller, are hot sellers, as well as big LCD televisions with 32-46 inch screens.
The futuristic theme continues in toy shops, where Star Wars Lego is a big hit. Toy City in Elsternwick reports that models of General Grievous' Starfighter have been in demand.
But it's not just the future that's popular — there's also a retro trend evident, with tricycles in traditional red and cream colour schemes selling well.
Kids have always loved playing with water, and as restrictions bite, another popular gift is the AquaPlay, a Swedish-designed water toy that comes in sections that lock together, and most importantly doesn't use much water.
While international novels usually steal the literary limelight at this time of year, Australian books are front and centre. At Readings in Carlton, Christopher Koch's The Memory Room and Maggie Beer's cookery book, Maggie's Harvest, are selling well, while Mo Vida, inspired by Melbourne's laneway restaurant, is moving so quickly it's likely to be sold out by next week.
Matthew Condon's novel The Trout Opera, more than a decade in the writing, has proved unexpectedly popular, as have Alex Miller's Landscape of Farewell and Michelle de Kretser's The Lost Dog.
Even in summer footy continues to be enormous. It might be deep into cricket season, but Melbourne Sports Books reports that the 2007 Footy Almanac, edited by John Harms and Paul Daffey, is in big demand, as is the Geelong 2007 Grand Final DVD, and a freshly updated edition of the biography of Geelong's footy supremo, Frank Costa.
Source: http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/ipods-and-gadgets-top-gift-wish-lists/2007/12/01/1196394689115.html
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