For every personality type, there is a piece of technology. Annika Lyons chooses items that will make almost anybody happy
INDIVIDUAL
Fingerprint scanner. For the person who has a million passwords to remember and numerous online accounts, the Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader, €109.
MOTORMOUTH
Skype phone. The cordless 2-in-1 Skype Internet telephone - for maximum independence and minimum bills. The telephone can be connected to a normal phone socket and a USB port on a PC. Free calls on the internet, or if you want to ring a landline, credit can be purchased from Skype working out at about 2 cents per minute for calls anywhere in the world, €59-€149.
VISIONARY
Mini printer, for printing photos wherever you are. Fun has never been more immediate. Prices start at around €140.
SHOW-OFF
Digital photo frames. It's a traditional picture frame but the photos can move, or be changed daily or on a slideshow from the memory card. A great accompaniment to your digital camera and no printer or PC, ink or paper required. You can also add MP3 tracks to the slide show, or just connect headphones and use it as an MP3 player, €334-€934.
EARLY ADOPTER
Portable sound and vision can now be held in your palm. If you're not sure what the hell an MP4 player is, it plays videos as well as music. Imagine. The Zen Vision from Creative, €549.
MUSIC LOVER
Now that every other person has an iPod or an MP3 player, they need quality speakers to share their music with the world. JBL Creature II Speakers are not traditional-looking, but they are among of the very best speaker systems you can get. They are ideal to use with your MP3 player, Walkman or even as your computer speakers, €101.
You can get quality sound from Bose SoundDock iPod Speakers. Simply dock and play, to fill the room with vibrant, detailed sound, €370. Creative's TravelDock 900 are foldable speakers. A white-gloss finish make them look great in any setting, and they fold shut for maximum protection when on the move, €99.
PARTY ANIMAL
Karaoke microphone. The MagicSing Karaoke system provides background pictures, music and lyrics on a TV screen and allows you to operate functions such as voice key selection, tempo, digital echo and volume/tone control. Comes with 900 songs and an option of getting new song chips. The ideal companion to every shindig, €349.
TRAVELLER
An electronic GPS map includes roads, parks, waterways and more, to help you find your way on land or by sea. Search by name or category for petrol stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs, sights, amusements and more, whether you're driving cross-country or to an unfamiliar address across town. Put the power of GPS in your pocket or mount it in your car and of course listen to music and download photos too, €159-€899.
MOVER
USB pen drive. Superb, useful, ergonomic way to carry information with you. It attaches to your keychain and holds up to 4GB of information. Hang it around your neck for the computer-chic look, €14.99-€149.
LOSER
Track-It-Back recovery system. Do you know someone who mislays their keys every week, loses their phone regularly, always misplaces their glasses? The Track-It-Back system provides them with an easy and effective way to get it back. When a lost item is found, most people want to return it but have no idea who it belongs to. This way they are provided with a phone number, a courier service and a reward! €9.90 for five stickers. If your mobile phone is your life and the information contained on your sim card is priceless then it should be backed up. Pop your sim card into the Canyon Sim Card Reader, and back up all the data on your card. It really is that easy, €19.99.
DRINKER
Alcohol Breath Tester Dixons. If we need to explain to you why this is a good thing, then you're possibly drunk, €9.99.
• Many of the items in this list are widely available. Unless otherwise stated, all can be bought from Peat's, Parnell Street, Dublin 1, 01-8727799, www.peats.com