Gadgets of the Week: Retro playthings

Sagemcom Sixty Cordless Telephone – £99.99 from www.firebox.com

Sagemcom Sixty Cordless Telephone

All the curves of a classic 1970s home phone packed with all the hi-tech wonders you’d expect from the latest handset, with touch screen dial and information-packed LCD display.

80s Retro iPhone Case - £12.95 from www.prezzybox.com

80s Retro iPhone Case

If your dad has grasped part of the 21st century and sports an iPhone, then you could treat him to this reminder of 80s brick-sized phones on Father’s Day. It will afford some protection to his shiny device.

Bouncing Magic 8 Ball - £9.99 from www.find-me-a-gift.co.uk

Bouncing Magic 8 Ball

They’ve long been the final frontier for dithering boardroom executives, but rather than the old-fashioned method of shaking to reveal the answer, the eight-ball can now bounce. Anything that needs to be known is inside the ball and it will be ready to respond after a simple throw to the floor.

Personalised Ladybird Classics - £21.49 from www.firebox.com

Personalised Ladybird Classics

This range features eight classic Ladybird books with all the imaginative illustrations that appeared on the best-selling books of the 70s. You can also go online and change the names of up to six characters inside. A few weeks later and the collection arrives, fully personalised.

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