A corking idea

Bottle Light - £9.99 from firebox.com

An ingenious alternative to the now ubiquitous art of stuffing candles into the neck of old wine bottles, this twist-to-turn-on bottle light is charged via USB, and can turn almost any bottle into a rather decent - and different - looking lamp.

Aaand... relax

BFF Foot Massager - £9.99 from jmldirect.co.uk

Get your boss in the right mood for a payrise (well, maybe) with this battery operated foot massager. Complete with six rollers to deliver a soothing rub to aching feet, you simply sit and press your foot down 'til the rollers begin to knead the way to relaxation bliss.

Desktop contraption

Amazeballs Mini Transporter - £7.95 from red5.co.uk

These easy-to-assemble DIY marble runs are very hypnotic when set in motion. There are three different styles to choose from, and they're sure to jazz up anyone's desk - but be warned, they will erode general office output.

Avian offering

Little Live Birds - £9.97 from amazon.co.uk

Give the gift of an interactive pet, and best of all, one that makes no mess. Available in a range of colours, these birds respond to your touch and sing, chirp and tweet away - the more you play, the chirpier the bird will get. Also clever enough to repeat back what you say to them, and, after enough time, you can even unlock a special tune whistled just for its owner. Quite cute, but also with the potential to get quite annoying...

Bottle open-arhh

Pirate corkscrew - £9.99 from firebox.com

Kitchen drawers across the lands will fall hook, line and sinker for this characterful bottle opener. One of the pirate's legs acts as the corkscrew, a serrated arm removes foil covers and a handy arm removes bottle caps. The perfect way to open a (me) hearty red...

Room illuminator

Star projection alarm clock - £9.95 from prezzybox.com

If you've been tasked with getting the present for someone with questionable time-keeping, this clever gadget could be the ideal nudge. There's a mood light and shape projector that dress up in fancy clothing what is basically just a good, solid way of getting them to work on time.

App of the Week

Droptask - Free on Google Play

Do away with scribbling schedules on different calendars and sticky notes, because this app helps you get organised like never before. Set up lists of errands for yourself, or tasks for the family, or work projects and this app then makes it easy to coordinate, track and even to look pretty.

Top 10 Best-Selling Kindle Apps

1. Minecraft - Pocket Edition by Mojang

2. Tipping Point by Barnstorm Games

3. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 by Scott Cawthon

4. The Chase by Barnstorm Games

5. Five Nights at Freddy's by Scott Cawthon

6. Football Manager Handheld 2015 by Sega of America

7. Mahjong Holiday Joy 2015 by F. Permadi

8. Plants vs. Zombies by PopCap Games

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10. Terraria by 505 Games

Top 10 Free Kindle Apps

1. Candy Crush Saga by King

2. Bag It! By Hidden Variable Studios

3. BBC iPlayer by Media Applications Technologies Ltd

4. Prime Instant Video by Amazon.com

5. ITV Player by ITV

6. Free vTube for YouTube by Voyage Apps

7. Spotify Music by Spotify

8. Frozen Free Fall by Disney

9. Call of Duty Heroes by Activision Publishing, Inc.

10. Solitaire TriPeaks by GSN by GSN

(Both charts courtesy of Amazon.co.uk)