Roberts mixes DAB and internet radio with the Stream 202

It might have slightly retro looks, but the Roberts Stream 202 is every bit the modern radio.

Not just DAB and FM (as you would expect from Roberts), but wi-fi connectivity, which means you can also pick up internet radio, including the BBC's 'Listen Again' shows. And you can stream your digital music from your PC to the radio.

Other features include 15 presets, two alarm timers and connectivity for your iPod. Available in silver or black, it retails for £149.99.

Roberts Radio

Wooden Knuckle Duster

Here at Switched On Set, we don't encourage violence. In fact, we're dead against it. But if you happen to be the local gangster on the look out for some stylish kit, you might want to try the Wooden Knuckle Duster.

Or better still, just keep them on display to show how 'hard' you are - hitting someone with them will run the risk of ruining the shape. After all, this has been handcrafted by Mitch Roberson from walnut and we'd hate to see his hard work go to waste.

Available to order online, it's yours for $40 (around £20).

Find out more at the Curiosity Shoppe website

Pisa - the bookshelf you can use anywhere

Why Pisa? Well, that's obvious - because it's leaning.

And that means you can use this Matt Carr-designed shelving unit anywhere you need it - there's no requirement to have a completely flat floor and there's nothing to fix to a wall.

And as an added bonus, the dark wood veneer makes it a stylish piece of design. Available now, you can pick one up for £235.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

Daniel Jakobsson Stealth digital watch

Rather than buying a vintage digital or worse still, a cheap copy of one, how about going for a modern watch with a vintage twist? Something like the Stealth Watch by Daniel Jakobsson.

The Stealth Watch has a brushed steel case, a choice of leather bands (brown, black or white) and a green or red LED display on a black background. Functions include the basics like date and time and it's water resistant to five metres.

Available now, you can pick one up for $155 (around £77).

Find out more at the Charles & Marie website

Levi's ultra limited edition Red Tab mobile phone now available to order

Forget the iPhone, Prad phone or any other fashion handset - if you want real exclusivity, you need to get your hands on the Levi's ultra limited edition Red Tab mobile phone. There's just 100 available to order - and we know where they are.

They are being sold online via cool Parisian retailer Colette - we've just checked the Levi's mobile site and there's not even a mention of this model there, so we're guessing this is retailer specific.

Looks-wise, it has that famous red tab on the top, while feature-wise it has an MP3 player, stereo Bluetooth and a two megapixel camera with flash. Extras include a 'premium' presentation box, a case for the handset, stereo handsfree kit, a metal chain and if you like, customisation with your name (up to 13 letters).

Not cheap obviously - yours for 549 Euros. But with just 100 available, it's unlikely to be around for long.

Find out more at the Colette website

Electrolux Inspiro - the world's most intelligent oven

Your average oven isn't exactly a hotbed of technology - although that could be about to change with the introduction of the Electrolux Inspiro.

It's the first of a new generation of oven - one that can't burn your dinner. Rather than just measuring the air temperature with a thermometer and regulating it with a thermostat (like your standard oven), this one uses sensors to calculate the precise combination of energy consumption and time needed to bring the food to the correct temperature.

So to cook a lamb joint, select the category, your taste (rare, medium, well done), then sit back. The oven calculates the heat and cooking method required, allowing you to sit back in confidence. It's available from August 2008, priced at £1,000.

Electrolux website

E-Ink Display Watch

Not just a stylish timepiece, the E-Ink Display Watch is also a clever piece of technology.

It's all about the display - the E Ink technology used in this watch allows the display to be read accurately and instantly from any angle. And the customisable dial allows you to select different styles, from the precise detail of full numerals to the simplicity of no markings all.

Also included is a chunky stainless steel case, leather or polyurethane strap, Swiss parts and water resistance to 50 metres. It retails for $249.99 (around £130).

Find out more at the ThinkGeek website

Rotor pop art egg stand and cosy

Some pop art for the breakfast table - this Rotor egg stand and cosy.

Designed by Swahn, Björklund & Forthmeijer, you can take your pick from white on black or black on white for the organic cotton cosy, with your egg balanced on the ceramic egg holder.

Eating a boiled egg has never looked so cool. Yours for £15.

Find out more at the FunktionAlley website

The Dots - mushroom-like hooks for your wall

No, there isn't a fungus on the wall, these are The Dots - a stylish ways to hang your coats.

The work of Veit & Tornoe for Muuto, the 'hooks' are made of oak, all varying in size to create an arrangement that's as much a piece of wall art as a functional item.

And you can buy them online - priced at £89 for the set.

Find out more at the TwentyTwentyOne website

Sagem mydual radio700 - bedside internet radio for under £80

Sagem has launched the mydual radio700, giving you the option of waking up to any of several thousand radio stations.

7,000 internet radio stations to be precise - or if you haven't got your home network turned one, FM radio stations instead. Also featured is a clock/alarm (with sleep and snooze) and MP3 playback (via USB connector)

All of that for £79.99 for a limited time (the price eventually jumping to £99.99).

Find out more at the Big Box Shop website

Confetti shelf system - art or function?

Minimalism is all well and good, but sometimes you just need that splash of colour. Something that the Confetti shelf system offers by the bucketload.

It uses a multitude of four-colour tiles as a backdrop and best of all, you can swap them around to create your own individual look or piece of personal art. Once you've sorted out your colour scheme, you just slip your frosted acrylic shelves into place. Although to be honest, it seems a shame to stick your bits and pieces in front of something so stunning.

Designed by Per Bäckström, it retails for £225.

Find out more at the FunktionAlley website

Cortina chair by Gunilla Allard

Whether you're looking for an easy chair for reading or an upmarket office chair, the Cortina chair by Gunilla Allard could well fit the bill.

It has visible moulded back in stained white, black and most eye-catching of all, walnut, with a 100 per cent wool upholstered seat and a four-star chrome swivel base. All combining to produce a chair that looks fairly simple, but is so obviously a cut above.

Not the cheapest chair you'll ever buy though - retailing for £603.73.

Find out more at the Scandinavian Design Center website

Propaganda's Mr P - the toilet roll holder with a face

Probably the least design-friendly item in your bathroom, the toilet roll holder could do with brightening up. Replacing it with Mr P could be a start.

Designed by Chaiyut Plypetch, Mr P is a bald-headed man, complete with eyes, nose and  paper-dispensing mouth. And if you get bored of it, you can always stick a wig and false moustache on it.

Yours for just £15.

Find out more at the Panik Design website

Philips launches WACS7500 wireless audio centre for the home

At first glance, it might look like a TV. But this is actually an audio system - the Philips WACS7500.

It consists of a main unit with 80GB hard disk (enough for storing 1500 albums) and a wireless station you can place in another room. In fact, you can have up to five stations for spreading your music around - each able to play different selections at the same time and can connect to your PC for music stored there.

Output is via a flat panel speakers, with a colour screen able to show off your album artwork. Other features include internet radio, connection to an iPod, easy CD ripping and everything else you would expect of a decent home audio system.

Expect to pay £699.99 for the main kit, with the additional wireless stations selling for £199.99.

Philips website

Panasonic introduces Lumix DMC-FX500 digital camera

If the price of a Leica is a it much, but you want something cut from the same cloth, the 10.1 megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500 digital camera could be for you.

A joint project between Panasonic and Leica, it offers a  25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens, a 3-inch touchscreen display, 5x optical zoom, a HD movie mode, able to record at 1,280 x 720 at 30fps (or less if you prefer), a high-speed burst shooting mode, an auto focus and Intelligent Auto mode for beginners, red-eye correction, image stabiliser and face detection for better people shots.

No news of a specific price for the UK as yet, but in the US it will be available in black and silver for $400 (around £200).

Panasonic website

Lulu's Hideaway - futuristic cave for your cat or dog

Got a cat or a fairly small dog? Chances are it'll love to hide from you in Lulu's Hideaway.

This futuristic  cave-like geometrical structure is made of acrylic - with a contrast of white on the outside and deep blue on the inside - and a mat inside to keep your pet warm and comfortable.

Ideal for the minimalist home, it retails for $499 (around £250).

Find out more at the Generate website

Zippo introduces limited edition Transformers lighters

Around 12 months after everyone got excited about Transformers again, Zippo has jumped on the bandwagon, offering these strictly limited Transformers lighters.

Strictly limited in two ways - only 300 of each colour and only available in Japan, with each of the limited run numbered. No hope then? Well, as you might expect, eBay is already a source of them, with  couple of auctions on the go, should you wish to grab this future collectable. See the links below - both cheaper than a flight to Japan.

Transformers eBay auction one
Transformers eBay auction two

Via Akihabara News

Demarquette pop art-style Easter eggs

Not long to go before Easter, but you've still got time to buy your eggs - including these Demarquette pop art-style Easter eggs.

Very much in the style of the eggs you buy at the supermarket, the boxes are coloured in a pop art style, with six chocolate eggs in coloured wrappers packed inside. And not just any eggs - these are flavoured with French Lavender, Oriental Ginger, Rich Arabica Coffee, Spanish Orange, Java Cinnamon and Wild Peppermint.

Choose your colour and order online for £12.

Find out more at the Demarquette website

Jonas Damon Numbers Clock

Stripping time down to its absolute basics is this Jonas Damon Numbers Clock.

Yes, it's just numbers - each packed into a coloured acrylic box (not just orange), which you can arrange on any way you like - although I would keep them in the right order if you want to get to work on time. Saying that, it also has an alarm, should you wish to keep it by the bed.

Available now, this retails for $100 (around £50).

Find out more at the Design Public website

Lexon's miniature Sticksound AM/FM radio

Not just a miniature radio, the Lexon Sticksound radio is a clever piece of design.

The work of Yves Malka and Pierre de Poucques, it packs everything into a package that's just 9 x 9 x 6cm, which includes a built-in speaker, room for the includes 4x AA batteries, volume control and an antenna that doubles up as a tuner for the AM/FM stations.

All of that is available in a choice of colours for £39.95.

Find out more at the Design Shop UK website

Jacob Jensen Titanium watch

It's been around since 1996, but few watches have the stylish simplicity of the Jacob Jensen Titanium watch.

In fact, it's just been reissued, but with very little difference to the original design. That means a white face, Arabic numerals, a Stainless steel case, Swiss quartz movement, mineral crystal and a black rubber strap.

You can pick it up at MOMA, retailing for $200 (£100).

Find out more at the MOMA website

Fire Basket by Fried Ulber

Easter approaches, which is the unofficial end of winter and the start of our annual time in the garden. Although the low temperatures might make the Fire Basket a useful purchase.

Designed by Fried Ulber, this isn't just a basket, it's actually a 'luxury' outdoor accessory for keeping your logs in - and setting fire to them, should you need a controlled fire in the back garden.

Logs aren't included, but with a price of £431.50, you'd probably expect one or two thrown in.

Find out more at the Posh Pad website

Citizen:Citizen Shoplifter tote bag

Want to catch the eye everytime you walk into a department store? Invest in the Shoplifter tote bag from Citizen:Citizen.

Yes, walk into your favourite shop and some personal attention as soon as you walk through the door. Admittedly it's likely to be the security guard rather than a someone of use, but you can't have it all.

Two sizes available - medium and large - both featuring the logo and maker's name on the cotton canvas bag. Prices are 25 and 35 Euros respectively.

Find out more at the Charles & Marie website

Maze Five Star Hanger - inspired by throwing stars

Throwing stars are the unlikely inspiration behind the Maze Five Star Hanger.

Indeed, Fredrik Mattson's design looks very much like the throwing stars have been randomyl fired at the back panel. That's obviously not the case though - not least on the grounds of safety, with all the stars featuring rounded edges (to protect your clothing) and because all the stars have been carefully placed to provide maximum hanging space.

Sold in either either white or in a red flock, it retails for £45.

Find out more at the FunktionAlley website

Normal Timepieces offers Extra Normal watches

Normal by name, but the Extra Normal watches by Normal Timepieces actually offer a twist on the average wristwatch.

Aside from the minimal design (available in both black and white), the watch has a subtle difference to your average watch - there is no hour hand. Instead there's a moving disc, which highlights the relevant hour/number beneath. There's also a Swiss-made Ronda Powertech 513S movement, Swiss-made parts and a water resistance of 30m.

You can pick one up from Colette, priced at 175 Euros.

Find out more at the Colette website

Naori Miyazaki Mobile Calculator - phone-shaped number crunching

Is it a calculator or is it a mobile phone? The Mobile Calculator is actually the former, but with the shape of the latter.

Designed by Naori Miyazaki, this slimline calculator has all the essential functions, along with a built-in clock that displays time in 12- or 24-hour format. There's also an automatic power-off function and a durable ABS plastic casing, along with a black felt pouch to keep it sage when you're out and about.

Available to buy online, you can pick one up for $28 (around £14).

Find out more at the MOMA website

Canon launches Naohiro Seki-designed Digital IXUS 90 IS camera

Canon launched a batch of new digital cameras today, all pretty run-of-the-mill affairs, perhaps with the exception of the Digital IXUS 90 IS camera, designed by Naohiro Seki.

The Royal College of Art-trained designer is responsible for the industrial-style finish and unique flat key control panel and thumb wheel. Along with that, the 10 megapixel camera also offers 3x optical zoom, a 3-inch PureColor LCD II screen, Motion Detection Technology and Face Detection Technology for clear people shots, especially in low light, plus Red-Eye Correction, 19 shooting modes and movie shooting at 30 frames per second.

You can pick it up from late March, priced at £259.

Canon website

Joseph Joseph Index Chopping Boards

More clever design for your kitchen - these Joseph Joseph Index Chopping Boards.

What you get is a neat ABS storage case with a non-slip base and four colour coded chopping boards. Each board has illustrated tabs to indicate which board should be used for which food type (vegetables, fish, raw meat and cooked food). Which should make life easy - especially if you have vegetarian in the house.

The boards are made from polypropylene and are dishwasher safe, with the entire set and case retailing for £39.

Find out more at the Beth Stevens website

Vertu launches 10th anniversary Constellation Monogram Collection mobile handsets

High-end mobile phone retailer Vertu is 10 years old - and to celebrate, the company has launched the Constellation Monogram Collection.

Like all Vertu handsets, the phones in the new collection are about looking good rather than being at the cutting edge of technology, each featuring a special fine grain leather which is monogrammed with the Vertu V. The process takes four hours to finish, before being covered in a special protective layer.

Five colours are available - Pewter, Green, Red, Skye Blue or Cerise - with all available from 1st April. if you need to ask about price, you probably shouldn't be buying one.

Vertu website

Via Sybarites

Olivier Droillard Dita coffee table for Habitat

We seem to be on a colour theme today on Switched On Set. Purely by accident, but we might as well run with it and indeed add to it with the Habitat Dita coffee table.

It looks like an oversized set of child's blocks and to be honest, that's what it is. The work of Olivier Droillard, it combines lacquered coloured panels with dark stained oak veneered MDF to produce something a bit more fun than the average functional coffee table.

Sized at 65 x 25 x 106cm, it retails for £249.

Find out more at the Habitat website

Iconic Motors mixes the old and the new with the GTR Roadster

Vintage looks with state-of-the-art technology - that's the newly-launched GTR Roadster.

The work of US-based Iconic Motors, it uses a 6.9-litre V8 engine, which offers a top speed of 200mph-plus - not that you'll get anywhere near that on UK roads. Other features include F1-derived racing suspension, 'jewellery-quality' switchgear and 'synthetic sapphire push-button actuators'. Whatever that means. Let's be honest, speed and looks alone should sell the car.

Just 100 will go in production - when and for how much isn't clear as yet.

Find out more at the Iconic Motors website

Casio's colourful G5500C G-Shock watches

Casio has a new G-Shock on the market, with the G5500C available in the colours of the Italian flag.

Why those colours? No idea, but they certainly look striking in the picture above. The colours aren't the only selling point though - the watch is also equipped with a highly sensitive solar panel, along with a high capacity rechargeable battery to help keep the battery-intensive functions ticking along. And the display has automatic illumination when it’s angled towards your eyes - clever stuff indeed.

Aside from that, it's packed with all the features you would expect from a modern-day digital, selling for $120 (£60) in the US. I've tried to find a UK seller, but so far without success. Saying that, I expect it to be here soon enough.

Casio website

Via Crunchgear

Fredrik Mattson multi-coloured PXL table lamp

It might look like an accessory for a Lego house, but the PXL table lamp is a working light fitting that's available to order for your home.

It's designed by Fredrik Mattson, who has 'sliced up and transformed' several single-coloured lamps, then re-built the pieces to create a lamp with 'edgy character'. Well, as edgy as a Lego-like lamp can get.

Made of aluminium and steel, it's available online for £683.58.

Find out more at the Scandinavian Design Center website

Pendant Jelly Lights - made from old jelly moulds

Ok, it's not going to suit everyone's home, but if you want show off your green credentials, you can do it with these Pendant Jelly Lights.

If you hadn't worked it out, the lights are made from vintage metallic jelly moulds, re-invented as quirky lighting in an almost industrial style, complete with a matching silk-covered flex.

As these are one-offs, you can't choose your mould - that's at the mercy of availability. But they all retail for £45.

Find out more at the Re-Found Objects website

Waitrose offers Mr Potato Head Easter egg

Sick of the same old chocolate egg? Well, how about adding  bit of fun to the mix - with the Mr Potato Head Easter egg.

Available from Waitrose, you can create your own face or faces - just like your typical (non-edible) Potato Head. Except when you get bored of this one, you can just eats the bits - and indeed ol' Potato Head himself.

Check with your local Waitrose store for availability - the 300g egg should retail for £11.50.

Find out more at the Waitrose website

Olympus launches limited edition Mju 1020 camera - designed by Matei Apostolescu

Olympus has introduced a limited edition of its Mju 1020 camera, sold with three unique skins by Romanian artist Matei Apostolescu. One of the skins is pictured above - the other are similarly bold.

Just 5,000 of these 10.1 megapixel cameras available, each featuring 7x optical zoom, a 2.7-inch LCD screen, 23 scene modes, Dual Image Stabilisation (to cut down on blurred shots), Face Detection (for better people shots), a panoramic function and movie recording with sound.

These are supposed to be available now, although we haven't found a stockist as yet. Might be worth checking with your local camera specialist.

Olympus website

Via Lets Go Digital

Naoto Fukasawa Log Table

Is it a log? Is it a table? Well, actually, the Log Table could pass as both.

It's essentially a side table, shaped as a log and as it's made of laminated oak veneer, could pass as a log at a distance. But it's also storage if you whip the lid off - a great place to hide all the clutter when someone unexpectedly calls in.

The Log Table is actually part of a range by Naoto Fukasawa for Swedese that also includes a Log Bench and Log Stool, with the table retailing for £341.

Find out more at the TwentyTwentyOne website

SanDisk Sansa Fuze MP3 player

Just launched in the US and heading to Europe in spring is yet another miniature iPod rival - the SanDisk Sansa Fuze.

Available in a choice of colours (pink, red, blue, black and silver) and sizes (2GB, 4GB or 8GB), it packs in music (MP3, WMA and WAV) and video (MPEG-4) playback, photo viewing, an FM radio, voice recorder, a 1.9-inch screen and a microSD card slot to boost your storage. There's also a good battery life of 24 hours audio and five hours video.

It retails in the US from $79.99 (around £40). It's likely to be not much more in the UK.

SanDisk website

Alan Chan Altimeter watch

I do like the monochrome simplicity of the Altimeter watch, the work of Hong Kong designer Alan Chan.

The design concept was inspired by the navigating instrument which locates times and directions, with the lines are arranged so that each fine line denotes a minute whilst each bold line denotes an hour. Or you could just look at where the hands are and make a rough guess.

It's for sale at the V&A as part of its China Design Now range. Or indeed online at the V&A shop - either way, it retails for £50.

Find out more at the V&A website

David Trubridge Coral pendant light

Wood isn't the first thing you think of when it comes to light fittings, but it works a treat with the Coral pendant, designed by David Trubridge.

Coral by name and Coral in looks, certainly taking inspiration from the sea bed. It's made of hoop pine ply, that comes with an untreated finish and indeed in kit set - you have to create your Coral with plastic clips.

If the plain look doesn't appeal, it's also available in a white, ebony, chocolate walnut or rimu stain finish, all of which retail for $700, which is around £350.

Find out more at the Essenze website

Boston Acoustics Duo-i - stylish iPod sound system with AM/FM radio

If you are going to have an iPod sound system in your room, make sure it's a decent looking one - like the newly-launched Boston Acoustics Duo-i.

It's the company's first iPod dock, offering high-end sound via two Boston 3.5 inch
drive units, ported acoustic enclosures and BassTrac for a clean sound at all levels. Add to that iPod charging (and of course, playback), connectivity for the iPhone, full remote control, dual alarm and clock radio, AM/FM reception with 15 presets, a unique 360 degree snooze bar, backlit display and the ability to customise with coloured grilles (sold separately).

All of that will cost you £169.99.

Boston Acoustics website

Periodic Rings - bling for science nerds

You are wearing a silver, gold or platinum ring - but does the world know what you are wearing? They might if it was a Periodic Ring from Itsnoname.

Actually, they might not, unless they spend their time paying attention in science classes. That's because each ring features both the name and place within the periodic table. Great if you work in the local research lab, probably not so obvious down your local pub.

Clever idea, but this detailing does bump the price up a bit, with the solid silver ring selling for $205, the 14K yellow gold ring retailing for $2200 and the solid platinum ring yours for a whopping $6500.

Find out more at the Itsnoname website

Via Notcot

Choco-lator - calculator that looks like a block of chocolate

Need a calculator? Love chocolate? You need the Choco-lator.

Yes, as the name suggests, this is a calculator shaped like a block of chocolate, complete with wrapper, inner silver foil and all the keys you need to work out your everyday sums. And as a bonus, it's solar-powered, which should save a bit on power.

Sized at 4.5 inches x 2.5 inches, it sells for $10 (around £5).

Find out more at the Fred Flare website

Tonium Pacemaker - handheld DJ mixer now available to order

The much-hyped Tonium Pacemaker is finally available, allowing you mix all your favourite tunes from the palm of your hand.

it packs a 120GB drive (enough for anyone's collection), support for all the major file formats (MP3, VBR, AAC, WMA, WMA lossless, OGG, FLAX, and WAV) and with all the features you would expect from a professional DJ set-up - pitch range and bend, full cueing, audio effects and filters, looping and crossfade for example - with a touchpad to control all of it. You can even save your mixes too if you think they're worthy of a wider audience.

It's available from 31st March, priced at £449. For a full breakdown of its specification and a video of the layer in action, see below.

Find out more at the Advanced MP3 Players website

Andrew Martin A-Frame chrome and glass desk

Andrew Martin has taken the humble trestle table out of the workshop and into the office with the A-Frame chrome and glass desk.

It's certainly an impact piece, with the legs/supports made of chrome, while the top is 18mm toughened glass, combining to create a stylish piece of timeless, but at the same time very contemporary design.

That style does come at a price though - retailing for £1,695.

Find out more at the Andrew Martin website

Ikea offers space-saving Lack lamp

Even if you haven't room on a t