Remember how we all breathed a huge sigh of relief when those juddering dancing coke cans of our youth finally disappeared off the scene? Well be prepared to be live through it all again with this year’s latest craze – My Keepon.

Benefiting from being a whole lot cuter than those cans (and also have much better dance moves), this new toy may look like two tennis balls stuck together, but the reality he’s a very clever little guy having been originally produced not for fun, but as a tool to help autistic children nearly a decade ago!

Created originally in Japan by Dr Hideki Kozima, who wanted to test a theory that a robot capable of responding to gestures and touches could improve the social interactional skills of autistic children, this robot wasn’t cheap … in fact Keepon Pro cost a rather pricey $30,000.

The good news though was that it was worth it. The combination of technical wizardry and cute, simple design was a winner and was to see autistic children not only make more eye contact than they normally would, but also became more nurturing towards it.

However as impressive as this all was, it wasn’t My Keepon’s educational side that was to win him so may fans. That was all down to his dancing, something that he was taught by Dr Marek Michalowski who became part of the project after hearing about what Kozima had achieved.  Achieving it through clever computer programming that makes our heads hurt just thinking about it, Michalowski decided to show off Keepon’s skills on Youtube dancing to the band Spoon’s “I Turn My Camera On”.

Turning this educational tool into a viral sensation soon everyone wanted one, but there was a slight problem … that $30,000. Cue our heroes in toy manufacturer’s clothing Wow Stuff coming on the scene and working with the duo to create something a whole lot more affordable at around £40!

Super cute My Keepon may have lost some of his technical wizardry, but all the best bits are there – he responds to touch with bounces, twists and sounds and turn on some music and he’ll not only start moving, but do it exactly to the beat… and the coolest thing?! Unlike us he never does the same dance move twice and what’s even better is as well as being hugely entertaining, he’s also a charitable little guy as a percentage of each Keepon sale goes to autism research.

Fancy one of your own? You can find out more on the My Keepon Toy site which as well as offering a much more indepth look at this cute guy and even a Keepon: Where To Buy guide. Seriously those guys are spoiling you!

Well never fear dear Queeried reader because we’ve been out there talking with the retailers to find you five winning boyfriend gift ideas whether he be tech obsessed, fashion loving, designer crazy or just a fan of something a little different.

1. Techie Gift For the Boyfriend: X-Mini Capsule Speaker

If your man is a gadget fan then it’s likely if he’s going to play music it’s not going to be from some old fashioned thing like a CD it’s going to be from his MP3 player, but let’s face it the speakers aren’t too good on their own. What he needs are some external speakers and they don’t come much more stylish than the X-Mini Capsule Speaker. Super compact, these speakers offers some impressive sounds and with a battery life of 11 hours before they need a recharge you can be sure they’re not going to die five songs into his favourite album.

Usually available for £24.99, the X Mini Capsule Speakers are currently reduced to £19.99 at Advanced MP3 Players.

2. Creative Gift for the Boyfriend: Personalised His & Hers Calendar

Yes we know it says His & Hers Calendar but fear not neither of you will need to change your sex because this personalised calendar can be printed with any names. Ensuring that he’ll be thinking about you two every single month of the year, this stunning calendar is an impressive example of just what can be achieved by those super talented Photoshop experts out there with it really looking like your names are printed on matching dressing gowns, pillows, teddy bears and even wellies!

Available from £9.95 at Getting Personal.

3. Fashion Gift For the Boyfriend: PRPS Jeans

Founded by Donwan Harrell, formerly of Nike, PRPS jeans have become the must have jeans of many a male celebrity including Tom Cruise, Jude Law, Gerald Butler, Dominic Cooper and Henry Cavaill and are sure to go down pretty darn well with your guy too with it’s classic shaping, high quality Japanese loom work and trademark five different colour button fly.

The full PRPS jeans range is available online at designer store My Wardrobe.

4. Funny Boyfriend Gift Idea: The Magic Wand Remote Control

If your man believes he’s either a) Harry Potter or b) the man who should always be in charge of remote control then the Magic Wand Remote Control is the gift for him. Doing away with that old fashioned rectangular thing with buttons this remote control comes shaped as a wand and needs nothing more than a swish here and a swash there to get channels changing and volume flying up and down the scale.

The Magic Wand Remote Control is available for £49.99 at Firebox.

5. Super Expensive Boyfriend Gift Idea: Replica Batmobile

Guaranteed to be one of those gifts that no-one else got for Christmas, mainly because it costs £120,000 (but don’t worry there’s free delivery…), the Replica Batmobile is one gift that’s going to get your man a whole lot of attention. Based on the iconic 1966 car, this Batmobile does come complete with Bat phone, Fire Extinguisher, Bat-Ray projector button and Rocket Exhaust Flamethrower however it doesn’t seem to have a sat nav, damm it.

Available to order online at Firebox.

1. Retro Sweet Hamper

We may all be munching on luxurious dark chocolate these days and going “darling, isn’t this just divine” but it was only a few (okay maybe a bit more than a few..) years ago that we were all about Flying Saucers, Love Hearts, Candy Sticks, Gobstoppers and Dip Daps, and Getting Personal are our time machine to the past with their Retro Sweet Hamper.

Delivered in a wicker hamper, and piled full of childhood delights, this is guaranteed to have you sulking like a teenager if anyone even tries to steal a treat.

The Retro Sweet Hamper is available for £22.95 at Getting Personal.

2. Big Trak

Yes you read that right. Big Trak is back in all his retro 6 wheeled retro glory. A childhood toy of the 1980s, this toy tank can not only be driven around via it’s colourful remote control, but also fire photons at anyone who gets in your way, and don’t think you’re stuck with just backwards and forwards because this toy has 360 degree turning, oh yes it does!

The Big Trak is available for £34.99 at I Want One Of Those.

3. A Granny Knitted Jumper

We all had to live through the embarrassment, and if you didn’t it is your duty to make up for it now, of having to wear a knitted jumper from our gran in our youth. Always slightly too long to the body, or with sleeves that you could tie around your waist six times, these would undoubtedly make you the butt of many a joke but you’d wear it because you loved her.

Well bad good news you can now relive that horro all over again thanks the Christmas Jumper a new website that offers nothing but embarrassing granny knitted jumpers. Seen on everything from Hollyoaks to Top Gear and even in OK magazine, you”ll be in very (un)stylish company if you get one, so don’t delay, embarrass yourself with a bad jumper today!

Hundreds of awful granny Christmas jumpers are available at Christmas Jumpers.

4. Retro Telephone

Taking things down a more stylish route with our next retro pick, we bring you the Retro Telephone. Doing away with all that silly numerical pads you see on most phones these days, this classic telephone is true old school with it’s rotary dial number system that comes complete with that clickity click and whirrity whirr that drove us all mad at the time when we couldn’t remember if we’d dialled the right number or not.

Available in Black, Cream and Red, this retro piece is as much a design item as a bit of fun and will sure as hell convince the little mind out of any child who is going to look at you in horror at the thought you might actually “dial” a number!

The Retro Telephone is available for £59.99 at IWOOT.

5. My Own Morph And Chas

Whilst the real Morph sadly died a melting death when he was caught up in the 2005 Aardman warehouse the good news is he and his boyfriend Chas can live on through you thanks to the My Own Morph and My Own Chas set. Giving you all that you need to make your very own plasticine replicas how much they actually look like the real (unmelted) things very much depends on how much attention you paid in art classes, and will undoubtedly bring out the child and funny Morph voice in you … just make sure there’s no web cams recording you as you are… seriously we’ve discovered the embarrassing consequences if there are..

My Own Morph and Chas can be ordered from Firebox.

Are you the kind of person who just can’t help but pretend the long cardboard tube inside rolls of wrapping paper is a light saber and go round waving it about with “swooshing” sound effects? Well you’re in good company because we do too, and we’re all going to look a whole lot more convincing doing it from now on thanks to the release of the Star Wars Jedi Bath Robe.

Looking pretty much identical to the actual standard Jedi uniform standard issue (which has us wondering which came first the Jedi uniform or the bath robe), this bath robe not only features the Jedi logo on the left chest area, but also comes with a big old oversized hood that will conceal your “I’ve just woken up and look dreadful” face from view AND wildly oversized sleeves that are perfect for storing midnight snacks up when you sneak into the kitchen late at night.

Impossible to wear without suddenly feeling the need to recreate some Star Wars moment that seems to be nothing short of amazing in your head but looks quite the opposite when you upload it onto Youtube, you can  buy yourStar Wars Jedi Robefrom £49.99 at Firebox.

And whilst you may have thought they were some made up thing the reality is that they no longer are as the Ghostbusters gang have just officially licensed (also known as a way to cash in on the brand..) Real Ghostbusters Stay Puft marshmallows.

Presented to you, oh beautiful Ghostbusters fan, in a movie prop-style box with 16 ultra high quality handmade marshmallows inside, these marshmallows aren’t just any marshmallows though, they’re special caffeinated marshmallows with special powers to…. well keep you awake.

Firebox tell us they expect them to fly off the shelves which at first made us think they had wings, but we think they actually meant they’re going to sell out fast, so you want us, you better get them soon. Either that or get yourself a net to catch them in as they fly away.

Oh and just because we can’t resist, here’s the Ghostbusters theme song, you know you want to listen to it…

Everyone loves gummy bears, but there is something rather annoying about them – they’re always gone too soon.

Well that is if you’re still buying conventional packs of gummi bears filled with tiny bear after tiny bear. If however you’ve moved on to the new must have confectionary, the large gummy bear then one bear is definitely going to be more than enough to satisfy.

Measuring a massive 24cm tall, these are the biggest gummy bears on the planet and are available in four flavours – cola, orange, cherry and blue raspberry – from Firebox.

Definitely going to take a bit more out of your sweet money than normal with a price tag of £29.99, these are definitely going to make everyone’s eyes pop out of their heads when you hand round the standard ones to everyone else then pull this one out of your bag!

You can pre-order your Giant Gummi Bear online at Firebox.

Douchebags. We all have at least one  in our life.  You know, one of those people who just can’t help but be the most pretentious, annoying and simply skin crawlingly irritating person that you’ve ever met.

Now there are two options of what you can do with such a person. Let’s call them Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church to make it all feel a bit more real. You could try to change them, but basically trying to get Fred to change is going to be a big old waste of your time and energy, so it’s time to look to another option… like the Douchebag frame.

Perfect for naming, shaming and celebrating just how stupid they are, the Douchebag frame is a beautiful wooden frame lovingly engraved with just about every expletive you can think of, and will allow you to lovingly show off just what a prat you think people like Fred are.

Just think how satisfying it will be when people come into your home, see the the photo in the frame and ask “Who is that man” and you can answer “that’s Fred… he’s a douchebag”.

The Douchebag Frame is available for £14.99 at Firebox.com.

1. Take That Present The Circus Live

Made up of two CDs, the first mixed by legendary Bob Clearmountain and featuring a live recording of Take That’s record breaking The Circus Live tour, and the second made up of a live Abbey Road Studios session, this limited edition CD is something of a departure for Take That and definitely one that will go down well with any Take That fan. It’s also likely to go down pretty well with your bank manager as Zavvi have reduced it from it’s normal price of  £15.99 to £8.95.

2. Idolize Yourself – Billy Idol

Know someone who’s a huge Billy Idol fan? His Idolize Yourself album is a collection of new and old tracks that are guaranteed to have them in Idol heaven and it’s going to have cost you next to nothing to put that smile on their faces as Zavvi have knocked £12.34 off the price and are selling it for a mere £2.95!

3.  The Inbetweeners (Series 1 and 2)

If you know someone who can’t get enough of shows like Superbad and Peep Show then E4′s comedy The Inbetweeners is guaranteed to be a hit with them. Charting the highs and lows of being a teenager, this series follows the four main characters, Will, Simon, Jay and Neil as they wobble dangerously between being in the in-crowd and stuck a miles away in outcast camp, and is full of one liners that’s guranteed to get them laughing out loud.

And you’re likely to be laughing too, because whilst this boxset of the first two series tends to retail for £29.99, it’s currently just £9.75 at Zavvi.

4. PES 2010 : Pro Evolution Soccer (Xbox 360)

After a present for someone is constantly on their Xbox 360 playing one football game or another? They’re going to love you forever if you buy them the new PES 2010 game. Dramatically improved on previous versions, this game not only offers a range of new animations and moves but also offers a more realistic match day experience due to more varied crowd responses that become even more obvious when you’re playing home or away.

Usually on  ale for just under £50, this game however isn’t cheap, well unless you buy it from Zavvi who currently have a 40% discount making it a bargain £29.95.

5. Transformers — Revenge Of The Fallen Blu-Ray DVD

Following on from the success of the first live action Transformer movie, the robots have returned, alongside Shia La Beouf and Megan Fox for an action packed  sequel, and you can be sure with this blu-ray version that there’s no one bit of detail or action that is going to be missed as the Autobots are lead into battle against the evil Decepticons.

You can also be sure of a bargain, as Zavvi have priced this at just £17.65, a discount of £12.04 off it’s normal price.

However if you’re a little bit organised you could be giving some eco-friendly Christmas gifts that are a little more eco-friendly, like these five diverse options which include a human powered espresso maker, organic sneakers and a paper cup which isn’t a paper cup (all will be explained later on..)

1. Presso Coffee Maker

Know someone who loves their fresh espressos but isn’t so keen on all the electricity they drain making it? With the award winning Presso Coffee Maker electricity doesn’t even come into it, because this espresso maker is entirely manual.

Totally technophobe friendly, all they need to do to operate it is apply the pressure via a simple pump action and they”ll have that gorgeous cup of coffee they can’t live without, with one of the smallest carbon footprints ever.

(Available for £79.99 at Nigel’s Eco Store)

2. Grobox

Looking for a gift for someone with the gardening bug, or is always on about giving it a go? Firebox have just the thing with their Grobox. Made from biodegradable cardboard, this set of garden plants needs you to do nothing more than pop the whole the thing in the garden (yes box and all), give it a good old water and it’ll look after itself.

Sounding like some kind of novelty gift, this is a product that’s actually been very well thought out, with the plants carefully selected by horticulturist Jayne Lawton and hand-spaced within the box to make sure they having enough room to grow, and the cardboard box acting to help protect and nourish them, thanks to it’s insulating qualities whilst in one piece, and the nutritional value to the plants and ground as it degrades.

Available in three different varieties – White Christmas, Winter Garden and Winter Vegetables – at just £5.99 this is not only cool, but a bargain gift.

(Available for £5.99 at Firebox)

3. 6 in 1 Robot Kit

If you thought all eco presents were about being practical then the 6 in 1 Solar Robot kit is going to come as a welcome surprise to you. Designed to be used by DIY beginners, this kit can be made up in six different ways to create a puppy, windmill, plane, boat, revolving plane, windmill and car, which will then spring into action via nothing more than a bit of light.

Guaranteed to impress and totally addictive, this kit is great for kids big and small and is available for £12.99 at I Want One Of Those.

4. I Am Not A Paper Cup

We all love out take out coffees but you have to admit they’re not very environmentally friendly with their plastic lids and paper cups, and that is where the I Am Not A Paper Cup comes in.

Made from a double walled porcelain with a flexible silicone lid, this cup is styled to look exactly like your normal paper cup but is a whole lot more eco friendly and stylish, and if you’re a clumsy type a whole lot harder to knock over than your normal paper coffee cup.

(Available for £12.95 at Firebox)

5. Ethletic Classic Organic Low Cut Sneaker

Totally fair trade, these 100% organic cotton canvas sneakers prove being eco friendly doesn’t mean you have to stop being stylish, and come with a tough rubber sole complete with the first ever FSC stamp engraved into the bottom.

(Available for £42.09 at Nigel’s Eco Store)

1. Personalised I’m A Star Calendar

Whilst many of us dream of seeing our names up in lights, sadly for most it’s likely to be nothing more than a distant dream. The I’m A Star calendar does however do rather a good job of making up for that as it will not only see your name being displayed in lights, but also on the cover of your bestselling book, the gates of your mansion, your yacht, and of course on your star on the Walk of Fame.

Available in three different sizes – as a small desk calendar, a larger desk calendar or as an A4 wall calender, this personalised calendar can be started on any month and runs for 12 months after making it as good a birthday present as a Christmas one.

(Available for £9.95 at Getting Personal)

2. Minimee Keychain

Never desired having a mini you hanging from your keys? Well that’s only going to be because you’ve never seen a Minimee. Designed in a manga style these keyrings are individually crafted using a photo of you and feature a large caricature sized head with a smaller body featuring the word “You”  to the centre of the top.

Due to the personalised element these do take some time to make so if you’re planning on getting one for yourself or someone else for Christmas then you’re going to have to order by the 3rd December.

(Available for £19.95 at Firebox)

3.  Personalised Classic Novels

Go on admit it when you read classic novels like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz you imagined yourself as the star of the book. Well now there’s no need to imagine it, because the Personalised Classics series will make you the central character in these novels.

There are currently eight books to choose from including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Dracula, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, Robin Hood, Romeo and Juliet, The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with the gift not only seeing your name placed throughout the book but also coming with a welcome letter, explanation of the gift, cast list and gift box.

(Available for £19.95 at Firebox)

4. Personalised Notebooks

Looking for a gift for someone who’s always jotting down things in one notebook or another? Getting Personal have just the thing with their new range of Personalised Notebooks.

Available from as little as £5.95, these notebooks are available in a range of different styles ranging from sporty designs to fake magazine covers and music inspired artwork, and can not only be personalised with the recipient’s name but also with a message of your choice.

(Available for £5.95 at Getting Personal)

5. Personalised Vintage Year Champagne

Want to really spoil someone for their birthday or to celebrate some great achievement in their life? As long as they’re legal there couldn’t be any better gift than this personalised bottle of champagne.

A gorgeous blend of Pinor Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay, this champagne is a delight to the tastebuds, and it looks great too, thanks to a stylish gold label that comes complete with their year as the vintage alongside their name and a unique message from you.

(Available for £39.95 at Getting Personal)