Among the world of gadgets are some that are functional and essential – the mobile cell phone, for instant – and some that are equally functional but not so necessary – the digital camcorder, say – and there also some that are simply fun, and have no purpose other than to amuse and give you something to enjoy.

One such gadget is the FlyTech Dragonfly, one of many items of its ilk that is simply a grown up toy, and in another time – the yuppie dominated 1980’s, for example – would likely have been given the more excusable title ‘executive toy’ in order that its very existence is seemingly justified.

The truth is that the Dragonfly is simply a toy, and it is simply a dragonfly, too. But it must be said, it’s also great fun for old and young, and no doubt if bought for Dad, he’ll have troubling wrestling it from the kids!

A radio controlled flying dragonfly, with a sixteen inch wingspan and wings that move in an authentic insect-like flapping motion, there can be few more fun gadgets than this, and with a few minutes flying time from a 20 minute charge via the supplied base centre, the dragonfly will be used again and again and never bore the user, while achieving absolutely nothing of worth at all. It can soar and hover, just like a real dragonfly, and is sure to create mayhem among the family pets!

On amore practical level, storing your information away from the computer is a vital action these days, and nothing can do it more stylishly than another seriously top gadget, the Omega eGo Portable Hard Drive.

Never has a gadget intended solely for functional use been made to look so good, and with a 160 GB capability the eGo is a must for those with serious storage needs. That’s room fro well over half a million digital photos, or almost 3,000 hours of music, and all on a beautiful and stylish piece of kit, adorned with effective shock absorbing qualities, that will undoubtedly send your friends and colleague sin to a frenzy when they first catch a glimpse.

Gadgets, as the two above demonstrate, can be either fun or function, and often both, and that is why the market for gadgets is an ever-developing area that attracts people the world over, all the time.