Nintendo had a great display of all of their handheld console throughout the ages, right up to the 3DS, which takes a little getting used to.

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The Gadget Show live Birmingham exhibition happened a few weeks ago, and amongst the exhibition stands there I spotted a rather intriguing cat gadget.

I've got a family of cats so I'm always interest in cat related gadgetry but I think perhaps an automated litter box might be a bit too much.

That's right, the image above is from this site, http://www.catgenie.co.uk/ where you can watch a video of the self flushing cat litter toilet. This thing is huge, and about as loud as our Dyson vacuum cleaner. I'm dubious as to whether any of my cats would even get near it let alone in it.

This is a bit of a local post, and slightly off topic, so apologies if its not your 'thing'.

It was my wife's birthday this weekend, and one of the things she has been interested in doing was Falconry. She is quite an 'animal' person, and spending time with some more exotic birds has always been on her wish list.

I had a search around and found a local Falconry center, 'Fray Falconry services' at the Chiseldon House Hotel. ( http://www.chiseldonhousehotel.co.uk/aboutus_frayfalconry.php )

The owner Frank Hunt gave both myself and my wife a great session learning about and handling the birds he had on site. It was a real privilege to get close to, and see these great animals flying.

If you are in the area and you fancy a Falconry experience I highly recommend Fray Falconry. Frank knows his stuff, and has an infectious enthusiasm for the subject which really adds to the experience.