The original Gadgets Showroom, since 1995

We made the cables for your Nokia. Now we pick the gadgets.

Gadgets Galore started out making data cables for the Nokia 5110 and 6110. Today we compare and hand-pick the chargers, smart home kit, cameras and drones actually worth buying, and send you straight to a trusted UK retailer.

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Buying guides

Plain-English guides to the gadgets worth buying in 2026, with UK prices and the trade-offs explained.

Buying guide

Video doorbells

Record your visitors with no monthly fee.

Read the guide →Buying guide

Chargers & cables

One plug for phone, tablet and laptop.

Read the guide →Buying guide

Power banks

Magnetic, slim and laptop-strength picks.

Read the guide →Buying guide

Robot vacuums

Robots that empty and mop by themselves.

Read the guide →Buying guide

Beginner drones

Sub-250g drones and the 2026 rules.

Read the guide →Buying guide

Retro Nokia phones

The 3210 and friends, back with 4G.

Read the guide →Buying guide

Plug-in solar

Legal since August 2026. The rules and the kits that comply.

Read the guide →Buying guide

Portable power stations

EcoFlow and more, for camping, vans and power cuts.

Read the guide →

This month's gadget picks

Every pick links to the brand's own UK store or a major retailer. Prices change daily, so we show where to buy rather than a number that might be out of date.

Retro corner

The classics are back

We grew up on these phones, so this bit is close to our hearts. Classic Nokias reborn with 4G, and simple phones for anyone who wants a break from the smartphone.

Nokia 3210 4G

HMD brought the 3210 back with 4G, Bluetooth and Snake on the menu. The battery lasts for days, just like it used to.

at Amazon UKRead the guide >

Digital detox phones

Calls, texts and not much else. Great for a first phone for the kids, a festival, or a weekend away from the scroll.

at Amazon UKRead the guide >

Build it yourself

Back in the day, people came to Gadgets Galore for PIC projects. These are today's equivalent: hobby projects we've built ourselves, shared for learning. Build at your own risk.

Project · ESP8266

iBoost to Home Assistant

Bring your Solar iBoost+ into Home Assistant for about £10 in parts: see solar going to your tank and trigger Boost.

See the build → Project · ESP32

Power station to Home Assistant

Read an AFERIY or FOSSiBOT power station's real charge over Bluetooth, and switch its outputs. No wiring.

See the build → Project · ESP32

ESP32 Bluetooth proxy

Fix weak Bluetooth in Home Assistant for about £5, so commands reach the bottom of the garden.

See the build →

Radio & satellite corner

Before the Nokias, there was CB radio and satellite TV. Paul was Slazenger on channel 19 in 1980s Sheffield, then swung a 1-metre dish across the sky.

Memories

Breaker one-nine

The stud of Woodhouse, the lady breakers and the rigs of 1980s Sheffield.

Read the story → Glossary

CB lingo

From "what's your 20?" to "one-nine for a lady breaker".

Brush up → Buying guide

CB radio today

It's licence-free now. What's legal, and the rigs worth buying.

Get back on air → Then and now

Satellite TV

A 1-metre dish on an H-H mount, an MS1000 upgraded in a Derby car park, and the free-to-air hobby today.

Start searching →

Worth knowing

Two things we'd point a friend to. Both are referral links, so you get a bonus and we may get a small reward.

SIM-only

Honest Mobile

A UK SIM-only network. Sign up through our link and you get £5 off. Handy for a retro Nokia or a spare phone.

Get £5 off Honest
Cashback

JamDoughnut

Discounted digital gift cards for big-name shops, so you get cashback the moment you pay. Use code 5SX1 for a sign-up bonus.

Get the sign-up bonus
Our story

From DLR-3 cables to the gadgets in your pocket today

Gadgets Galore started in a back bedroom in Sheffield in 1995, making data cables for the Nokia 5110 and 6110. Back then a mobile was a brick with a monochrome screen and Snake, and a lead that let your phone talk to a PC felt like magic. Plug one of our cables in, fire up LogoManager, and you could put your own operator logo and ringtones on your phone, and even unlock it. The phones changed. The job didn't: find the bit of kit that makes your gadgets work better, and make it easy to get.

We don't hold stock any more. We spend our time researching and comparing, then point you to the retailer with the best deal and the best returns policy.

1995Founded in a Sheffield back bedroom
5110Data cables for Nokia's 5110 and 6110
2026Back, picking the best gadgets

How we choose

Brands with UK support

We favour brands with a proper UK store, UK warranty and easy returns, so you're never stuck chasing an overseas seller.

Things we'd use ourselves

If it wouldn't earn a place in our own drawer, desk or doorway, it doesn't make the list.

Upfront about how we're paid

We earn a small commission when you buy through our links. It never costs you more, and it doesn't decide what we recommend.