So the festive season madness is looming, paraphernalia is appearing in the shops and some people have even started receiving invitations to parties. The rest of us are on the B-List and will be invited towards the end of next month, or never.

But what makes a good party a great party? We’ve discovered some cool gadgets and ridiculous party stuff on the web that is guaranteed to pimp any party.

The tunes.

XtremeMac Tango X2  

Obviously a great party needs great music. I just organised one of these for my 70 year old mother-in-law….how ‘hip’ is that? 

It retails for around R1200 and I reckon that for the sound it delivers this is one of the better sound docks I’ve experienced. A 5 speaker system is built-in and apart from playing and charging your iPod it also features an AM/FM radio which means you can listen to 5FM, nice!

The drinks.

A few years back we hired a ‘juice’ mixing machine for a party. We made our own tropical fun Copacabana concoction, let it brew and mix and then added people = instant party. No hassle, no mess and it makes about 20 litres…if you google or ask around there are plenty of function places who hire them out. 

The outfit.

If you do hire the 20 litre drink mixing machine it probably means that at some stage things may get a bit wobbly. This is when your ingenious plan to wear the Morphsuit becomes important (you have to click that link – crazy stuff). Be warned however, the Morphsuit has its pros and cons:

- You will be completely disguised, you will have no name to toss.

- This is only for the very, very brave…the Morphsuit leaves nothing to the imagination.

- There are different colours so you can rope in some mates to be red, yellow and blue.

- You will never be party-less, you can crash any party and remain anonymous.

- You must never, ever remove any part of the costume….if you are exposed as half-Morphed it will signal the end of your social life and you will never be invited anywhere again.

The entertainment.

This section is not needed should crowds of people turn up in Morphsuits = instant entertainment. Most people seem to create their own entertainment but if you need to force some sort of fun or bonding (find new friends to mix) OR have some sort of Karaoke thing happening OR 90s style dance-offs OR 

Nintendo Wii Sports Resort is perfect for summer. It’s set on a tropical island and uses the new WiiMotion plus accessory. Dress up and get into character, on a tropical island this naturally means gals in bikinis and shirtless guys so this party works best with your most attractive friends!

Whatever you do, party safe and take it easy over the holidays.

Next week is the last TechView feature for a while so we’ll be featuring the best of the best that we’ve covered over the past 45 features. 

We’ll also be giving away 2 VERY HOT brand new Tech gadgets….stay tuned!