Sega Toys Homestar — Original Heimplanetarium, Star Theatre, Homestar Pro

29. November 2018 Newsweek (Vereinigte Staaten)

2018 Cozy Gift Christmas Guide: The Best Items To Help You And Your Loved Ones Relax

Sometimes, gift shopping seems impossible, but there’s one way you can never go wrong: buying something cozy that will help your loved ones relax. Especially in the winter months, it’s tempting to curl up with a book or a movie and live in a state of relaxation and warmth. Here’s a selection of gift items sure to keep your favorite people cozy, and almost guarantee your choice won’t need a gift receipt.

The Comfy
As seen on Shark Tank, this product doubles as a sweatshirt and a blanket. All you have to do is tuck your legs up into the sweatshirt and it doubles as a full-body cover. This product is great for any age group, and will serve as the perfect item to keep you, or your friends, comfortable year round. You can grab one on The Comfy’s website for $39.99, or pick one up at a local Bed Bath and Beyond.

Fazl Socks
There comes a time in every adult’s life where they realize they’re no longer dreading receiving socks as a Christmas gift, but actually welcoming it. There’s something special about the right, cozy pair, and Fazl has perfected the formula. Not only will you provide comfort to your loved ones with a pair, but you’ll help Fazl support impoverished children in India. The company brings wellbeing, food, shelter and education to women and children in poverty-filled areas, and you can give back while giving something cozy. Pick out any pair for $18.

Home Planetarium
You can bring the beauty of outside in with a home planetarium that will transform any room into a gorgeous galaxy. Fun for kids and adults, the Sega Homestar Flux can light up any room for a stunning effect that will remind each viewer of how small they really are. You can grab one for yourself or your loved ones for $189 here.

Fuzzy Blanket
You can’t go wrong gifting a blanket, but Anthropologie’s Fireside blanket provides a new level of comfort. The blanket is not only super soft, but comfortably heavy, which will help anyone relax. You can buy it here for $98.

Homebody by Joanna Gaines
There’s nothing cozier than a space you love, and you can give your loved ones the tools to make their own home perfect. Joanna Gaines, famously beloved Fixer Upper host, released her own home design book this year. Not only does it show off some of her best designs, but it makes each look accessible to readers who want to use the inspiration in their own life. Pick up a copy here for $40.

Slip Sleep Mask
Want to give your loved ones the best night’s sleep, plus a good morning, too? Slip has created sleep masks that will block light, while working to prevent aging signs, like wrinkles, and sleep creasing. Wearers will wake up looking and feeling refreshed night after night. Choose from a huge variety of colors on Slip’s website for $50.

6. November 2018 GadgetHead (Vereinigtes Königreich)

Gadgets can be used for a whole host of things like cleaning, cooking, travel and not forgetting pure evil - but sometimes they are simply used to create something beautiful. The Flux from Sega Toys is one of those products. This sweet little planetarium can turn your bedroom ceiling into the Great Hall at Hogwarts by showering it with stars, it comes in a nice box that would make an excellent gift and has two projection discs included, northern hemisphere and northern hemisphere with the constellations marked out.

Our sample came with an UK style plug adaptor, but it comes with a USB lead which most people these days will have one of these plugs kicking around, it is available with UK, EU and US adaptors, this USB system means you can use a battery pack to power the planetarium which really frees up your choice in location. The Flux is Sega Toys most advanced model and comes with a tactile satin-like finish, it uses their brightest LED to date for bright and sharp images, and its indicated edges of a lunar crater around the lens to tie in the look. The Flux projects 60,000 stars onto your ceiling or wall at of distance of 150cm - 290cm (59in - 114in) and you can bring it into focus by adjusting the focus ring around the lens, it uses an Ultra-bright 5-watt white LED and has a large projection circle with a diameter of approximately 270 cm (106 in). The Flux works on the ceiling, wall or any flat surface thanks to its rotational body, it is reasonably compact at 16cm × 16cm × 15cm and weights 620g (6.3in × 6.3in × 5.9in, 1.36 lbs) you will need a little bit of surface space but not too much. There are a few buttons to play with including a handy timer which automatically switches it off after 15, 30 or 60 minutes, you can choose between a rotational image or static image and an option a shooting star periodically shooting across the sky.

We reviewed the Sega Toys Homestar Original back in 2015 and I would encourage owners of this to upgrade to the new Flux with its sharper image protection due to the glasses lenses and the brighter LED means more clarity, the end result is amazing. At a push you can claim the Flux is educational but the main reason to own it is to simply bath in the gorgeous images it projects, there’s nothing quite like falling asleep under the stars in the comfort of your own bedroom.

5 out of 5

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