NEW FLAGSHIP The Apeks ATX200 is an all-new top-of-the-range regulator from the British valve manufacturer which promises the same or even higher performance than its top-performing siblings. Smaller and lighter than the TX100, the black-chrome, dry-sealed first-stage has a removable seat. The second stage is 25 per cent lighter and comes with a choice of two mouthpieces. £364.

UPMARKET DOWN BELOW GoPelican is a travel company that started off in 1997 by organising Caribbean weddings and honeymoons but can also run diving trips for the less romantically inclined. It now offers upmarket Caribbean diving holidays that include, for example, visits to the wrecks of the Bianca C in Grenada or the Stavronikita in Barbados, or the less well-known coral reefs of Curaçao.

NEUTRAL BUOYANCY Having trouble with buoyancy control? Perhaps you need some help, and the Aquapilot GF can provide it. The importer says it's an integrated dive computer and buoyancy-controller that interfaces with the diver's BC to control the amount of air in and out. It can be pre-programmed to restrict the diver to a predetermined depth and return to the surface at no more than 15m per minute. Price is £980, subject to BC compatibility.

SHOW ME THE WAY The Swiss-made XIOS EyeSea TX Wreck Diver works together with its ultrasonic homing beacon deployed at the beginning of a dive to give you constant directions back to your starting point. Importer Sea & Sea claims that it is as revolutionary as the first diving computer was, and that there is no need to scan round for a signal - an electronic display with a rotating arrow always points the way home regardless. The device is said to be good to 100m and up to 1km range. A set with one receiver and one transmitter costs £399.

FLYING EAST Singapore Airlines, which has four flights daily from London or Manchester, was at last month's Dive 2001 show giving away free tickets to diving destinations such as Komodo, Bali and the Philippines. Now the airline wants to give away two more free flights to divers - to any of its South-east Asian destinations. To enter its prize draw, visit its dedicated website...

BATHTIME FOR INNES McCARTNEY It's more than 8in long and runs like clockwork once you've wound it up! It's another bath-time toy, and this model submarine will give you hours of fun, and make sure the water has long gone cold before you're through. And if it's not big enough for you, there's a 13in electric model that's powered by an AA battery. It's a different way of diving on a submarine. £4.95 each plus p& p.

COLD COMFORT Want a really cool winter trip? How about a trip to Antarctica? The mv Polar Pioneer of Aurora Expeditions sails from Ushuaia in South America and across the Drake Passage to the Weddell Sea. Divers on board can expect to see whales, penguins and seals swim among the eerie and delicate shapes formed by the ice beneath the sea. Departing 25 January 2002 the trip costs around £3000.

PLAN YOUR DREAM The company might have started with destinations in the Middle East but RegalDive's new lushly illustrated brochure covers trips to the Maldives, Manado, Cuba, the Galapagos, Tobago, Truk, South Africa, Mozambique and Gozo, as well as Egypt, Israel and Jordan. More than 20 itineraries worldwide include no fewer than three World Heritage sites, and families have more choice with the introduction of the PADI Seal Team run by Emperor Divers in Sharm, Hurghada, and Nuweiba.

SAFARI UP AND UNDER Fancy mixing diving with wildlife land safaris in South Africa? Dives at Aliwal Shoal, famous for raggedtooth sharks, and Sodwana Bay are combined with kayaking or canoeing, and above-water sightings of Nile crocodiles and hippos. A visit to the largest freshwater lake in southern Africa is followed by two days in the Kruger National Park on safari. Prices start at around £1250.

WOOLLY THINKING We bet you have an excellent undersuit but do you make do with ordinary woolly socks? Part of the SPX thermal insulation system, the "ultimate in sock performance" is the heady claim that comes with these SPX Sox. The special Hotmax wicking fleece is said to pass sweat and moisture out so that your feet stay warm and dry. Available in all sizes for £7.95.

EUREKA! The Archimede is a sleek new push-button-operated, illuminated-display, multifunctional dive computer from Cressi-sub. It's for use with air and nitrox with up to 50 per cent O2. With both audible and visual alarms for infringements of proven diving parameters, it gives full no-deco and deco-stop information, together with CNS OTU display and adjustable pO2 limits. It uses the latest Buhlmann 16-tissue algorithm and has a wrist-strap long enough for drysuit use. You can also change the battery yourself. The Archimede costs £299.

SQUEAKY CLEAN If you intend to use nitrox with a high percentage of oxygen in it, as you might for accelerated decompression, you had better be sure your regulator is oxygen-clean or your plans might go up in smoke. Another new Apeks reg, the Nitrox TX50, is designed for use with up to 100 per cent oxygen, and distinguished by its special yellow and green colour scheme. It costs £298.

TURKS AND TEKKIES Want to extend your experience and technical expertise in warm clear waters? The Turks and Caicos Islands, just south of the Bahamas, boasts a technical diving centre at Providenciales. TDI and IANTD courses are available in nitrox, semi-closed and closed-circuit rebreather and trimix diving, along with "experience" sessions for those who want only to put a toe in the technical water.