TechXmas

15/12/2019

Hurrah! Top photog Spike has uploaded his TechXmas photo gallery, and there's some glorious snaps to be seen. Have a browse, and download any that you'd like to keep and/or share! Spike has worked on a bunch of A-list mags, and is just the man if you need an event covered! Products or portraits, he's your man...

https://www.bluefeather.co.uk/Client-Galleries/Techmas/Techmas-2019/?fbclid=IwAR3FuOxX1F-dFMpQjqRzSkuY3fKDaEpHzHpOd0qhUhggPQJq4WIepE1D6io

Techmas – the Ultimate Christmas party for UK tech journos, PR peeps and industry buds – was back for its tenth edition! TechXmas took place at London's leading smart home venue, the Smart APPartment at Cornflake. TechXmas wouldn’t have been possible without the generous support of our sponsor...

13/12/2019

Huge thanks to everyone that made last night’s party such a blast! Thanks to our sponsors, the brilliant team at Cornflake, and the journos, PR and industry chums who drank us dry of beer...twice!

Top Techmas photog Spike will be uploading a TechXmas image gallery with more than 200 pix from the event. So we'll publish a link to that here when it goes live!

11/12/2019

Wow! Masters of high quality audio MQA have added The doors/The soft parade 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition box set, featuring 3 CDs and vinyl all remastered using the MQA master file, to the raffle prize! Father Techmas is properly drooling over this one! Thanks so much MQA Music!

10/12/2019

Still hungry for Techmas 10 raffle prize news? The good folks at have added a pair of Cleer Flow ANC headphones to our prize b***y haul. Worth £249, they’ll be looking for new high-end ears to live with at !

10/12/2019

Time for some exciting raffle news! Those lovely peeps at have added a pair of Philips SHB2515 UpBeat True wireless earphones to the prize pot, worth £109 smackers. Thanks team! The Techmas party kicks off 4.30 this Thursday!

09/12/2019

Hisense is one of the world’s biggest tech companies, with high-value white goods and TVs. But this week Hisense UK is also finding time to sponsor , which is pretty amazing when you think about it! Vote on Dec 12...

09/12/2019

Techmas, the ultimate Christmas party for tech journalists is sponsored by the UK’s top tech PR agencies: and . AV, HiFi, smarthome, gizmos and gadgets, they know tech inside out...

09/12/2019

We’re only weeks away from Star War Rise of Skywalker, and we can’t wait to see it in . And this Thursday is TechXmas, sponsored by - and we can’t wait for that either!

09/12/2019

Just when you thought the legendary raffle couldn’t get any hotter, we’re adding this amazing Star Wars tech toy from Hasbro to the prize list, courtesy of at toyology.co.uk. Could you be going home with the D-O Interactive droid? Raffle tickets go to early bird visitors to TechXmas - doors open at Cornflake at 4.30pm!

08/12/2019

In just five days we'll get TechXmas done!

06/12/2019

Father Techmas reports that all three ticket categories for TechXmas are now reaching Sell Out status. This is hugely gratifying, and we thank everyone taking time out to come and party with fellow tech journos, PR peeps and industry chums. But if you have a ticket but can no longer attend please free up your ticket, so latecomers can attend.

It's easy to cancel your free registration from your Eventbrite account. Just log in to Eventbrite, Go to the Tickets page, and locate your order. Click your order to view order details, and then select "Cancel Order" to cancel your registration.

Obviously though, we hope you will be able to attend - after all we've spent all week putting up the Xmas decos...and there's a lot of booze and pizza to get through.

06/12/2019

TechXmas is coming - but there’s still time for us to announce one final sponsor! We’re super proud to announce that Hi-Fi and AV legend Arcam is throwing its weight behind our open bar! Much appreciated guys! We’re humbled by your continued support (Arcam was an early supporter of our mad Techmas adventure a decade ago!). Here’s to a lovely evening with friends and colleagues!

28/11/2019

Sound the sponsorship klaxon - and turn it up loud! Father Techmas is super excited to announce that Freeview Play, Britain’s BIGGEST TV service, is backing , the ultimate tech journo Christmas party! Huge thanks to the Freeview team for their support! Have you registered for your ticket yet? Get one before it sells out!

27/11/2019

Also up for grabs in the party raffle are a pair of amazing Denon AH-GC30 Wireless Noise Cancelling headphones, worth £299!

27/11/2019

One lucky attendee is going to be taking home the EISA award-winning, T3 award-winning xDSD portable DAC/headphone amp from iFi Audio, worth £399! Raffle tickets go to those turning up for our champagne reception! Grab your ticket today!

27/11/2019

The Techmas tech journo party raffle is always exciting, but some of the prizes our sponsors have put up for are off the chain! Techmas, the one true party for tech journos, PR chums and industry buds, takes place Dec 12...

22/11/2019

Here's a first look at the Nous Communications champagne reception space, and the iFi Audio Club Lounge, at Cornflake, which will open for business on Dec 12. They already look pretty cool - and Father Techmas and his elves haven't even begun dressing them up yet!

22/11/2019

Techmas 10 is sounding better than ever, with the news that premium quality outfit is sponsoring , the one true Xmas party for tech journos. Massive thanks to the team for their support! It's hugely appreciated!

18/11/2019

Here’s some amazing news folks! The Integrated Home Podcast, the AV industry's best business pod source for all things smart home and custom install, is sponsoring ! Huge thanks to the Integrated Home Podcast team for jumping on board! Go give it a listen right now!. https://integratedhome.podiant.co/

“The Integrated Home” examines the UK home integration business. Every episode speaks to business owners, technicians and industry insiders who understand the challenges and the opportunities facing those working in the professional smart home space. Guests draw on their own, very real experienc...

18/11/2019

Sound the Techmas sponsorship klaxon! Those masters of PR and Custom Install comms are joining the party! Massive thanks to Shereen, Jeff and the team for their generous support. Techmas, the ultimate party of tech journos, PR and industry chums is looking ever more awesome! If you haven't grabbed your ticket yet, hop over to our Eventbrite page using the link below!

16/11/2019

Techmas – the Ultimate Christmas party for UK tech journos, PR peeps and industry buds – is back for its tenth edition! TechXmas takes place at London's leading smart home venue, the Smart APPartment at Cornflake, on Thursday December 12th.

The doors open at 4.30, for those bunking off from work early. Between 4.30-5.30 we’re holding a champagne reception. This is, after all, being held at Cornflake, which is pretty posh. Those journalists who come during this magic hour will also be eligible for our early-bird gadget gift raffle - wherein you could pocket some outrageously extravagant prizes, including the EISA award-winning, T3 award-winning xDSD portable DAC/headphone amp from iFi Audio, worth £399, or the sensational Denon AH-GC30 Wireless Noise Cancelling headphones, worth £299!

We’re expecting to serve gourmet grub (aka pizzas) sometime after 6.30 and the fabulous Cornflake 4K Atmos cinema will host our annual video game challenge. Think you’re fast enough? Here’s where you can prove your mettle.

The Christmas playlist is being curated by Sean Hannam - but don’t let that put you off.

TechXmas wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our sponsors, who this year are:

Dolby, Hisense, iFi Audio, Freeview Play, Sound United, Nous Communications, Ammonite Media, Chord Electronics, CMC PR, MQA Music, Arcam, Ginger Dog Comms,The Integrated Home Podcast and Wildwood PR!
Heroes all!

15/11/2019

Come and get 'em while they're hot kids! Tickets for TechXmas are now available on Eventbrite!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/techxmas-tickets-82209233029

Techmas – the Ultimate Christmas party for UK tech journos, PR peeps and industry buds – is back for its tenth edition! TechXmas takes place at London's leading smart home venue, the Smart APPartment at Cornflake, on Thursday December 12th. The doors open at 4.30, for those bunking off from work...

15/11/2019

Someone bang that sponsorship gong again! Those AV PR experts at Ginger Dog Comms are supporting , our festive feelgood party for tech journos and industry chums. Massive thanks to Murdo for jumping on board, it’s hugely appreciated!

12/11/2019

With so much happening on the TechXmas front, we thought it might be a good time to pause and update everyone where we are. Now in its tenth year, Techmas is an industry only party organised for tech journalists of the AV, home entertainment, mobile and gaming persuasion (particularly freelancers who generally don’t get an office party) and related PR and industry chums.

As you might hope of a Christmas party, the bar is open and the food delicious. The whole glorious shebang is covered by the generosity of industry sponsors, and every year we’re delighted with the support we get (fittingly, the bar bill is usually horrendous).

Our sponsors this year so far include Freeview Play, Ammonite Media PR, CMC PR, Nous Communications (who are sponsoring the champagne reception!), Dolby, Hisense, iFi Audio, Chord Electronics and Sound United. Heroes all!

We’re looking for more, so any PR agencies or brands out there want to get involved, hit us up.

The event takes place Dec 12, at the Cornflake smart apartment in Central London. We’ve still got lots to do, like organising the raffle, the goodie bags and the games tournament, not to mention sending out the invites.

Attendees will need to register for tickets, via Eventbrite, so we can work out who’s coming and be prepared! Tickets will go out...soon.

12/11/2019

Exciting news everybody! Sound United, parent of Denon and Marantz, is bringing the beat to TechXmas, the ultimate journo Christmas party. Massive thanks to Paul and his team for making this happen - and wait till you see what they’re contributing to the TechXmas raffle! (more details of which are to be announced!)

06/11/2019

Sound the sponsorship klaxon! Father Techmas is delighted to announce that UK Hi-Fi specialist iFi Audio is throwing its EISA award winning weight behind TechXmas! The company designs and manufactures portable and desktop ‘ultra-fidelity’ audio products and high-end audio ‘home-based’ components, with a real designer flair. So pleased to have you good looking music lovers on board!

01/11/2019

Father Techmas will send out invites to TechXmas in a week or so. Obviously, whether you get one will depend on whether you've been naughty or nice...

01/11/2019

How can we possibly make sound even better? By announcing as a sponsor, that how! Yes, the world’s biggest name in cinema and home entertainment audio is joining as a Techmas sponsor! Guess that means our party should have plenty of Atmos-phere!

01/11/2019

Renowned for its audio engineering and cutting-edge design, Chord Electronics is rightfully lauded as a Hi-Fi technology-driven innovator. So we’re proud to announce that Chord is also a sponsor of TechXmas. Suddenly our ultimate tech journo Christmas party is sounding better than ever! Welcome to the party Huei and Hugo!

01/11/2019

They’re one of the world’s biggest brands, a major player in TV and appliances, and now they’re also a sponsor! We’re super chuffed to announce that Hisense is joining as a sponsor of the ultimate tech journo Christmas party!

01/11/2019

One of the things everyone loves about our Techmas shindigs is the champagne reception (obviously!) and we’re super excited to announced that this year’s fizz-fest will be sponsored by the always classy Nous Comms! Thanks so much to Henry and his top team for getting our party started!

01/11/2019

Sound the sponsorship klaxon again! Massive thanks to those legends of tech PR , champions of Philips and Bowers & Wilkins, who have thrown their sponsorship weight behind , the ultimate tech journo Xmas party! Much love to Andrew and Craig!

01/11/2019

Techmas, sorry TechXMas, is only made possible by the incredible sponsorship support of our industry chums, who valiantly dig deep to fund our legendary open bar and Asgardian-style feasting. So all hail those might PR funsters Ammonite Media who are first out of the gate to pledge support for this year’s event! Big hugs to Angie and Matt!