A crystal ball straight from the gothic novels in the first sight, takes me completely by surprise when I learn more about it. A beautiful LED ball that changes colour every 60 seconds. Imagine your terrace, porch or garden bathing into a rainbow of colours; lights changing from mere static to red, yellow, turquoise, colour after colour, every night at no cost in terms of electricity! Believe it or not this is actually possible with this solar powered sphere which has a stainless steel base that stores energy in its nickel – metal hydride batteries up to 20 hours and has an operational life of up to 20,000 hours.

A sensor switches on the colourful symphony at dusk and switches off at the outset of dawn. This simple plastic screw on ball can withstand any weather and even the steel base is rust proof. Available at Pro-Idee with a three years guarantee for £84, this unique multi coloured solar powered sphere is just a click away.