hot picks
Karen Chiu, 17
cd: Oceania. Smashing Pumpkins are back with another amazing album.
dvd: A Simple Life. A heart-wrenching tale by Ann Hui, one of Hong Kong's best directors.
movie: The Amazing Spider-man. It's the most entertaining in the series by far.
book: The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins' original has become a must-read classic.
gadget: PlayStation Vita. A major upgrade from the PSP.
Ashley Cheung, 15, Hong Kong International School
cd: One Direction's Up All Night. This cute boy band not only has every girl drooling over them, but also really catchy pop tunes to liven up your day!
dvd: Water for Elephants. Robert Pattinson stars in a beautiful love tale set at the circus.
movie: Men In Black III. They're back after a 10-year hiatus, but the story's still fresh and fun.
book: The Hunger Games trilogy. Huge among teen and adult readers. Make sure you've read them all before the next film comes out next year.
gadget: iPad 3. The latest generation in this worldwide phenomenon.
Radio3 Teen Time with Alyson Hau
cd: Linkin Park's Living Things. Chester, Mike, Joe, Brad, Rob and Dave are back with studio album No.5.
dvd: The Spider-Man trilogy. The new 'Amazing' Spidey is now showing at cinemas, so why not revisit the Tobey Maguire versions?
movie: Being Flynn. Young writer Nick sets out to find himself. Stars the movie meister Robert De Niro.
book: We Invite You by Miquel Abellan. Learn how to create awesome invitations for all your fabulous parties.
gadget: Mario Tennis Open. If Wimbledon last week got you all fired up but it's too hot to play, maybe Mario can help!
win! win! win!