Month: November 2010
Why China is snapping up our old iPhones
The iPhone 3Gs is a surprising entry on a list of 2010's most traded-in phones. The iPhone 3G and the iPhone 3Gs both come in the top five most traded-in phones on reselling site SellMyMobile. You might expect the pricey highly-specced iPhones to be kept longer by their owners, but I guess Apple owners like…
TweetTowel – get your Twitter gems embroidered on a towel
Some tweets are so good it's a shame to see them get lost in the ebb and flow of Twitter stream. Sometimes they're so good, they're worth embroidering them on a teatowel. Well thanks to Tweet Towel, you now can. This is a really sweet idea from WeAreWhatWeDo a social pressure group who aim to…
Top 5 Gadgets for your Dog..
As Dyson jumps into the dog gadget arena with their Dog Groom Tool we thought we'd do a survey of Gadgets for your dog. Now you know what to get Fido for Christmas. We're not saying these are useful, we're just saying they're for your dog. See also: Dog fur for oil spills and Five…
Vacuum the Pooch: Dyson make a Dog Groom Tool
Dyson have a knack of making boring things kind of sexy. And yes - they have managed it with a dog groom tool. All about removing loose hair and dead skin cells from the surface of your pet, it's a little bristly brush thing that you plug on to the end of your Dyson vacuum…
iGo Charge Anywhere – portable juice pack for gadgets
A nifty multi-purpose gadget-charger from iGo, the iGo Charge Anywhere promises to do what it says on the tin and juice your gadgets up wherever you are.. Capable of providing up to 3 full charges for any mobile device without replenishing, it's a handy portable battery to carry around. It also works as a wall…
Facebook Stories – messageboard for the life stories of Generation Social
Facebook have launched an interesting page where they collect stories from their users about what Facebook means to them. Called Facebook Stories, it's not a new feature or anything, it's more like an online messageboard. Given that Facebook has 500million active users, anything they do is big news and will get load of interaction. And…
Best Buy take UK market head on with new Online Electronics Store
Curry's and PC World have a new competitor in the UK's consumer electronics field: US brand Best Buy, and as of tomorrow, the budget electronics sellers will be competing for sales online too. Launching tomorrow, the 4th November, BestBuy.co.uk will be a storefront for Best Buy goods and services including advice from the in-store team.…
Code Clock – the iPhone alarm which needs code to turn it off
An alarm clock only for uber geeks - this one requires you to type in a random digital code before the ringing siren goes off. Code Clock is an app for iPhone, Pod and Pad and it's a devilish sort of device designed to get your brain off to a racing start first thing. It's…
Google gets a legal slap for Buzz privacy problems
Google has just stumped up $8.5 million for online privacy charities to clean its slate with privacy campaigners, after the introduction of social network Buzz landed Google with a host of privacy complaints earlier this year. Buzz was launched in February of this year and was built to run from the Gmail interface, so far,…
MagCloud – what it is, why you should care and 5 great magazines
A print on demand service for magazines, MagCloud lets anyone with a pdf make a paper magazine, for free. But it's more than just printing, it's also an online shop too and distribution network. The big advantage? There are no upfront costs to the publisher - they just send a pdf off and then get…
