Year: 2012
Connected Health: This week in health and fitness tech
The health and fitness tech market is growing rapidly, from wearable tracking devices like the Fitbit to more obscure medical gadgets that could have a big impact on those living with disabilities. Each week we'll be bringing you a round-up of the best from Connected Health, our sister site that's dedicated to the world of…
Top 10 bright and colourful cases for the Kindle Paperwhite
You can now pre-order Amazon's latest eReader, the super slim Kindle Paperwhite with a built-in light, and although it has similar dimensions to past devices we recommend you get yourself a bright, colour popping case to keep it safe, snug and pretty when you're not reading. Here's our pick of 10 colourful cases, sleeves and…
SCUMBAG: Badabing! finds your Facebook bikini shots… That were already there anyway
The world (OK, OK geeky online app world) is up in arms about a new sleazy app called Badabing!, which trawls through your friends' Facebook photos and then brings up only the most nakey and revealing shots. You simply log-in, hook up the app to your Facebook account and select which friends you'd like to…
EE 4G network is now live in the UK
Today smartphone owners here in the UK can access a faster, more consistent mobile internet after EE (formerly known as Everything Everywhere) recently revealed its new 4G network, also called EE. EE has allowed people to sign up to its new service over the past few weeks, but today marks the official launch of the…
Top 10 new iPad Mini cases and accessories
Apple unveiled it's teeny tiny tablet, the iPad Mini, last week and you can already pre-order one from the brand's website. But since you're forking out a fair few pennies for the latest Apple gadget, you'll want to keep it wrapped up safe in one of these new cases designed especially with the palm-sized tablet…
The Nook Simple Touch Glowlight eReader launches in the UK, set to compete with Kindle Paperwhite
It's been a long awaited launch, but this week Barnes & Noble's Nook eReader range has finally come to UK shores. Both the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch Glowlight with built-in lights are on sale now for £79 and £109, available from John Lewis, Argos, Blackwell's, Waitrose, Asda and Sainsbury's. The brand new…
Instacane: The story of Hurricane Sandy in Instagram photos
Today the east coast of the US braces itself for what the media is calling a "superstorm", as Hurricane Sandy joins forces with other weather systems. As we're not very knowledgeable about meteorology we'll leave the commentary to those in the know and just bring you Instacane, a simple website that serves up Instagram photos…
Those cool bouncy camera balls from Prometheus? Yep, they're real
If you've seen Prometheus you'll know that the movie is full of crazy sci-fi tech, but according to an article over on New Scientist today it might not all be that far fetched. Wait, don't get too carried away, although we'd love to bring you news of a Michael Fassbender robot or a crazy cryogenic…
The Livescribe Sky pen is your new note-taking BFF
Although we've come across a range of pens that can record audio and notebooks that can transfer your doodles to your computer, no brand has ever produced a gadget that does all of that so easily and effectively as the guys at Livescribe. The company's pen portfolio to date features a number of different models…
Tech Digest reviews the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite
This week Amazon launched its bright new Kindle, the Paperwhite, onto its online store sending the (still relatively new) Touch device off to an early retirement. But how does the new eReader compare? And is the built-in light handy or just a gimmick? Well luckily our sister site Tech Digest has reviewed the eReader, putting…
