Month: July 2014
Apple Rumours: Apple TV delays, job losses, and new iMacs
Those Apple rumours just keep coming, and keeping up with them all is proving to be a difficult task. To keep you up to speed, here is today's round-up of the biggest Apple rumours and news. 1. An updated Apple TV might not be seen until next year The last time we saw a new…
Vocca makes lightbulbs voice-activated
Some inventions brighten your day. The team behind Vocca hopes they can make that literal. They've developed an adapter that gives you the ability to turn a lightbulb on or off simply by shouting at it. (I guess you could speak softly, but I like my inanimate objects obedient, thank you very much.) Their basic…
Could tiny robot propellers replace medication?
Who needs medication, or surgeries, or much of anything really when we could soon have tiny robot propellors running through our veins? It might sound like science fiction (or that old Dennis Quaid movie I was always too squeamish to watch), but it’s real. Scientists from the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, the Max Planck Institute…
Meet the tech bikes of the future: Copenhagen Wheel, Denny, Merge and Solid
With special apps which promise to map you the best cycling routes, lights that make night cycling safer, bike-friendly lorries and the popularisation of peer-to-peer bike rental, this year has already seen cycling thrust into the limelight, partly fuelled by the horrifying increase in cycle deaths in the capital. Against this backdrop, there have of course been some brilliant…
3D measuring could mean we finally have bras that fit perfectly!
We all know that bra fitting can be a nightmare, especially when one shop tells you you’re a B, while another is telling you you’re a DD. How does that even work?! A new study by the University of Wollongong is planning to change all that, by using three-dimensional imaging to measure breast size and…
Self-driving cars coming to UK roads in 2015
The FBI might think they’re a menace, but the UK government doesn’t want to hear from naysayers and spoilsports: they’ve given the go-ahead for driverless cars on public roads by 2015. (Am I the only one whose mind immediately went to David Hasselhoff? Oh, I am? OK.) Keen to encourage investment cash innovation, business secretary…
8 Reasons why Extant is your new online TV addiction
If you're desperate to fill that huge Orange Is The New Black-shaped hole in your life, then we may have a solution for you: Extant. The Spielberg web series (that's being aired on Amazon Prime Instant Video here in the UK) may be more sci-fi thriller set in the future than dark comedy set in…
Science can predict which selfies we’ll like best
We’d always thought that, despite this photo app-heavy era, it’s possible to make real connections online that aren’t defined by how people look. Turns out, we’re idealistic fools and human beings are depressingly superficial. Psychologists from the University of York conducted a new study to find out whether they could predict how their subjects would…
Mobile rumours: New Windows phones and Samsung smartwatches
The world of mobile news is scary and complicated, with rumours flying about all over the place about what the many different companies are planning on doing. If you don't know what you're looking for then chances are you won't get very far, so to ease your burden here are some of today's biggest mobile…
Apple rumours: iWatch woes, new Mac Mini, and yet another iPhone 6 chassis
Both Tim Cook and Eddie Cure have claimed that this year will feature the most exciting Apple product line-up so far, which sounds incredibly exciting. Can you not wait for the official announcement to take place? Well why not have a skim through our daily round-up of the latest rumours and leaks related to all…
