Month: July 2014
Top 10 vintage gadgets for your home
[nextpage title="Next"] Walking around the various 'Christmas in July' events, including those of John Lewis and Amazon, one of the trends for this year that definitely seems to be emerging is retro styling. In truth, some of the products that these companies are pushing for the forthcoming festive season have been around a little while.…
Is Amazon launching a credit card reader?
A tablet, a phone, a book subscription service? The last few years have proved that the answer to the question ‘Does Amazon want to make–‘ is almost always, ‘HELL, YES.’ So the headline of this post probably isn’t that much of a mystery. It looks like the company is indeed gearing up to sell a…
Swatch to release a fitness-tracking smartwatch by 2015
It looks like we could be seeing a fitness-focused smartwatch coming from Swatch! The watch company’s CEO, Nick Hayek, told a local newspaper that his team are planning on integrating fitness tracking functions into the Swatch Touch, which currently incorporates a touchscreen, along with the time (you’d hope so from a watch), an alarm, chronograph…
Nike Free Box: Nike squeezes running shoes into box 1/3 of the size
Earlier this year, Nike launched its latest running shoe, the very good-looking Nike Free 5.0, which is the brand's most advanced and most flexible shoe yet. Nike teamed up with Uruguay-based advertising agency Publicis Impetu to prove just how bendy these 5.0's are and dreamed up a fun (and not to mention environmentally-friendly) campaign with a…
Even positive choices stress us out, scientists find
A win-win decision sounds like it can only lead to good things, right? It’s in the name. But scientists have discovered that having two great options really stresses us out. So if you’ve ever agonised between two similar pairs of shoes, two phones with practically the same specs, or even between chocolate-covered fudge and creme…
One for Katie Hopkins: intellectuals can be tattoo-toting, too. Here are some which may surprise you
According to research, the tattoo removal industry is booming, as more and more people begin to regret the now-faded blue symbols and transient sweethearts they've had inked onto their bodies. The ever-judgemental Katie Hopkins has labelled tattoos 'cheap', 'trashy' and 'common', while one writer for The Guardian has commented on her struggle to come to terms with the new wave…
Possible brain cancer cure found by scientists
Metastatic brain cancer, caused when cancer from another site spreads to the brain, is one of the deadliest forms of the disease (even more so than when cancer starts in the brain). It affects between 10 and 30% of adult cancer patients, there are no treatment options, and it’s almost always fatal. But a new…
Alcatel OneTouch Pop S3 review: The £80 4G phone that’s a little ray of Android sunshine
This phone is the epitome of ‘cheap and cheerful’. It’s bright, sweet, and just £80 on pay-as-you-go. So what exactly do you get in a sub-£100 Android handset these days? A surprising amount, in this case – 4G LTE, a quad-core Snapdragon™ processor, a main and front-facing camera, and even a choice of three snap-on…
HTC One M8 review: An absolutely storming phone in almost every way
Originally published on Tech Digest. Handset supplied by Carphone Warehouse. With the HTC One (M7) being one of the most popular HTC phones of all time, the M8 had a big case to fill. But HTC have outdone themselves, adding a staggering amount of impressive features, both in hardware and software. This is a flagship…
OmieBox wants to revolutionise packed lunches
If you’ve got children, nieces and nephews, or are fulfilling a lifelong dream to be a dinner lady, you’ll know that soggy sandwiches and a Penguin just don’t cut it for lunch anymore. Kids today are eating sushi and quinoa before they can even say ‘sushi’ or ‘it’s pronounced "keen-wah, actually"’ and most schools, nurseries…
