Month: July 2014
Now Facebook’s annoyed William Shatner
He may be everyone's favourite eccentric granddad, but the OG Captain Kirk isn't such a fan of Facebook after trying out their Mentions app and finding it lacking. In the first content post on his new Tumblr, Shatner Specials, the actor/singer/gravel-voiced icon details his experience of using the iOS app, which (ironically given his impassioned…
Kwoller lets you swipe through clothes, just like Tinder
Are you loving using Tinder to help you find a date? You can now use it to find clothes with Kwoller, a new app that lets users sort through clothes and ultimately buy them, by using a swipe of the finger. If the shopper is interested in the item, they swipe right — a swipe…
New York shopping mall celebrates body diversity with different mannequins
A shopping mall in New York city is featuring mannequins with an array of body types in one of its window displays, thanks to the work of JCPenney. As part of its campaign 'when it fits, you feel it', the display in the JCPenney store in Manhattan Mall is a welcome contribution to ongoing dialogues surrounding body…
Samsung’s ad ‘Screen Envy’ is hilarious
With Samsung and Apple always at each others neck, and Samsung constantly releasing ads to show up Apple, it's only a matter of time before another one is out and here it is, its called "Screen envy'. Its very true us iPhone people have been living in envy of bigger screens, I will be the first to…
The iblazr is the world’s first external LED for smartphone cameras
We take photos of basically everything in the known universe with our smartphones, but the one persistent drawback with this is trying to get a good picture at night or in low light without a good flash on your smartphone. Well, prepare for well-lit pictures at all time, as iblazr, a new LED flash for…
Sound could be the key to better cancer diagnosis
We usually think of medical tests as involving sight or touch, but it turns out that in some cases, sound might provide a faster way to get a diagnosis – without invasive procedures or the need for a specialist referral. A study from research network GÉANT, Birmingham City University, and the University of Central Lancashire…
Apple air’s ‘Stickers’ ad
On monday Apple announced it would be releasing stickers for its MacBook Air line, if you have had an iDevice you have probably seen vinyl stickers such as iCarbons and DiabloSkinz floating around to stick on any device to make them look cool or as just a matter of protecting them, and for a long…
Samsung Class 4K TV has a price tag of $120,000
Back in January Samsung showed us a 105 inch curved UHD 4K TV at CES in Las Vegas, and it left a lot of people with a lot of envy. It was expectant there wold be a high price tag on the TV but none of us thought $120,000 (about £70,000), did we? Pick your…
8 affordable ways to decorate your home with Instagram
Instagram keeps getting better and better. What with the improved editing controls in the latest update, Kimye’s wedding photo splash and more than 75 million photos uploaded daily, it continues to be the reigning image sharing app of choice. As its popularity has grown, options for turning your favourite Instagram photos into tangible items to decorate your…
GoPro launches new channel on Xbox
GoPro has launched a new channel for Xbox users giving console users access to a vast array of videos. Kelly Baker from GoPro says: 'You can download the channel and begin watching a large collection of the company's videos. The new platform allows users to stream the videos on a big screen, high-definition television. They can also watch…
