Author: Becca Caddy
Becca is passionate about health, fitness and wellbeing. She’s particularly interested in wearable technology, how our mobiles can help us to get fitter and ways to introduce mindfulness and meditation into our busy working lives. As a northerner living in London, she loves exploring the city, going to the cinema at every possible opportunity and Instagramming everything that crosses her path.
This body-scanning 'inspiration corridor' helps you to shop
As brands begin to develop more advanced retail solutions both on and offline, we're coming across innovative ideas that blur the two worlds in order to give customers an even better experience when they visit their favourite stores. We love the idea behind the Inspiration Corridor, developed the France-based shopping centre Klepierre and creative agency…
This smart cushion will tell you if you're too stressed or slouching
We've seen plenty of wearable gadgets that keep an eye on your daily activity, vital stats and even stress levels, but with Darma, a smart cushion, you only need to sit on it to find out more about your body throughout the day. The Darma cushion is only 1mm thin and detects tiny movements in…
The Quitbit lighter tracks your smoking habits, encourages you to quit
It turns out that it isn't just the steps you take throughout the day, the calories you consume or the workouts you squeeze into your schedule that the latest wave of new gadgets allow you to track, but get ready to be served up a lot of (potentially scary) insights about your smoking habits too.…
Twitter's 'mute' feature will be rolled out to everyone soon
We heard about Twitter's plans to experiment with a 'mute' feature a few weeks ago, and now it looks like it'll be a regular part of our tweeting experience, according to a post on the official Twitter blog. The new feature will work across iPhone and Android devices, as well as on Twitter.com, and will…
It's official, your sexts aren't safe with Snapchat
It turns out your sexts, selfies and silly updates might not be as private as the private messaging app has led us to believe. Ever since Snapchat was born, many have questioned whether it's private, self-destructing messages really disappear once they've gone from our screens. Well now Snapchat has admitted to the Federal Trade Commission…
The best Samsung Galaxy S5 accessories: cases, speakers, headphones
If you're lucky enough to have got your hands on a new Samsung Galaxy S5, then you're going to want to know the top accessories to pair it with. Whether you need a way to protect it, listen to it, charge it or just carry it around in style, we've got you covered. Check out…
G Watch teaser video gives us another look at LG's Android-powered smartwatch
LG has launched a new promo video for its Android Wear-powered smartwatch, the LG G Watch. A new teaser video, released today, gives us all another look at LG's Android-powered smartwatch, the LG G Watch. The camera pans around the device, giving us a glimpse from every angle and telling us some of the watch's…
London cabbies don't like Uber and plan 'severe chaos' in protest
London's black cab drivers aren't happy about Uber and plan to bring "severe chaos" to the capital as a protest against the growing popularity of the smartphone taxi-booking app. As if the capital's cabbies weren't already grumpy enough, they're now planning to bring "chaos, congestion and confusion" to the streets of London because, in their…
