Author: Tom Pritchard
Say hello to the Lutz Pod, the first driverless car in the UK
Driverless cars mean one day we might be able to sit in the back of our cars and take a nap on the way to work, and now that dream is one step loser to reality. Today we've been given our first look at the Lutz Pod, the UK's first driverless car. Officially known as…
Shell is going to let you pay for petrol with PayPal
We're getting to the stage where it's going to be incredibly annoying when we're not allowed to pay for something with our phones, and in a pre-emptive move Shell has teamed up with PayPal to let us use them to pay for our petrol. The system itself will involve opening up the Shell Motorist or…
You can get an extra 2GB of Google Drive space if you do this security checkup
As our lives get more ingrained in the digital sphere, it becomes more important than ever to ensure that our information is kept secure from unscrupulous individuals. Google knows this, and is offering a reward for anyone who makes sure their Google account is secured before the 17th February. That reward is 2GB of free…
The Apple Watch will have an app for diabetics to track their glucose levels
Wearables are trying to integrate themselves into your life in a lot of different ways, but none so useful as being able to track various aspects of your health. It's now been revealed that the Apple Watch will also be capable of tracking glucose levels, making life much easier for diabetics. Dexcom, a company responsible…
The LG G3 will come with a free virtual reality headset
Mobile VR is a big thing now, with the likes of Google Cardboard and Samsung's Gear VR already available for the masses. LG is the next company to jump onto the bandwagon, and has announced that everyone who buys the LG G3 smartphone will also receive a free virtual reality headset. The new headset isn't…
The OnePlus One can be sort-of bought without an invite
The OnePlus One was the breakout hit of last year, no doubt helped by the buzz generated from the unique invite-only purchasing system. There have been many promotions that let people buy a OnePlus One without an invite in the past, and now the company has announced you won't need one anymore. As long as you…
HTC’s next tablet will be based on the Nexus 9
Can you name a tablet that HTC has ever released? Aside from the Nexus 9 you might be struggle a bit, and that's because HTCs tablets haven't particularly well received in the past. Now the rumour mill suggests that HTC's next tablet will be based on the Nexus 9, and that isn't at all surprising. According…
Hella’s smart panels will tell you when someone damages your car
Coming back to your car and finding that some moron has dented it and driven away is infuriating, especially since CCTV is often no help in identifying the car that did it. That's why German company Hella is working on smart body panels to detect it as and when it happens. The panels, called the Intelligent…
Onkyo Music is bringing high-res audio to the ears of the UK
With the rise of services like iTunes and Spotify, it's easy to forget that the audio quality we get when we listen to MP3s isn't very good. That's why a number of new services have started offering high-quality music, and Onkyo is the latest to come along. The Japanese firm recently partnered up with 7Digital…
Smartwatch popularity means all watches are banned from university exam rooms
We now live in a world where we can store information and surf the internet from tiny wrist-bound computers (to an extent anyway), and this has got some educational institutions worried about potential cheating. To prevent that some have enacted a blanket ban on all watches. According to Buzzfeed a number of UK universities have…
