Category: Fun
CES 2015: The upcoming Anova Touch sous vide cooker will come with WiFi
Never mind slow cookers, before long sous vide could be the most popular effortless way to cook. Fans say it results in tastier meals and that overcooking is never an issue, making it pretty much foolproof. And sous vide device manufacturer Anova wants to make it even better, with its sous vide cooker with WiFi,…
CES 2015: Hands-on with the GOgroove Groove Pals animal speakers
We’re pretty sure we’ve found the cutest speakers around at CES 2015. The GOgroove animal speakers are meant for children, but us adults can have fun with them too! Editor Holly Brockwell got a chance to play with the GoGroove Panda mini speaker. However, there are two different sizes to choose from, as well as…
CES 2015: The Triby phone system brings clearer communication to your kitchen
The traditional home phone may have had its day, but with the Triby, Invoxia’s given it a new spin and made it relevant again – and you don’t even need a landline to use it. Announced at CES 2015 this week, it’s designed to be used in the kitchen (although you can carry it anywhere…
10 best celebrity Twitter moments of 2014
[nextpage title="Next"] 2014 was the year of the selfie, the belfie, and just Kim Kardashian generally. We're pretty sure we'll never get that image of her naked in Paper out of our minds. From THAT Oscar selfie to Lorde just being generally outspoken and amazing, we're taking a look back at the 10 best celebrity…
9 incredible films to inspire your travels this year
[nextpage title="Next"] There’s something undeniably refreshing about entering a new calendar year. Consciously or unconsciously, you may be looking to make a change in your life – and that change could involve travelling. Whether it’s hiking through the Welsh hills, a trip around Australia, an extended stay on a remote island you’ve dreamed of all…
Study shows birds slur their ‘words’ when they’re drunk, too
I’m not saying they’re not doing important and potentially world-changing work, but sometimes, some scientists seem like they might be having a little too much fun at their jobs. This is one of those times. As The Washington Post reports, researchers from Oregon Health and Science University got a bunch of birds drunk recently –…
#LetMeLibrarianThatForYou proves we were just as curious (and stupid) before Google
Cast your mind way, way, back to a world without Google. Remember what a barren wasteland the internet was when all we had to answer our burning questions was Netscape? Well, imagine a world even more harsh and unforgiving than that: where you had to either spend hundreds of pounds on a set of encyclopaedias…
Scientists have designed gravity-proof espresso cups for the International Space Station
If there’s one place you don’t want to be struggling through the day in a caffeine-deprived haze, it’s space. Now astronauts at the International Space Station (and soon, singer/Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ex Sarah Brightman, weirdly enough) won’t have to miss out on the brainpower-restoring impact of real coffee thanks to a new espresso cup made…
15 short, thought-provoking novels to read over the Christmas period
[nextpage title="Next"] Ah, Christmas – it’s the time of year when almost every one of us wants as much time off as we can wangle. If you’ve succeeded in eking out an extra few days of holiday and it’s been as relaxing as you’d hoped, you may have found yourself munching on mince pies, watching…
More replies, fewer photos of sky: my social media resolutions for 2015
Because these are slightly easier than giving up cheese. I will take one photo of the sky a week, maximum I daren't look it up for fear it's something ominous to do with climate change, but I SWEAR the sky is more beautiful these days than it used to be. Or perhaps I'm just more boring these…
