Category: Apps
Firebox introduces Instacube, a physical frame for your Instagram photos
There's a big market for ways to show off your digital photos in the real world (see Boomf, for example) - and Firebox have just introduced a new one to the UK: the Instacube. This wireless physical frame looks a fair bit like the Instagram logo (but not in a trademark-infringing way, we assume) and livestreams…
Mobile devices will be used for one in seven transactions by 2024, study says
New research suggests that UK shoppers will be spending £53.6bn a year using smartphones and tablets within the next decade. The number of in-store transactions conducted using mobile devices will leap from 3% in 2014 to 13.7% in 2024, according to the study, conducted by Barclays. As The Telegraph reports, an increasing number of shops,…
Gadget Show Live 2015: Kito case lets you monitor vital signs including heart and lung functions via Apple iPhone 5/5S
Here's a genuinely interesting product that we found at the Gadget Show Live at the NEC. It's a health tracker case that enables you to monitor vital signs such as heart rate, ECG oxygen saturation levels, temperature and pulse rate. Sensors are built into the case that take the readings from your fingers and transfers…
Twitter ads could be coming to your profile
We're all use to seeing Twitter ads in our feeds, but now the social media site is testing advertising in user profiles, too. THUMBS DOWN EMOJI. According to Re/code, the company’s testing promoted pages on a limited number of profile pages, presumably to see if people revolt/notice. They won’t be right next to your face…
Microsoft’s April Fool is MS-DOS for Lumia, and it actually works
April Fools’ Day is one of the worst days of the year, fact. I spend the whole morning giving the side eye to every press release I receive (‘A new digital radio range? A likely story.’) But as much as pranks are clearly terrible, when someone puts a lot of effort into one, you have…
Periscope users are obsessed with getting a good #fridgeview
When a new online video service starts, people’s first instinct often seems to be to go dirty. It happened with Chatroulette, it happened with Vine… It’s probably happening with new Twitter-based video streaming app Periscope, too. But the trend that’s really taken hold in its first week is looking in other people’s fridges. (I guess…
Wildsense Tigers uses facial recognition to track tigers in the wild
Sadly, there are only around three thousand tigers left in the wild. Until now, biologists have found it hard to monitor their numbers, especially given the speed at which the animals are poached. They’ll spend months following them or setting up camera traps in the hope of snapping a pic. But, as Fast Company reports,…
Activist group The Democracy Club is asking MPs to post their CVs online
If you'd applied for a job that paid £67,000 and was funded by the public, you might expect to have to provide a CV proving that you’ve got the qualifications and experience necessary – or at least explaining what you’ve been doing for the last few years. When it comes to MPs, though, all you…
kSafe is a smart safe that unlocks when you’ve reached your goals
If you don’t have any willpower, you could work on trying to motivate yourself, or you could buy a gadget that takes care of it for you, instead. That’s the idea behind kSafe, a smartphone-connected safe which launched on Kickstarter less than a week ago and has already smashed its $50,000 goal. To use it,…
How to undo sending a text, email or message
We've all been in a situation where we'd do or say anything to take back a message. Whether it was a text sent in anger, an email to the wrong person, or even a long drunken voicemail (à la Rachel Green). Not all types of messages can be taken back after they've been sent, but…
