Month: March 2009
Puting Twitter on the Curriculum: Is this what we want our kids to be learning?
When I was at primary school we only had one computer, which we took turns with in ten minute increments. High school was a little better as it featured a bank of computers hooked up to the intranet, but though we may have become proficient-ish at Word and Excel, using the net was still something…
Ice invaders: Invading a drink near you
If you're anything like us and the myriad of gaming geeks out there, you probably spent a substantial amount of your youth wasting putting your parent's loose change into that two dimensional alien eliminating arcade game, Space Invaders. Well, the aliens are back - only this time for computer game themed H20 freezing purposes and…
Last.fm to introduce charges
The Spotify team must be rubbing their hands together like a bunch of evil geniuses after hearing the news that its key rival Last.fm has announced it will be introducing charges for its music streaming service. Could this mean a surge of new Spotify users? Now that you've closed your mouth, I can tell you…
Amusement magazine is an RFID marvel
When is a magazine not a magazine? When it's trying to be part website, part DVD and contains an RFID chip to hook you straight up to dedicated Internet sites (with use of a violet mir:ror) It's a strange idea but it does have a couple of great concepts built in. How many times do…
Sennheiser 'phones sportify your life
My life is one battle after another with headphones that can't cope with my strenuous workouts. I've had them fit snugly for five minutes then fall at the first hint of sweat, and I've almost given up hope I'll ever find a suitable pair. Sennheiser have just released news of FIVE new headphones that bring…
Samsung brings back Betty Boop
It's a bit of a mystery who the target market is for Samsung's Betty Boop phone. She's a bit too sexy for the kids - just look at that sultry pose on the back cover - which brings me to my next point, do kids even know who she is? Perhaps the target demographic is…
The 3D pixel table puts the DIY in furniture
Imagine screen pixels. Now imagine those pixels in 3D form. And now imagine taking those 3D pixels to create your own table or desk in a style akin to those plastic cubes you used in primary school to assist with your maths. The concept Pixel table gives a whole new meaning to four sided furniture.…
The Top Ten Shiny Videos to make you smile: ASFW (mostly)
Shiny's been around since 2004 and durng that time we've managed to clock up an impressive 1252 videos. Some have more hits than others due to either including the word Apple in the title or having been the first site on the web to get product info up; but which ones do we feel desrve…
Will Facebook users ever be satisfied?
Facebook users didn't exactly go quietly into the night when Facebook decided to abandon the Facebook design we've all come to know and love, in favour of a design that wasn't appreciated by the Facebook masses and ultimately received an epic Facebook FAIL. And when Zuckerberg et al decided to get rid of the 'go…
Live Luggage powers that suitcase for you
I've recently returned from Australia (yes I know, lucky me), and had severe difficulties lugging my over-sized case across the cosmopolitan city of Sydney. OK, six pairs of shoes may have been unnecessary, but that didn't stop my case being seriously heavy and tricky to manoeuvre. Well the Hybrid PA Bag from Live Luggage may…
