Scientific Research: How do Cats react to Bearded Men?

Errr. So I know it's the week of the world's major gadget fair, CES 2011... but, we just thought we should take some time out to tell you about important scientific research done on cats. The blog Improbable Research (an off-shoot of the Annals of Improbable Research and done by the same people behind the…

#CES: it's the Year of the Tablet – 5 Things to Expect

Apple released the iPad last February, and it took other manufacturers a little while to catch up. Now it looks like they have. CES 2011 promises to kick start the year of the alternative Tablet as manufacturers use the gadget show to bust out a range of iPad rivals powered by the Google Android operating…

Xmas non-sellers: why we weren't forking out for iPads or 3D TVs

Tipped as tech hot potatoes for Christmas 2010, neither of these hyped products sold as much as expected.. Apple's iPad has done well on sales since its launch in Feb but Christmas didn't provide it with much of a boost, most likely because its £429 price tag (minimum) kept it out of most people's present-giving…

CES leak: Sony's Bloggie camera gets a 3D update

Looks like Sony's camera line-up for CES 2011 has come out a little early and an upgrade to their popular cheap camcorder the Bloggie is on the table -it's getting 3D recording. The new Bloggie 3D MHS-FS3 will have 3D movie recording and stereo mic according to Photo Rumours. One of the top new camcorders…

7 trillion texts to be sent in 2011 – SMS success story continues

Just the thought of that many text messages make my thumbs hurt, but it's the official prediction from ABI that 7 trillion messages will be sent in 2011. It's another milestone in the success story that is the SMS - a service provided almost as an afterthought when mobile phones were popularised in the 90s.…

Yorkshire Earthquake? There's an app for that… five actually

Though the earthquake in Yorkshire may have been a surprise - I thought they were more about puddings than tectonic fault lines up there - it is not a surprise that there is an iPhone app for that. You know, when you have an earthquake and want to check where it measures on the Richter…