Month: January 2011
BubCap promises to make your iPad toddler proof
If you have an iPad and a toddler, you may have experienced toddler home-button-pushing phenomenon. Apparently kids really like pushing pushing it, which has the unfortunate effect, of course, of x-ing you out of whatever application you happen to be in. iPads can be really fun for kids, with some games and apps aimed specially…
Internet intimidation makes lawyer drop case against file-sharers
A lawyer who was fighting a case against internet file-sharers has stepped down after intimidation from the internet. Andrew Crossley of ACS:Law said: "I have ceased my work...I have been subject to criminal attack. My e-mails have been hacked. I have had death threats and bomb threats," he announced in the statement, read to the…
Yes Facebook is romantic: Why you're more likely to sleep with someone who FB messages you
Yes, Facebook is romantic. There are now statistics to prove this. A finding for those looking for a little action before Valentine's Day: sending a lady some Facebook and text messages will make her more likely to sleep with you. 40% more likely in fact. It's true, Jezebel said it. The poll by Men's Health…
The iPad Studio Dock
With the increased number of iPad apps aimed at musicians it is no surprise that Alesis hsd brought out The StudioDock. This awesome piece of kit is the first device that enables anyone with an iPad to create, produce and even perform music, with virtually any pro audio gear or instruments. The StudioDock is basically…
First Look: The Olympus VG-130 compact
Olympus have launched the new VG-130 compact. The 14 Megapixel camera benefits from a 5x wide optical zoom great for both close-ups and wide-angle shots with its 26-130mm lens. The camera has a full-metal body and is just 19.3cm deep. It also features an instant movie record button, that allows you to 720p High Definition…
Hackers Mag – a paper for the hacker about town
Nice little idea from The Newspaper Club - a Hacker's Paper for those who like running about, causing trouble and adapting things. It has features like "How to Hack Boris Bikes", one about replying to spammers, and other gems like how to hack time - a permanent issue for me. It's 12 big, busy pages,…
Finally, an iPhone stylus shaped like a huge retro pencil!
Normal styluses don't work on iPhone because it requires something You know when it's freezing cold, you're wearing gloves and your iPhone doesn't work because you need to touch it with a moist surface that conducts electricity for it to work? In Japan they use sausages. You can now also use a giant retro style…
Yahoo makes bus stops in San Francisco – they're great
Forget Boris Bikes - this is the public transport innovation I really want to see in London: bus stops as designed by Yahoo. They have games in them. Introduced by Yahoo in San Francisco, these bus stops have big touch screens on the side of the shelters where people waiting at the the stops can…
SNEAK PEEK: Nokia to release a tablet on new OS Meego..
Nokia is to release a tablet with an operating system powered by Intel according to a rumour sweeping the interwebs. The Nokia tablet will run Meego and according to the picture doing the rounds on the interwebs, it's a black rectangle with a touch screen. No huge surprises there but of course Nokia is the…
Shiny Poll: Does social networking make you less human?
We've been reading a few reports this morning that social networks, like oh you know, Facebook, make you less human. In the words of the author of a recent book Alone Together - by MIT academic Sherry Turkle they are a 'modern form of madness'. According to the Telegraph, her new book shows that "under…
