APP OF THE DAY: Explore Leonardo da Vinci's famous sketches with new Anatomy app

The Queen's Gallery in London is currently exhibiting a number of fascinating anatomical sketches by Leonardo da Vinci, some of which have never even been displayed before (like, EVER). In order to make the collection more accessible to his fans, as well as art and science enthusiasts, The Royal Collection has developed an impressive, interactive…

It's official, Brits have given up on Draw Something

The popular Pictionary / Words With Friends hybrid Draw Something amassed more than 50 million users in a matter of weeks and a large proportion of our lives in March were spent trying to think of the funniest ways to doodle Bieber and dandruff. However, as we predicted last month, it seems hardly any of…

Creepy, faceless robot baby will make you feel better on long distance calls

This is the Hugvie, a creepy, colourful little robot baby that's designed to make you feel more of a connection with those you talk to on the phone. The Hugvie is a robot/cuddly toy hybrid developed by the Osaka University and Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) in Japan. Its exterior is soft and cuddly…

You can stand under my Ella-Ella LED Umbrella eh eh eh

British summertime just isn't the same without rain, puddles, mud and more rain. Luckily we've already got our eyes on our number one summer saviour for festivals, washed out barbecues and picnics, the cheesy, flashy and kinda sci-fi Ella-Ella LED Umbrella (eh eh eh, sorry). Viewquest has created an umbrella that's big enough to keep…

Top 5 apps for combining your mobile photos: Diptic, PicFrame & PhotoShake!

There are oh so many photo apps out there for editing your mobile snaps, but there's definitely a trend amongst avid Instagrammers at the moment to not just be content with the one, but to combine lots and lots of photos in a quirky way. The most popular photo-combining-cute-border app is Diptic, but there are…

WTF: Researchers find gadgets work just as well under our skin

Researchers are currently devising a way to gauge out a bit of our arms to replace all of that unnecessary muscle and flesh with our favourite gadgets. You know, to make life that little bit easier. A few months ago we saw that Nokia had patented a crazy vibrating tattoo that would live on our…

FACEBOOK: Woman takes legal action after trolls set up fake abusive account

A British woman is set to take legal action against Facebook after online trolls set up a fake account in her name and began sending abusive messages to young girls. The internet may be full of wonderful and magical things, but unfortunately we know all too well that if you're going to get all of…

Jux introduces new commenting system, watch out Tumblr

This week Jux, the dark horse of the blogging world, has rolled out a new commenting system to its users. Big, bold blogging platform Jux may still be in its infancy, but since we first wrote about its potential last year we've seen more people using it and more awesome updates being made to the…

RUMOUR: Is Apple set to drop our beloved Google Maps in iOS 6?

Online rumours are suggesting that iOS 6 will come with Apple's own built-in Maps application, so does that mean the slow death of Google Maps, an app that we've all come to love and hate in equal measures? As iOS 6 is being developed over at Apple HQ, rumours have begun to surface that the…

Facebook could start charging attention seeking users

Facebook could be trialling a new feature that'll give attention seeking users the chance to part with their pennies in order to make their status updates even more prominent. Oh we just can't wait. Everyone has at least one insane person from their school days who they just can't bear to delete from their Facebook…