Month: July 2014
Apple iPhone 6 rumours: Diamond flavoured Apple, staggered release, NFC
This year is going to be a big year for Apple, especially with the much expected launch of its new handset, the iPhone 6. But what do we know about the iPhone 6? Rumours and speculation have been rampant across the internet, and it can be difficult to keep up with them all. Here we've…
Star.21: The £19 fitness tracker that aims to make you healthier in just 21 days
Even though we've all got arms full of fitness trackers, the Star.21 is a wearable with a difference. Not only does this basic band help you form healthy habits really slowly over 21 days (rather than throwing you in at the deep end like other wearables), it also costs just £19. Launched on crowd-funding website…
12 cases to make your iPad Air happy: EverythingTablet, BookBook, Proporta
So you’ve got yourself a shiny new iPad Air, but you want to protect it? Fear not, as there are SO many cases for your new tablet out there - so many in fact that we found it impossible to choose our 10 favourites, so went for a nice round 11 instead. Some are affordable,…
12 cases to make your iPad Air happy (Part Three): Ted Baker, Maroo, Orla Kiely, Tumi
9) Maroo Kope case (Above) Using patented SG Bumper Technology, this case provides complete drop protection (even if you drop it while the case is open!), and still looks great in a deep purple colour. Get yours from Maroo for £49.99. 10) Tumi Leather Snap case This brightly-coloured, slimline leather snap cover looks lovely and…
12 cases to make your iPad Air happy (Part Two): Belkin, John Lewis, Barbour, Tucano
5) Tucano Hard Folio case (Above) This acid bright yellow case is made to protect your iPad Air without weighing it down, and stands out from the crowd with such vibrant colours. Thanks to the the free-tilting stand with variable inclination, the case is also great for reading, writing or watching movies. You can get…
Does being supportive make you more attractive?
Repeat after me: ‘Oh no, that must have been awful for you.’ There. You just instantly became more attractive to men (hey, it’s cheaper than buying an LBD). Use that – or a similarly supportive phrase – on a first date or even in an initial tweet with a guy you’re really into, and you…
Cure for MS moves closer
We’re closer than ever to seeing a cure for MS,thanks to scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute. Using skin samples from people with the disease, they've grown new stem cells and for the first time successfully encouraged those cells to become oligodendrocytes. These are the cells that form myelin, a…
Inspiration and perspiration: how to survive shopping in summer
Online sales growth has actually slowed this summer. And although the proportion of online retail sales has leapt up a whole per cent from last year, at 16.7% it’s still a surprisingly small fraction compared to all the shopping we do in real shops. Whether that’s because (despite all the tech at work to minimise…
Top 10 Vintage Gadgets (Part Two): including Olympus OMD-EM10, Binatone Brick phone and Kenwood K-Mixer
Kenwood K Mixer £399 (above) There's something reassuringly traditional about the style of this Kenwood Mixer. So reassuring that you almost feel like a kid again with your Mum letting you lick the cake mix before it goes in the oven. Boasting a five litre stainless steel bowl with large handle, 500W motor, planetary…
Avatars encourage us to spill our secrets, says study
Many of us only talk to our computers when we've got something negative to say, like when the internet goes down again and we unleash a few phrases that might not be strictly PG. But slap a vaguely human face on that sucker, and apparently we'll tell it anything it asks. A new U.S study has…
