SOUNDSIGHT has solved all life’s problems with camera headphones

When cameras began to be built into our phones, we thought that was it. Where else did a camera need to be placed to make it any more convenient? Well, it turns out our headphones, that’s where! SOUNDSIGHT has released a pair of headphones with an on-board camera that instantly captures video and audio, meaning…

How to choose a high end running shoe: Adidas, Nike and Asics

Whether you're a casual jogger trying to keep fit once a week or an elite runner pounding the streets day in and day out, getting a decent pair of running shoes should be your main priority. After all there is precious little point having all the fluorescent rainproof gear if you can’t run properly because…

Will Facebook getting rid of click-bait make your News Feed any better?

You may have heard at the weekend that Facebook is planning on reducing the amount of click-bait headlines on your News Feed, but will this really make any difference to our experience of the social network? In case you don’t know what click-bait is, it refers to those articles with really enticing headlines (usually involving…

Apple rumours: iPhone 6 box insert, New features, new spec leaks

Those Apple rumours just keep coming, especially coming up to the iPhone 6′s rumoured launch window, and keeping up with them all is proving to be a difficult task. To keep you up to speed, here is today’s round-up of the biggest Apple rumours and news. 1. An iPhone 6 box insert has leaked, is…

Scientists have made the first working lab-grown organ

British scientists have grown the first working organ made from lab-created cells. (Yes, it’s an organ you might not have heard of before, but it still counts.) The researchers, from the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Edinburgh, extracted connective tissue cells from a mouse embryo and used a technique called reprogramming…

Wearable tech: this shirt lights up in response to music

New York-based company CRATED has teamed up with BotFactory, a circuitry and electronics start-up, to produce a shirt that incorporates some smart technology, allowing the shirt's logo to light up in response to audio. The garish garment, named 'Sync', features a pulsating LED '+' sign design that changes brightness according to background music - making it great for…

You can now customise an Acura car without leaving Twitter

Just yesterday we told you that you can watch a TV pilot on Twitter, and now it’s also possible to customise a car, an Acura 2015 TLX performance luxury sedan, to be precise, without leaving the social media website. Using the revamped version of the new Twitter cards, which allow you to add photos, videos…

Lasers could replace pinpricks for diabetics

To manage their condition, many diabetics rely on home-testing systems to check their blood sugar levels. This involves pricking a finger to draw blood, which can be painful and isn't ideal if you're out and about. Now a team from Princeton University Engineering School has developed a new technique that measures blood sugar using lasers…