Author: Sadie Hale

Staff Writer Sadie has written for many UK publications and won the Clothes Show Live Young Journalist of the Year 2014. She loves travelling, live music and seeking out weird and wonderful events to go to. In her spare time she gets nostalgic about the '60s and explores (gets lost in) London on her bike.

Guy tries to take his cats for a walk. This is the result

We knew there was probably a good reason why people just stick to dogs when it comes to walking pets. So when Morgan James decided to take not one, but TWO of his cats for a walk in the local park, he really shouldn't have been expecting much. Wash, the ginger cat, fearfully creeps around,…

Shapeways’ pre-bent iPhone 6 case is hilarious

The latest twist in the Bendgate controversy has arrived: a pre-bent case for your iPhone 6. Created by Shapeways, the so called 'BendGate case' can be purchased for €19.07 (around £12) or can even be 3D-printed at home in a kind of bespoke-bend service - should you have a 3D printer to hand, of course. Currently in its beta…

London’s Kew Gardens offers visitors chance to try mind-altering drugs

Kew Gardens is offering its customers the chance to try out mind-altering drugs as part of its 'Intoxication Season'. According to its website, the botanical paradise in south-west London will allow 'willing participants' to 'try an unusual plant', including cannabis, magic mushrooms, alcohol and coffee - although not all four at once, not least because each weekend…

Ted Baker Audio launches stylish new radio

Iconic British fashion brand Ted Baker has launched an elegant radio as part of the Ted Baker Audio range. Named the FINISTERRE, the radio is Bluetooth-enabled, meaning it can connect to digital devices in order to play users' music, and the sound quality is pretty good too, especially coming from a fashion brand. It's also impressively equipped…

Mous iPhone case retracts, holds and unrolls Apple headphones

From guarding our homes to reading our blood pressure, it seems we can use the iPhone for anything and everything these days - including, of course, its original function of playing music. But one of the nuisances of using this now staple fusion of phone and iPod is the headphones - inevitably, they can end up tangled somewhere in a bag,…

China’s great firewall: the major websites that are currently blocked

As pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong continue into a fifth day, the world's attention has honed in on China. The Chinese government is well-known for its tough censorship and heavy media intervention, and has attracted international criticism for often-unexplained decisions which restrict the freedom of expression outlined in China's constitution. It has threatened artists, blocked popular websites and regularly bans Western films.…

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…

Police could secretly film suspects with special sunglasses

Police could soon be able to take covert photographs and videos of suspects, with the upcoming release of these sunglasses from Canadian wearable tech company Recon. The Recon Jet is being released this autumn, and in this video, it's clear to see that the product has been designed with sportspeople in mind - however, the company…

Swiss start-up creates a ‘chair you can wear’

There are many places where it's unacceptable to plonk yourself on the floor out of tiredness: the train, the pavement, the loo. But Swiss start-up company noonee has created the a prototype for the 'Chairless Chair' to solve this problem and allow you to take a rest whenever, wherever you need to. As reported on CNN, the device…