iLert: the app that means you don't miss your train stop

Are you prone to falling asleep on the train? Worried about missing your stop? Yes there's an iPhone app for that. Tell the iLert app where your train stop is and it uses GPS to work out when you're nearing your destination. Approximately 8 minutes before your phone gives you a gentle vibrating iLert. If…

Youtube 09 stats show we like music videos and surprises

Wouldn't it be nice if you could draw some conclusion about humanity or the internet from the top five most watched videos on Youtube this year? Well it would be, but I've tried for 30 minutes and I really can't, except something along the lines of: people like music and surprises. YouTube's top Five Most…

Facebook app MirrorMe shows what you'll look like in 10 years

A Facebook app that encourages you to de-tox sounds like it could be useful. Especially come January, that month of penance and eating detox soup. But, on closer inspection, this app - MirrorMe - also sounds like it would make you run screaming away from your computer screen. According to a press release, the MirrorMe…

Subscriptions for Youtube?

Could YouTube start charging for content? Looks like they might... ItPro reports, but only for full-length premium shows. The subscription model would be a way to encourage the big TV channels to stream their videos on Youtube. "We're making some interesting bets on long-form content; not all content is accessible to us with the advertising…

Real-time UK Snow Map uses Twitter to plot snowfall

A real-time snow map, based on the occurrence of the word "snow" on Twitter shows that little patches are dusting the outer the edges of Scotland and that there are significant bits in the middle of London. The UK snow map put together by Ben Marsh automatically updates every minute and shows a panel of…

Transformer Computer Mice from Brando, making mice into dinosaurs

I have a lot of love for this: Brando bring the magic of plastic dinosaurs to the humble computer mouse. Transformer mice work as normal mice but then magically unfold to become manipulable dinosaurs. Like Transformers machines right? Yes. Just like that. Get your colleagues transformer mice too then you can have office mouse fights.…

X-oom Media Grabber: software that finds, saves and converts net downloads

Want to find (legal) downloads more easily? You can buy software for that - X-OOM Media Grabber is a web download engine which aims to make finding free downloads much easier. Enter the name of your favourite band or artist and the program scours the net and downloads anything free, even the latest number one…

The Facial Profiler facebook app finds your photo twin

Do you look like your granny? Or a chimpanzee? Facial Profiler, a new facebook app designed by Coke Zero could help you find out. The premise is that Coke Zero is so like normal Coke that it's crazy. The app-ad takes the idea of one thing looking like something else and runs with it really…

The transforming laptop cooling table

Like that super robo transformer machine out of Power Rangers, its legs flick in and out, and it provides a useful service to humanity. Unlike that transformer machine in Power Rangers, however, the SL-888 it is real and it is a laptop cooling table. The creation of Japanese company Hanwha, this is a laptop cooling…

Google search goes Real-Time

Google has just taken its search engine real-time. Searches will now turn up the most recent news to within seconds of the search. The real-time stream of data will be shown within Google's normal results page, and will be taken from over a billion sites including Twitter, MySpace and Facebook. "Information is being created at…