UK Snow increases interest in illicit encouters…

Apparently the snow across Britain this week is disrupting more than public transport. Looks like marriages may be taking a hit too - well - if a report from a UK-based extra-marital dating site is to be believed. Illicitencounters.com say that they received a huge surge in traffic yesterday, a rise it puts down to…

CES 2010: meet the earphones that vibrate to your music EarVibes

You may never have thought you needed them, but Technocel have just invented vibrating headphones. Do they improve the listening experience? Apparently so.. The EarVibe earphones start to vibrate as the music hits low-frequency bass which "takes your listening experience to the next level" according to the makers. I suppose it replicates the experience you'd…

CES 2010: ASUS's Waveface concept computers know how you're feeling

The future's bright, the future's wide-screen, touch-sensitive and knows how you're feeling. Well according to netbook-makers ASUS anyway. They unveiled a range of concept products at CES yesterday: which they claim can adjust to your mood and emotions. The three Waveface products: the Casa (an internet-ennabled TV); the Light (a tablet device); and the Ultra…

CES 2010: ASUS pump up the power on Eee PC Seashell and give it a chic case

Asus boosted the battery life and performance of their Eee PC Seashell netbook when they launched the latest version of it at CES yesterday. They also gave the casing a retouching with techno-chic chocolate brown check from industrial designer Karim Rashid. The new Seashell 1005PE is still running on a single core Atom processor but…

CES 2010 – Ankit reinvents the earphone – gives it a Gothy twist

Here's a really smart idea - customised cool earphones. I am arid I don't know much about them at the moment as the show isn't open and their press conferences isn't until Thursday, but Ankit have come up with a really interesting selection of what it calls 'the coolest earphones ever.' There's an intriguing selection…

Meet the world's first see-through toaster: the Magimix Vision

If you're particular about how brown your toast is, finally there's a toaster that will let you check exactly how brown your toast is before switching the heat off. It's a see-through toaster. Named the Vision Toaster, makers Magimix claim that it is the first toaster of its type in The World. The clear glass…

CES 2010: Samsung launch new N-range netbooks with up to 12hr battery life

Samsung has enhanced its range of netbooks with four glossy hand-bag sized additions. The big selling point of the Samsung netbooks: battery life. The N210 and N220 deliver a frankly incredible 12 hours of web browsing on one battery charge, the N150 and NB30 managing 8.5 hours and 11 hours respectively. Other portability-friendly features include…

CES 2010: Kodak launches a waterproof video cam and a cool search function

Kodak has announced a waterproof pocket video camera and a new touch screen camera with an unusual search feature in its raft of products for CES. The Kodak Slice is a touch screen digital camera which stores up to 5000 photos on the internal memory. It shoots photos and videos in HD. The interesting feature…

CES 2010: Lenovo releases mobile smartbook the Skylight

All the big manufacturers at CES this year are knocking out rivals to Apple's forthcoming Tablet: call them tablets, slates, netbooks or what you will, this is the hot area in hardware. Lenovo have brought in some heavy-hitting gadgets to this new niche. We already looked at the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid - half-laptop half-tablet, and…