Cutest speakers ever? Speakal's iPom and iPig…

Want to get speakers for your iPod or laptop but tired of all that minimalist black and silver? Meet the iPig. He's pink, round and plastic and plays your music while looking like, well, a pig. Putting whimsy and colour back into gadget design iPigs - also the iPanda, the iBoo and the iPom -…

Find movies on the go – Google Mobile Search makes movie trips easier

Searching for movies near you while out and about? Google just made it a lot easier. Google Mobile Search now presents movies near you in easy-to-use listings form, listings that take account of your current location and what time it is. So much more helpful and so much easier than browsing the mobile sites of…

The water-powered clock: the most eco-friendly timepiece ever?

It doesn't need batteries, solar panels or winding, it just needs water. The Water Powered Clock sounds like something out of mythology, but it's real and it's turning H2O into energy somewhere near you. All you have to do to keep the clock ticking is change the water every six months. It uses "the latest…

Tesco gets the iPhone

Is there anything Tesco's doesn't do? The British supermarket chain announced today that they are releasing the iPhone on Tesco Mobile. The 3G and the 3Gs will be available from Tesco stores with mobile phone sections and from Tesco Direct - their online store in the very near future. We don't know what the deal…

The alphabet made out of glands – thanks science

So apparently you can make the letters of the alphabet by stretching weirdly shaped glands. These impressive photographs arose from a conference in America, the annual Olympus BioScapes contest. The glandular font was created by Dr. Ma. Ivy Clemente. Thank god for scientists. [via Boing Boing]

Farming app iFarm becomes most downloaded freebie in app store

Top of the app store this week is iFarm, bringing humble pastoral pursuit to the err "field" of the iPhone. With this free iPhone app you can cultivate potatoes, rice and strawberries in profitable little patches. The only work required is tapping your finger at the right time and some strategic thinking about profits and…

Rock band Chester French make iPhone app – what has happened to Rock and Roll?

A rock band has just made their own iPhone app. Pop-rock band Chester French programmed and built it themselves using simple development platform Force.com. It's probably telling that instead of leading peace marches or having drug-fuelled orgies, rock bands in 2009 are making iPhone apps. Though maybe they're doing the other stuff on the side.…

How much water do you use in the shower? showertime gadget can tell you

If you're an eco-conscious person you may measure your carbon footprint, or regulate how much produce from New Zealand you buy. Eco-conscious or not you probably have some idea how much gas you use. Well, a new gadget lets you go a bit further and work out how much water you use, but only in…