Month: March 2010
Ten Great Fashion Phones
Bringing couture to the phone market, fashion phones cut a dash. Just like fashionable clothes aren't purely functional, fashion phones are more than just useful gadgets, they are beautiful objects in their own right. Some of these handsets were made in collaboration with the big fashion houses, others are customisable and just one, the HTC…
Grazia makes Florence go all 3D thanks to Augmented Reality Magazine cover
Augmented reality is everybody's favourite toy this year. British fashion magazine Grazia have launched right in with an Augmented Reality cover starring pop icon Florence and the Machine. Present the cover to a webcam while on the Grazia site and a virtual Florence pops up on the screen doing a little dance and singing You…
Say it with an app..
You can now gift people apps on iTunes the same way you might gift them a song or an album. Except apps are much cheaper than albums, so it's a nice way to say you're thinking about them and to get them to understand the great apps you're always going on about to them. Gifting…
Fancy a Virtual Date? Weopia adds virtual dates to the online search for love
Apparently, people find online dating a bit frustrating. Daters spend a lot of time searching profiles but alliances and flirtations formed online don't always translate into to good dates in real life. New site Weopia claims they bridge the gap between Instant Messaging and real life encounters - providing a virtual date space that your…
The Games backlash: Switzerland bans violent games
Switzerland will ban violent games in the future, thanks to a law that the country's national council has just passed, says games newsite MCV. The finer details of how the law will play out aren't clear. But the government now has the power to ban games that it considers violent. What could that include? It…
Shiny Video Review: Vuzix Wrap – the tv glasses
Video Eyewear that simulates a widescreen effect through two tiny TVs placed in front of your eyes is a brilliant idea, but does it work? Anna gives a verdict on the £249 Vuzix Video iWear 920 glasses. Vuzix Wrap 920s, £249 from iWOOT
Shiny Video Review: silly noises with the Sound Machines..
Guess what these do. Silly noises courtesy of the iWOOT Sound Machines Sound Machines come in Football, Cartoon and Horror versions, £8.99 from iWOOT, available soon.
70s icon the Olympus Trip camera back on the market
London company Silverstone have put some gorgeous refitted Olympus cameras back on the market. They have reconditioned a whole range of the sturdy chrome and leatherette models which sold 10 million between 1968 and 1984. With refitted leatherettes in retro colours - from Orange Leather to Pink Lizard - these are pretty beautiful. They say:…
The infinite USB plug
A Chinese design student has solved the eternal not-enough-USB ports problem in one fell swoop. The solution is more than just a USB hub, it's an infinite USB plug, that in theory lets you plug in as many USB devices as you can fit on the desk. Getting enough power for all of them while…
Wah! The Internet is killing cute endangered animals!
So the internet makes it easier to get hold of earrings shaped like Sesame Street characters, but it also seems it makes it easier for smugglers to sell contraband wares - especially things like whalebone or sharkfins, a problem the BBC flags up in an article here. Though the headline - Internet Threatens Rare Species…