Month: August 2010
Five Best Video Editing apps for iPhone
Photo apps for iPhone are big business, and with pin-sharp high definition video on the new iPhone 4, we can expect video apps to become even more important. Of course it's one thing to make an app that puts colour filters on a photo - editing video is a lot more complicated and requires more…
Two statement TV stands: give the Box the Pedestal it deserves..
At last we're getting some top-flight interior designers paying attention to fitting gadgets into furniture. Often gadgets get in the way of interior design. Very few high-concept sitting rooms are designed with TVs in mind even though watching the box is the main thing people do in them. We're all used to just plonking TVs…
Why the Gmail Priority Inbox scares me a bit
I usually love what Gmail does - having a high functioning email inbox makes my life possible. However, I'm a bit dubious about their latest innovation - the Gmail Priority Inbox. It's a piece of software that aims to organise email better by putting the important ones at the top. In theory this is the…
Griffin's Party Dock for iPad will help the selfish elite share their precious gadget
iPads are quite personal devices - they're about the size where it's hard to comfortably share it with anyone - and if we remember correctly, iPad owners tend to be part of a selfish elite who are reluctant to share anyway.. However, gadget accessory makers Griffin have just invented a dock which could well get…
iPhone 4 case can recharge your battery with sunlight, just not very much
Well it ain't a beauty and no, it probably won't work in Britain for the next 6 months... but a case for the iPhone 4 by Frostbite promises to recharge your iPhone with solar panels. We're all into this idea. The only problem is that it doesn't seem to work so well in practice. 20minutes…
Why we are tightwads over apps
Usually if I thought something would set me back 59p, I wouldn't blink an eyelid. Hell I pay easily triple that for a coffee and that's just coloured water in a cup. But we still have a slight reluctance to splurge on apps. Even as a dedicated iPhone user I still hesitate over any app…
Ten most Important Fonts of the last decade and why we like 'em
Designer Paul Shaw has drawn up a list of what he considers the ten most important fonts of the past decade. They're not his favourites, just ones he thinks are important. And he intentionally doesn't explain why: "it is a list of typefaces that have been "important" for one reason or another. However, I am…
Ten Best Augmented Reality Apps
Location, location, location. Augmented Reality on mobile phones has always been about location. What with all the other whizzy stuff involved that sometimes gets forgotten, but it is mostly used as a really visual and simple way of telling you more about where you are. With Facebook launching Places last week, location is now red…
Been wondering why that Gmail Phone function doesn't work? UK users aren't supposed to get it yet
UK Gmail users got a notification last night saying that Gmail had just announced a new phone function letting you call US numbers for free... But turns out that Google voice chat wasn't supposed to launch in the UK quite that quickly. The clue was probably in the download thing not working. While gmail was…
PURE launch cheapest digital radio: Siesta Mi is under £40
Ah good - a digital radio for *under £40*. Digital radios are great (who knew there was a BBC Radio 7??) but they are expensive so it's good to see PURE putting out an affordable one as well as their more advanced £100 offerings. The Siesta Mi is PURE's cheapest bedside digital radio, it's a…
