Month: September 2011
10 Mac apps to make you more productive: Self Control, Omm Writer and Omni Focus
Last week we wrote about our 10 favourite iPhone apps to make you more productive, but now its time to do the same thing for all of the Mac owners amongst you. As organised as your phone can make you, if your laptop is messy and your bookmarks are to cat videos (ahem) and Perez…
Find a MiFi device that'll work for you
MiFi devices aren't new, in fact they've been around for a good few years now, but recently providers have been trialling better, faster and smaller devices that make on-the-go internet easier than ever. Basically a MiFi is a compact wireless router which lets you create your own WiFi hotspot by hooking you up to mobile…
5 Wallet / Case hybrids for the iPhone
In order to stand out in an overcrowded sea of mobile accessories it's important to create something that protects phones, looks good AND can do more than one job. Recently a number of accessories have caught our eye which aren't wallets and aren't cases, they're clever little hybrids that could well see us leaving those…
Gadgets and apps to solve back to school (or uni) dilemmas
Back to school or uni or college gadget lists that tell you iPads are cool and smart phones are useful aren't just a little condescending, but they've been done to DEATH. So, we've collected together a list of gadgets that will help you get through some of the top dilemmas we've all faced during our…
Why social networking might just be killing the public house
One of the saddest websites I have ever seen is this one. Basically it is a catalogue of pubs across the country that have closed in the last decade or so. It is so grim to go back to your home town (in my case St Neots) and see the number of pubs that have…
Google the shopaholic: What's it been buying?
Over the weekend online giant Google turned 13. But, it didn't see in the big day with acne and the beginnings of teenage rebellion, instead it continues to go from strength to strength and throughout the week we'll be celebrating its successful and interesting life to date. Since its birth Google has made more than…
This week in social media: 57% of Brits use social media, a geeky proposal, Jesus beats Justin Bieber on Facebook!
This week sees almost two thirds of Brits now use social networks, Tumblr still attracting record number of visitors, did Facebook kill of Places too soon, a very geeky proposal, the car for social network addicts, and Justin Bieber only has the second most engaged Facebook fans - stay tuned to find out who number…
The 10 best YouTube cat videos
We all know YouTube is a treasure trove of comedy gold, from the laugh out loud hilarious to the hideously cringeworthy. But what makes a first class, uncontrollable laughter, turn your day around kind of video? Well, we think it's cats. Yes it's a bit silly. Yes it's a bit fluffy in more ways than…
Video – Samsung's MV800 camera with a flip out screen
We wrote about Samsung's MV800 compact camera the other day highlighting its very cool flip out screen. This enables your photo's subjects are able to quickly fix their hair in the front-facing screen before each shot, while you can then flip it back into a more traditional position for scrolling through menus and adding after-effects.…
Video – Jean-Michel Jarre and his bonkers AeroDream One iPhone hi-fi
If you think you've seen all that the world of iPod docks has to offer? Think again; Jarre's AeroDream One takes Hi-Fi docks to a whole new level, with the emphasis on the "Hi" part. The docking port sits on top of an 11ft column, which necessitates the need for a fixed ladder on the…