Month: June 2013

HTC makes the Butterfly S phone official – but no UK launch…

It has been the subject of a series of leaks over the last few months but HTC has confirmed that HTC Butterfly S is a real phone and that it will launch very soon. Alas though probably not in the UK. HTC has been very wary of releasing Butterfly branded phones in the UK as…

Retro futurist Mutewatch is back in three new colours

I must admit to being rather taken by the very retro, but in a futurist kind of way if that's possible, Mutewatch when it debuted a couple of years back. This was very stylish minimalist watch that boasts a hidden touch screen and a silent vibrating alarm. You basically had to touch the screen and…

Pure drops the Evoke D2 mini digital radio

Another week, another Pure Digital radio, this time the company has unveiled the £84.99 Pure Evoke D2, a digital radio, which judging by the pic is largely aimed at those who want a tranny for their kitchen. To that ends it is finished in a solid wooden housing and comes in a Walnut veneer finish.…

Tokyoflash's Kisai Intoxciated watch tells you how much alcohol you have drunk

The Tokyoflash mob have always come up with some fascinating watches - mostly because of their peculiar way of telling you the time. This one however might be the company's oddest one yet. Called the Kisai Intoxicated, it is as it sounds a watch that features a blood alcohol, sensor that will tell you how…

Alarm clock that shreds money if you don't get up (video)

We have all been there. The alarm clock is ringing away but no matter how loud it gets there's no way you are coming back from the land of nod. Well a US boffin has come up with a neat way of ensuring that when the alarm goes you fly out of bed. He has…

Huawei debuts world's thinnest smartphone – the Ascend P6

Huawei has come up with some surprises over the last few months and here's yet another. The Ascend P6, which it debuted today, is the thinnest smartphone ever created. The 4.7inch screen mobile comes in at just 6.18mm, which is slimmer than all its rivals. Incidentally the phone to get anywhere near that is the…

Apple iPhone 5S to be available in gold?

So how do you make the next iPhone really stand out? Easy you add a touch of bling. There's a rumour which has been picked up by Mashable that the iPhone 5S is going to be available in a gold version. Sounds bonkers, but apparently this isn't the first time a gold mobile has been…

All the gadgets you need for Al Fresco Dining at home

No, we don't mean picnics or a sunday barbeque - this is distinctly more grown-up, dinner party-esque and posher than that. We're not quite in the Aussie's league yet, but we have come along way just in the last decade (- despite the weather playing against us). We've pretty much extended our homes and furnished…