Month: April 2014
Samsung unveils Galaxy Ace Style, a budget phone for social teens
This week Samsung launched a low-end handset called the Galaxy Ace Style. The curvy, affordable device is designed for young social media addicts and looks set to compete directly with Motorola's Moto G. Powered by Google's Android 4.4 KitKat, it features a 1.2GHz dual core processor for seamless multi-tasking and fast app responses. It also…
This mirror is designed to take the perfect selfie
It's hard to escape the word "selfie" at the moment now everyone from Barack Obama to your gran are taking them, but now iStrategy Labs want to turn the selfie into more of a tech-powered art and less of a lame social media trend. The team have developed the S.E.L.F.I.E (that's Self Enhancing Live Feed…
Misfit Shine steps up its wearable game, launches new colours
One of the best-looking wearables on the market, the Misfit Shine, has just had a revamp and no longer comes solely in grey, but also in beige and turquoise - shades that the company have exotically named "champagne" and "topaz". The Misfit Shine is one of our favourite activity tracking devices because it can be…
Facebook ads are about to get bigger (and more annoying)
Many of us may have stopped noticing, but if you're accessing Facebook via the web then down the right-hand side of your News Feed there's a column serving up ads about anything from weddings to shoes to bingo, depending on what Facebook thinks your interests are. Today Techcrunch reports that because none of us are…
Living with diabetes may get a lot easier with Dario and Fatsecret
There's an estimated 347 million people with diabetes across the globe, so it's no surprise that mobile health companies are looking toward new ways to help those living with the disease. Dario is a digital platform for people with diabetes and consists of a portable blood glucose monitor, which plugs directly into your smartphone, and…
Facebook removes messaging from its apps, REALLY wants you to use Messenger instead
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who hasn't downloaded the Facebook Messenger app? Facebook is so keen for everyone to have it that it peer pressures you into telling them to get it - not that any of us do. Well now Facebook doesn't give these users a choice anymore, because it's killing…
Peekster: scan an article to read and share the online version
Ever read a printed version of an article that you wish you could instantly share on Twitter? Or see a photo in a story that you're desperate to pin? Well Peekster aims to make linking up online and offline media as easy as possible. All you need to do is scan the headline of an…
The Amazon Dash stick does your shopping for you
We all know writing shopping lists is dull, which is why many of us don't, only to get back from the supermarket with none of the stuff we did need and just 27 bottles of wine and a load of confetti and quiches instead. Well Amazon aims to fix all of that with its Dash…
Ruark Audio unveils beautiful sound system concept at Milan Design Week
High-end audio specialists, Ruark Audio, have unveiled a beautiful new sound system at Milan Design Week as part of the Wallpaper Handmade Project 2014. Dreamt up by sculptor and designer Alex Mulligan, the concept product looks absolutely amazing, combining the brand's audio specialism with such a beautiful product. We just wish it was more than…
Asda and Zappar team up for an in-store "Easter Adventure Hunt"
This Easter, augmented reality company Zappar is teaming up with Asda to bring shoppers an in-store Easter creature hunting experience. At Asda stores this weekend there'll be stickers attached to the floor that you can "zap" with the Zappar app. Once zapped they'll reveal a world with one of the Easter Bunny's friends hiding inside.…
