Month: August 2014
Light beam therapy provides new hope for strokes
Shooting beams of light into the brains of people who have had a stroke may help them recover, according to a new study. As the BBC reports, a team from Stanford University School of Medicine have trialled a technique called optometrics, which uses an optic fibre to transmit light to part of the brain. By…
Uber may soon run your errands for you with ‘corner store’ service
Uber has nearly conquered the globe with its super efficient, super easy on-demand taxi app and now it wants to make our lives even easier by helping us run all of our errands as well as helping us to get from A to B when we're tired, lazy or in a rush. According to The Next Web,…
Is this fur real? Cat Video Festival comes to Vienna
You would be forgiven for thinking the world has gone barking (meowing?) mad, but this is really happening: a Cat Video Festival celebrating the best in online feline sensations gets underway tonight in Vienna. The Festival will feature an evening's worth of the best cat videos, showing the animals 'in everyday life, sports, music videos, and of course their special…
Aritzia has launched #FallForUs campaign using Instagram
Advertising campaigns for Autumn (or Fall, if you’re from across the pond) clothing collections usually involve beautiful models wearing a selection of greens, reds and browns, carefully selected by a stylist to complement the falling leaves the pictured girl is most likely frolicking around in. Canadian clothing retailer Aritzia has changed all this, and used…
The five best places in London to work and kill time: Ziferblat, Yumchaa, Park Theatre
Sometimes a quick pitstop is all you need, and London is eternally well-equipped for those. But what about the occasions you have work to focus on, or time to kill, and home just isn’t an option? There’s a lot of chat about 'coffices' being the future of urban working, but not every café is up…
Fitbit Flex Review: A light-weight, well-rounded & oh-so comfy fitness tracker
So what's a Fitbit Flex? My first ever wearable fitness tracking device was the Fitbit Ultra way back in 2012 (I reviewed it on one of shinyshiny's past projects, Connected Health), so you could say I have a soft spot for the brand and its range of subtle, colourful fitness gadgets. Needless to say, Fitbit's…
Tom Hanks tops the App Store chart with Hanx Writer
Celebrities seem to constantly be trying to jump on the app bandwagon, and Tom Hanks has become the most recent A-lister to do so, with the Hanx Writer app, which recreates three classic typewriters on screen, sound effects and all. Written by Hanks himself, the intro on Hanx Writer, which has already topped the App…
Youtube is set to launch Spotify competitor, Music Key
YouTube looks set to launch a launch a new subscription music service, offering access to over 200 million tracks and concert footage and remixes, along with videos in a bid to take on Spotify and other streaming services. According to Android Police, the service,, will be known as Youtube Music Key, and will be ‘offering…
Mobile rumours: Shamu may not be the Nexus 6, Microsoft/Samsung patent dispute over?
The world of mobile news is scary and complicated, with rumours flying about all over the place about what the many different companies are planning on doing. If you don’t know what you’re looking for then chances are you won’t get very far, so to ease your burden here are some of today’s biggest mobile…
Apple rumours: No RAM Upgrade, more on the USB cable, sapphire glass comes up yet again
Those Apple rumours just keep coming, especially coming up to the iPhone 6′s rumoured launch window, and keeping up with them all is proving to be a difficult task. To keep you up to speed, here is today’s round-up of the biggest Apple rumours and news. 1. Unbelievable rumour of the day: the iPhone 6…
