Month: August 2014
7 ways to bring hotel luxury into your home: luxe lighting, tech TLC and fluffy robes
A good hotel room gives off an air of dignified calm - a great one is a really luxurious treat. Whether you’re visiting for work or pleasure, there’s something alluring about a quiet, ordered space and anonymous bedsheets, with the added bonus of knowing you’re not going to have to do the tidying up. So,…
Let’s all swoon over HP’s new luxury smartwatch
If you thought the Moto 360 was a work of wearable beauty, then check out this new smartwatch from a collaboration between HP and designer Michael Bastian. Pretty good-looking for a gadget, right? Fashionista reports that the smartwatch came about after HP approached online retailer Gilt about the possibility of creating a luxury timepiece with…
Cute Overload #6: This baby monkey needs a bath!
STOP EVERYTHING! For today's Cute Overload, we're obsessing over this video of a baby monkey having a bath. We always knew baby monkeys were adorable, looking like little baby humans and all, but seeing one have a bath, while clinging on to a human hand just warms our cockles. Then the whole towel drying bit…
Ubersnap lets you add music to your photos
Music and photos are part of everyone’s life, so it’s amazing that no one has thought to put the two together until now. Ubersnap has made it possible to use music to give your photos that bit more expressive. Ubersnap allows you to search through millions of songs, and browse by mood, so you can…
LifeTip bra tag can detect heart attacks
A tag which attaches to a woman's bra in order to detect heart attacks is seeking funding on Indiegogo. The tag, known as LifeTip, clips on the front of any bra using a simple magnet. Resting just over the heart, the triangular ECG device immediately alerts emergency services upon identifying abnormal heart palpitations, the cause…
Samsung’s clever colour-changing art installation adapts to the weather
Have you ever heard of synesthesia? It's a complex 'neurological phenomenon' (thanks Wikipedia!) that ties one sensory experience to another. So for example, some synesthetes might link textures to days or colours to emotions. The latter may sound familiar even to those who don't usually experience synesthesia (I always associate happiness with a sparkly blue!)…
Could this light-up jacket make cycling safer?
A new jacket is aimed at making cycling around London (and other cities) safer for women. Despite the stellar example set by Victoria Pendleton and Laura Trott, and the fact that the 2012 Olympics inspired around 200,000 people to get on their bikes, men are still three times as likely as women to cycle, and…
Mobile Rumours: Release dates galore, including Galaxy Note 4 and Nokia 730
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: iPhone 6 release date, more iWatch delays, 5S screen replacement
Those Apple rumours just keep coming, 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. Is the iPhone 6 going on sale on 14th October? Previous rumours mentioned vague time periods that might see…
Google Impact Challenge winners include vision-restoring glasses
Late yesterday afternoon, Google awarded £3.2m to charitable projects around the UK in the finals of its Google Impact Challenge. The competition was designed to find charitable projects that could potentially change the world using technology. The submissions process began in May and entries were then whittled down to 10 finalists, with three winners chosen…
