Month: August 2014
Bio-bean is turning coffee grounds into energy and fuel
When thinking of coffee shop waste, we always tend to think of piles and piles of cups, but the average coffee shop throws out around 22 pounds of coffee grounds a day too. With so many coffee shops (sometimes three or four all within the same square mile) that adds up to A LOT of…
Police could secretly film suspects with special sunglasses
Police could soon be able to take covert photographs and videos of suspects, with the upcoming release of these sunglasses from Canadian wearable tech company Recon. The Recon Jet is being released this autumn, and in this video, it's clear to see that the product has been designed with sportspeople in mind - however, the company…
Is David Cameron the only person alive still using a Blackberry?
In shocking news, David Cameron has confessed his reliance on his BlackBerry smartphone, claiming he can run the government from it, while on holiday. We don't know whether we're more shocked at the fact that there's a person out there still using a Blackberry, or the fact that the Prime Minister has actually confessed this.…
Clever new Geometric Music app lets you make music with shapes
This seems like something that could be fun for kids but that’s also riiiight around my level of musical ability. A new app, Geometric Music, allows you to lay down your own beats – no matter how bad you are at making music (or doing maths). Use it to record any noise, from singing to…
Avon has created a #NoFilter lipstick, for the perfect selfie pout
Like so many other brands these days, Avon Cosmetics is hoping to capitalise on our need to take perfect selfies constantly, with a new #NoFilter lipstick. Named the Ultra Colour Bold Lipstick, it’s Avon’s highest concentrated lipstick yet, formulated with Avon’s exclusive Pigment Loading Technology, claiming to give the wearer 'highly pigmented bullet' and a…
3D printers can make medication implants now
Scientists from Louisiana Tech University have pioneered a new way to deliver medication using a standard 3D printer. As Science Daily reports, the research team, which was made up of staff and doctoral students from the biomedical engineering and nanosystems engineering courses, designed extruders (the nozzle that pushes out the end product) suitable for medical-grade…
It’s official: US Copyright Office declares animal selfies can’t belong to humans
Remember the macaque selfie saga that's been raging for the past year or so? Well, the quick and dirty story is that a macaque stole a photographer's camera. She then took a load of selfies. They were the best selfies anyone had ever seen, so sites like Wikipedia published them. But the photographer who owned…
Swiss start-up creates a ‘chair you can wear’
There are many places where it's unacceptable to plonk yourself on the floor out of tiredness: the train, the pavement, the loo. But Swiss start-up company noonee has created the a prototype for the 'Chairless Chair' to solve this problem and allow you to take a rest whenever, wherever you need to. As reported on CNN, the device…
Mobile rumours: Galaxy Note 4 Camera specs, Moto X+1 spotted
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: parked car locator, 128GB iPhone 6
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. A new patent describes locating your car with…
