Month: January 2015
Punish unruly teenagers with VexBox, an evil device that slows down the internet
The internet is pretty much a necessity these days, and taking it away access is an ideal punishment for any unruly teenagers. But what's even worse than cutting off access entirely? Slowing it down to pre-broadband speeds of course. That's what VexBox is for. Instead of physically disconnecting the internet, VexBox will slow the speeds…
Gmail users in the UK can now send and receive money via email
Google has announced that its 'Send Money in Gmail' service, which has been available in the US since May 2013, is now rolling out to users based in the UK -- meaning people will be able to send and receive money directly from their desktop Gmail accounts. To send money all you'll need to do is hover over…
Joylent review: day 10 and conclusions – Holly #HealthAndFitnessWeek
Shiny's Holly and Sadie are doing 10 days on Joylent, the EU equivalent of Soylent, which is a powdered complete food for humans. Find out more about the Joylent review project here, and read Holly and Sadie's write-ups of days 1 to 3 here, days 4 to 6 here, and days 7 to 9 here.…
Huawei is releasing a smartwatch, staying away from Windows Phone
If you've been waiting for the opportunity to grab yourself a Huawei-made Android Wear smartwatch then you're in luck, because the Chinese smartphone company has revealed that it will be launching one at MWC in March. During a trip to Huawei's Shenzen Campus, Gizmodo UK saw some documents that implied the company has greater plans for…
Joylent review: CONCLUSIONS – Sadie #HealthAndFitnessWeek
Shiny's Holly and Sadie are doing 10 days on Joylent, the EU equivalent of Soylent, which is a powdered complete food for humans. Find out more about the Joylent review project here, and read Holly and Sadie's write-ups of days 1 to 3 here, days 4 to 6 here, and days 7 to 9 here.…
These new lenses can change from glasses to sunglasses in seconds
Transitional lenses were hailed as a breakthrough for glasses wearers when they first hit the market: you don’t need separate sunglasses or those weird, ‘80s-Dad clip-on shades anymore! Except they don’t always work as well as promised: enter a dark room when it’s bright outside and you’ll be spending a few minutes stumbling around, unable…
TL;DR wants you to write emails in less than 30 words
Email is a very big part of our lives, and if you're not careful you could spent all day trying to catch up on them all. TL;DR is an iPhone app that, as the name suggests, wants you to keep all those pesky words to a minimum. Whenever you're composing a new email, TL;DR encourages…
The Misfit Flash will be able to control smart home devices
The Misfit Flash is an incredibly useful fitness tracking device, what with the six month battery life and waterproofing. Misfit has announced that you'll also be able to use it to control devices in your smart home. Apparently the Flash will be compatible with various product and services. This includes the likes of IFTTT, Nest…
How to be productive, happy & reduce stress at work #HealthandFitnessWeek
So many people I've spoken to over the past few weeks are busy or stressed. That's their default, busy and/or stressed. Instead of talking about achievements or good things or focusing on themselves, it seems like we're all perpetuating this idea that busy = normal, busy = working hard, busy = being a good person.…
Our 10 best pieces from the Boohoo Fit range #HealthandFitnessWeek
[nextpage title="Next"] Earlier today, we showed you our favourite pieces from Missguided's amazing Active range, and where Missguided leads, Boohoo usually follows, and the competing online fashion store has unveiled its Fit range. Unfortunately for Boohoo, Missguided's range tops it by miles, as it looks a hell of a lot more expensive. Plus, Boohoo's range…
