Author: Becca Caddy
Becca is passionate about health, fitness and wellbeing. She’s particularly interested in wearable technology, how our mobiles can help us to get fitter and ways to introduce mindfulness and meditation into our busy working lives. As a northerner living in London, she loves exploring the city, going to the cinema at every possible opportunity and Instagramming everything that crosses her path.
EE customers can roam on 4G all over France and Spain
EE, famous for its bouncy little logo, people whining about its customer service on Twitter and Kevin Bacon, today announced that its UK customers will now be able to access 4G services will they're away from home in France and Spain. Both regular consumer and small business customers will be able to start using the…
Three Over Seven: Print your dream shoes with your phone
Rememeber Three Over Seven? They're the footwear guys behind the successful Kickstarter project The Wool Runners, which promised to craft proper running shoes solely from wool! Well now they're back with a bright new concept that merges our eternal quest for comfy shoes (or maybe that's just us?) with the futuristic tech of 3D printing.…
Tinder dating app to get verified accounts for lonely celebs
Awh you've gotta feel for the slew of beautiful, rich and talented celebs that are using Tinder and getting absolutely no matches. All of the sad faces for them :(:(:(. According to Techcrunch, celebs like Ashton Kutcher (isn't he taken?), Lindsay Lohan and Josh Groban are all using the hook-up app but regular people don't…
Frequency tracks how much time you spend in each app
Android app Frequency is a must for those intent on being more productive and awesome each day, as it tracks how much time you spend in each app on your phone. The app provides little diagrams about which apps you use over the past day, week or month, when you use them and how long…
Garmin's Vivofit fitness band is now available at John Lewis
Garmin's latest wearable, the Vivofit band, is available to buy exclusively from John Lewis today here in the UK for just under £100. The band is a pretty decent competitor when it comes to both price and features in a space filled with Jawbone and Fitbit devices and the Nike+ Fuelband. The Vivofit presents all…
New heating system allows remote control of individual room temperatures
Systems that allow us to control the temperature of our homes from our phones have been gaining popularity over the past year and are no longer just fun toys for uber techy types, so it's no surprise we're seeing a whole load of new and exciting innovations in this space. At Gadget Show Live in…
Moff: A wearable bangle for kids to make life more musical
Remember those really lame "snap" bracelets that came in a bunch of colours? Well the Moff is just like that except AWESOME. The wearable bangle is designed for kids and hooks up to an iOS app via Bluetooth 4.0. Via the app you can choose certain sound effects to be played at certain times, and…
BBC unveils new, responsive and better-looking BBC iPlayer
The BBC has launched a new version of its popular video-on-demand service, BBC iPlayer, today. The new iPlayer has been redesigned, so it looks different and some of its core functionality has changed too. So the recommendations have become much more advanced, the viewing experience is tailored to your device, search is smarter and programmes…
Instagram adds Lux slider to strengthen or soften your selfies
Instagram fans will know exactly what Lux is - that little sunshine icon in the bottom right of your edit screen - a feature that once you press it strengthens your photos with more contrast and intense colours. It's a great button to press when you're working with scenery in order to make your images…
Google to launch Android SDK for wearables
Yesterday Google revealed that it plans on branching out into wearables in a big way with the launch of a software development kit in two weeks' time. According to sources, the SDK will allows developers to create all kinds of wearable devices, like fitness trackers and smartwatches, using the Android operating system. Google has revealed…
