Author: Hayley Minn
Staff Writer
Hayley covers news, which tech accessories you should buy, smart shopping updates and, with a passion for and background in entertainment, keeps you abreast of what celebrities are getting up to on Twitter and Instagram. As a perpetual singleton, she is always looking for new ways to date in London, whether that be through apps or events.
Colour-changing fabric has been created. We can now all die happy!
Material studio The Unseen has created something that we never knew we needed but it looks incredible - colour-changing fabric, so basically a mood ring in clothing form! This material, created by The Unseen and artist Lauren Bowker, works through an ink in the fabric that reacts with fluctuations in the air pressure to change…
The Pebble smartwatch is now available in #FreshHotFly colours
If you’ve been holding out for the original Pebble smartwatch to be given a design overhaul, to be as stylish as the Pebble Steel, you’re in luck, as it’s been given some bright new colour combinations today. Available for a limited time, you can now get the Pebble smartwatch in Fresh Green, Hot Pink and…
Is this the UK’s cheapest laptop – Ebuyer’s Lenovo B50?
Ebuyer.com is selling what it claims is the cheapest laptop on the market, at £199.98, in the shape of the Lenovo B50. While eagle-eyed laptop lovers will realise this is the same price as HP’s 255 G1 laptop with Ubuntu, this Lenovo B50 laptop is being offered with £30 cash back until the end of August,…
This Crosley and Urban Outfitters UO X Crosley Sterling record player is STUNNING!
Crosley have made some lovely looking record players in the past, but this one could be its most stylish yet. Spotted by Retro2Go the UO X Crosley Sterling is a Dansette style player that spins vinyl at 33, 45 and 78rpm. It has removable legs, is housed in a faux leather-clad casing, and sports a…
shinyshiny speaks to Up & Running’s Shauna Reid on running 5K, starting a business and Twitter trolls
We all know how hard it can be to actually start running. Even with the best intentions, sitting in bed watching everything on Netflix will always be more naturally enticing than actually getting your trainers on and exercising outdoors. There are always apps that can help you along the way, but sometimes even that isn’t…
Pact is the app that fines you ACTUAL money for not going to the gym or eating your greens
Do you, like a lot of other people out there (including us), have trouble sticking to your original plans to eat super-healthy and go to the gym, despite all your best efforts? Pact may be the app for you then! Pact is a new fascinating app, where you pay the price, with ACTUAL money, for…
Ask Zappos is giving you a personal shopper for all your online shopping needs
Do you sometimes feel that your online shopping experience is lacking a personal shopper to help you find exactly what you’re looking for? Well, it looks like that could be a thing of the past, as online retailer Zappos has unveiled a new service that aims to help shoppers find specific products by taking item…
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…
Viddy is the DIY pinhole camera you didn’t know you needed
This DIY pinhole camera kit may just be the cutest thing we’ve seen on Kickstarter in while, and its name is Viddy. Designed by London-based Kelly Angood, Viddy takes less than 30 minutes to make, and makes any photo look that little bit vintage and kitsch. Once constructed, the Viddy kits, which are made from…