Category: Gadgets
The HD audio revolution: how music streaming is going high-end, and why you’re going to love it
While digital video has seen massive improvements in the last few years with the arrival of formats like Blu Ray it’s fair to say that digital audio quality has seen very few, if any, since CDs first launched back in the 1980s. Until now that is. Chris Price looks at a new crop of digital…
The next Pebble might have a colour screen
Remember last week when we pointed out that Pebble's website was counting down to something? That countdown ends tomorrow, but some people think they've found what we've been waiting for: a Pebble smartwatch with a colour screen 9to5Mac claims to have found a render of a colour screen Pebble on the company's own servers, which…
12 accessories to get the most out of your iPhone 6
[nextpage title="Next"] Having an iPhone 6, or any other smartphone for that matter, isn't just about being able to make calls, texts and use apps. No, there are tons of accessories available to turn it into a camera, a way of playing your music, and just generally personalising it that bit more. We found you…
The Geeksme band will track your sex life for you
These days it seems like all wearables and smartwatches come with some sort of fitness tracking capabilities, so what's a company to do if it wants its product to stand out? The answer is to have that one killer feature, and Geeksphone thinks that it's onto something by creating a band that tracks users' sexual performance.…
The next Barbie will be internet-connected
Barbie’s not exactly known for being forward-thinking and modern – more regressive and gender-normative. But Mattel, the company who makes the ever-popular, ever-smiling miniature blonde bombshell, has announced a new, internet-connected version of the doll that will talk to its owner. They’re currently working on Hello Barbie alongside ToyTalk, an American start-up specialising in speech…
The Mu fold-up USB phone charger gets an international update
If I got commission for all the people who've bought a Mu charger plug after seeing mine, I'd be rich. The innovative Mu is a USB wall plug that folds flat. Seriously. Why don't all UK plugs do this? My white Mu, after several years of faithful service, recently broke. The fact that I was gutted…
Ethertronics wants to ‘steer’ Wi-Fi to extend range
Heading over to the far end of your house and finding that the Wi-Fi signal is insanely poor is a terrible experience. Many devices, like range extenders or systems like Eero, are available to solve that problem, but it still means you have to buy new equipment. Ethertronics believes it has a solution that can be built…
Apple has a patent for an iPhone virtual reality headset
Virtual reality is massive, and it seems like everyone is getting involved in one way or another -- even Apple. The tech giant has just been awarded a patent for its own virtual reality headset, one that is designed to be powered by the iPhone. Officially named the "Head-Mounted Display Apparatus for Retaining a Portable Electronic…
The Apple Watch was originally a lot more health oriented
Across the world right now are countless people eagerly awaiting April and the launch of the Apple Watch, even if it's features aren't that different from other smartwatches on the market. It wasn't always that way, though, and it sounds like Apple's earlier ideas were a lot more focussed on user health. According to The Wall Street…
Will a Clarisonic actually change your life?
Spoiler: I do not know the answer Like haircuts, bra shopping or your method of poaching eggs, skincare can become an arduous lifelong mission. An obsession, even, like a rollercoaster of hope and disappointment with no clear end point, carrying on doggedly in pursuit of THE perfect solution, THE answer that will change everything, until eventually…
