Category: Gadgets
10 handy gadgets & accessories for travellers
[nextpage title="Next"] So, a trip's on the cards. You might think that going travelling is about switching off your gadgets and switching into relaxation mode, but even the most minimalistic of travellers can benefit from these electronic essentials. We've put together a list of some of the handiest travel gadgets around today. From waterproof cases…
Google is ending the Google Glass Explorer Programme
In a few days time, Google Glass will no longer be available in its current form. That's because Google is ending the Google Glass Explorer Programme to "focus on what's coming next". The announcement came yesterday in a Google+ post from the Glass team, and it means that Google will no longer be producing the…
Robotbase’s Personal Robot wants to be the personal assistant of your dreams
A U.S company called Robotbase is developing a personal robot in part thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, which has already raised $74,701 (of a $50k goal) with twenty days still to go. Informatively (if not imaginatively) called Personal Robot, their design consists of a 1m 27cm stand on a round base, with a round screen…
Fujitsu’s smart ring can translate air writing into action
Fujitsu have developed a new smart ring that’s the first wearable to be able to turn in-air ‘handwriting’ into text. The nifty wearable can translate finger-waving into different alphabets, including Chinese characters, and apparently reproduced numbers with 95% accuracy even when people had no instructions on how to use it. It’ll let users save memos,…
Could a dishwasher and table combination be the future of kitchens?
On one hand, it seems a bit entitled and lazy to complain about what a hassle it is to fill and unload the dishwasher, given that some people don’t even have access to running water and all. On the other… well, there’s a lot of bending, isn’t there? But maybe there’s another way. Treehugger spotted…
Apple has a patent for a GoPro-style remote controlled camera
There are a lot of very lucrative markets in tech these days, and it almost seems as though Apple is involved in them all. Not quite, but the company has just been awarded a brand new patent for an action camera. According to Patently Apple, the patent was originally filed in 2012 and features a…
Tesco’s Google Glass app is the most bizarre way to do your shopping
Smart devices have made out lives infinitely easier, and one of the ways they've done that is by letting us do our shopping away from both the computer and the supermarket. Tesco has gone one step further by implementing that app on Google Glass. The app functions in exactly the same way as a barcode-scanning…
CES 2015: The iSketchnote transfers notes and sketches to your iPad
Ever wished you could easily transfer all your sketches, drawings, diagrams, brainstorms and mad musings from your notebook to the digital world? Well, at CES 2015 the iSketchnote was unveiled, a pen, app and drawing slate combo that can do just that, turning your offline scribbles into files that can be shared and edited on…
CES 2015: Whirlpool has created the Interactive Kitchen of the Future
CES has brought us tons of new technology to help home security this week, but Whirlpool has taken to the tech event in Vegas to imagine the future of a fully connected kitchen and laundry system too. Starting with the centre of the home, the kitchen, Whirlpool debuted the Interactive Kitchen of the Future 2.0,…
CES 2015: Gibson Trainer headphones are the over-ears keeping runners safe
When we think of headphones for running in, we'd never go for over-ears. Just thinking of how much we'd sweat makes us, well, sweat. However, there are obviously still those who prefer over-ear headphones, and Gibson is aiming to satisfy those individuals' needs with these new Trainer headphones. Announced at CES, these Trainer headphones, made…
