Tell Twitter what you weigh with the Wifi Body Scales
Do you think your Twitter followers would appreciate knowing just how much you weigh on a frequent basis? Well now you can tell them with minimal effort. Simply stand on your Wifi-ennabled Body Scales from Withings and it AUTOMATICALLY UPDATES YOUR TWITTER . With your weight. We reported on this gadget a little while ago…
Yes, working from home does make you more productive
It's official Remote Office Day today, but no that doesn't mean celebrating the single office block in the Outer Hebrides, but rather people who work from home, the pyjama-wearing, chocolate-nomming laptop-bound masses. But apparently British bosses don't realise the potential of letting their staff work from home. Remote access and support experts LogMeIn commissioned independent…
Klipsch update their high-end iPod dock and speakers: iGroove SXT
Want a small iPod speaker from an established name? Well.. Klipsch the American audio retailers have updated their everyman's product, the iGroove to accommodate recent iPod and iPhone models. A pint-sized table top affair, the dock and speakers are discreet but produce high quality sound. "The iGroove SXT has always been our smallest, most affordable…
Cough into your iPhone… and new app gives you a diagnosis
It's not long since we looked at apps that can improve your mental health - Sleep Better and Conquer Insomnia - for example. Well it looks like they're inventing apps to improve your physical health too - or diagnose it anyway. Working on the same principles as popular music recognition app Shazaam, this new app…
Buy the Hadron Collider as a pop-out book
The Science experiment that people feared would end the world, is now available as a coffee-table book, and a damn fine one at that. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN is the world's largest and most complex scientific experiment but thanks to a British scientist working on the project and Anton Radevsky, a "paper engineer"…
Waterfall's Serio glass loudspeakers: fit on your wall or desk
Made of glass and alumninum, the Serio from Waterfall Audio is one of the more unusual looking hi-fi loudspeakers you're likely to find on sale this Christmas. With a heat-dissipating system called Heatstream patented to Waterfall it is capable of dealing with high levels of power from a compact unit. So it can fit on…
Bringing French understated chic to the iPod Dock
Add a little je ne sais quoi to the world of iPod docks, French audio makers YBA have introduced a new docking station for iPod called the iDW1. (more…)
Google Sidewiki – web annotations let you comment on anything
An interesting new project from Google - sidewikis - allow you to comment on anything, anywhere. By downloading a Mozilla or IE extension you can click on the icon and whatever page you're on, a comment box or sidewiki will open up and let you leave a little remark. See the picture above...You can comment…
Emporia's Talk Premium: a simple phone for the 50+
The Talk Premium mobile phone is certainly a bit different. As a general rule, new phones tend to have more features than old phones. But the chunky retro-looking phone from Emporia does exactly the opposite - stripping the mobile phone down to its basic features. Where other handsets let you record music, play videos, listen…
O2 will let you unlock your iPhone
O2 will let iPhone users unlock their iPhones after their contracts with the company expire. After rumours that the network company would keep a stranglehold on the devices, this is welcome news. Now after the initial 18 or 24 month contracts expire, O2 iPhone users in the UK can get another O2 contract or pick…
