Tunebug Shake: Surround sound in your bike helmet

There’s nothing nicer than the open road and some seriously corny tunes to free the mind and relax the spirit, but bicyclists tend to miss out on this pleasure. They need to be constantly aware of the surrounding traffic, so headphones are not an option, and stick on bike speakers tend to provide tinny audio- [...]

Further details emerge on Motz Miniature FM Radio

In recent years, one of the main advantages of gadgets that the manufacturers promote tends to be due to their super small or super slim size. Laptops, mobile phones and even hair styling utensils are becoming tinier in size it seems by the year. The latest super small gadget to hit the scene is probably [...]

Feeling flabby? Swap miCouch for miCoach…

If your quest for New Year fitness has already taken a nosedive, Adidas has launched just the gadget to get your training back on track. miCoach is an interactive personal trainer which measures heart rate, pace, distance and stride and tells you when to speed up or slow down (safe to say the latter option [...]

Gmail users crying out for a GBoard?

I didn’t realise that Gmail’s usability needed improving. But clearly it does because an American company has launched GBoard: an USB add-on keyboard providing shortcuts for the most used Gmail actions.
This  4.88″ x 3.5″ x 0.38″ keyboard offers 19 functions, plugs straight into a USB port, works with Windows and Apple Macs and doesn’t require a software [...]

iOwner wrist cramp? Take a stand with Crabble

The iPhone has come a long way in recent years, with video, apps and skins to name a few milestones. So when we spied the cryptically-named Crabble iPhone accessory we were mystified how a credit card-sized wedge of polypropylene could dare try to resolve the one issue we had with our smartphone and penetrate where [...]

Hands on: Oral B Triumph with Smart Guide 5000

Look after your teeth, and they’ll look after you’, said my Mum, and that advice has held her in good stead as she’s now 50 without any fillings. We all know we’re supposed to brush for 2 minutes at a time, but in this time-poor world, dental hygiene is an area that often gets neglected. [...]

Bid insomnia goodbye with the new LightSleeper

Sleeping might seem like one of the easiest things to do in the world, yet getting a decent night’s kip at the end of a long day is surprisingly hard to come by. Even rarer are practical solutions to sleep deprivation that don’t involve sheep, lavender oil or watching TV until the early hours.  Despite [...]

Vuzix Wrap brings large screen video to, err, sunglasses!

While most people assume (and quite rightly most of the time) that it always rains in Britain, that hasn’t stopped Vuzix from kindly bringing their stylish sunglasses-style video eye-wear to our shores. To be fair, the company does point out that they can be used whenever and wherever, you want and not just on a [...]

Nu-M8 GPS locator watch for kids

These days, as a kid, you’re lucky if you’re parents let you go more than a few feet out of their view. Gone are the days, for most kids at least, of jumping on their bike and ensuring they’ll be “back in time to tea”. Unfortunately we now seem to live in a world where [...]