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The kitchen that teaches you French
Okay, so we have long had it drummed into us that French chefs are the best in the world and British cuisine is utterly comical – especially our gravy. But really, a kitchen that teaches you French? Is this going just a step too far? Don’t worry chaps, it’s not some subtle Gallic ploy to convert us all in Francophiles – no, in fact it has been developed by a team…
The sky’s the limit as Sky Movies come to tablets and smartphones
Just in time for the Christmas viewing season, Sky has announced that it is bringing Sky Movies Live and on demand on Sky Go. This means that Sky TV customers can have access to hundreds of films via their tablets and smartphones, as well as at home on their TVs. Sky Movies subscribers can use Sky Go to stream movies on demand over a Wi-Fi connection (there should be 3G…
Seagate’s Momentus XT: Giving laptops a longer ultra-fast lifeline
“Turbo-charge your laptop PC with the second-generation of Momentus XT”, Seagate, the global leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, claims. When you first buy a laptop, notebook or PC, it is great how fast they run and how instantaneous they seem to perform. Six months, thousands of pages browsed on the internet and hundreds of files, photos and songs uploaded down the line, your superfast, ultra-responsive beloved laptop…
Philips Avance Juicer: Buck the festive binging
As you can’t help but notice, it’s the holiday season, with endless exhortations to eat, drink and be bloated. It can be hard to cut down on the festive cheer, hence the popularity of January dates (and don’t worry we’ll be running our fair share of gadgets and apps to slim down features in the new year). But prevention is better than cure. What if there was a quick and…
Canton wireless HiFi speakers – music to your ears?
A new range of plug and play speaker and accessories has just been launched by Germany’s largest loudspeaker manufacturer, Canton, which on paper look set to be high on any music lovers Christmas list. The three products are interchangeable with each other, and consist of the snappily titled your_DUO, your_STICK and your_DOCK… your_DUO – two active wireless loudspeakers that fully support 24bit HD audio technology, coming complete with a receiver…
CATIA Natural Sketch gives digital sketching a whole new dimension
They say many of the cutting edge products we use today began as simple sketches or doodles on a pad. Just ask any automotive designer about it and the first thing they’ll tell you is they always sketch out an idea first. So, it makes sense in our digital world, to utilise the power of computers to replicate sketching doesn’t it? Up to now though there has been a distinct…
Blackberry goes multi platform at last with Blackberry Multi Fusion
The ongoing battle between Blackberry, iOS and Android users as to whose platform is best has taken an interesting turn with the recent announcement that RIM (Research in Motion) the manufacturer of Blackberry is releasing a set of cross platform enterprise mobility tools entitled Multi Fusion. The tools have been designed to simplify the headache facing corporate IT heads trying to effectively manage their employees’ smart phones and tablets running…
Gifts to Relax and Look Good
Did you miss Black Friday and Cyber Monday? If you are getting ready for Christmas, we have a few ideas for relaxation and grooming. Instead of rushing about on Christmas Eve, why not order some of these beauties to make someone very happy or even treat yourself. Come Christmas Eve, relax, put your feet up and wait for the party to begin. We have top of the range massagers to…
Belts and batteries: The future of bicycles
I love zipping around London on my bike, risking life and limb to get to press launch events on crowded Soho back streets. So when Bike Republic (who staged a coup and toppled the Bike-King) invited me to a crowded Soho back street press event to look at some high and lo-tech bicycles I was delighted. Kranium E-Bike KR1 I’ll start with the most obviously gadget-y of the bicycles –…
Eco-gadgets to fill your Christmas stocking and your heart
Do you love a white Christmas? Well, if global warming gets its way, say goodbye to those snowy Xmas days. That’s why we’ve put together this list of eco-gadgets to fill both your Christmas stocking and your heart with self-righteous eco warmness. Powermonkey-eXtreme Portable Charger The powermonkey-eXtreme certainly lives up to its name. It’s got a massive 9000mAhcapacity Lithium Polymer battery – 6x the size of the one you’ll find…
