In a modern Hades, inbox zero would be a replace trying to fill a bottomless well with a sieve as a pointless task designed to drive you crackers. What a waste of human endeavour. The internet is awash with advice on how we can go through life with an inbox as immaculate as Gwyneth Paltrow's … [Read more...]
Cobra JumPack: The perfect car companion
Capable of jump-starting your car, the JumPack really packs a punch – but how does it fare with smaller devices? All of us use battery-powered devices on a daily basis, but there’s just never enough power to go around. Enter the external battery pack, capable of getting our phones, tablets and … [Read more...]
Acer Iconia One 8: First look
Meet the Iconia One 8: a budget tablet so sensitive that you can operate it with a pencil. The lowdown: Intel® quad-core processor Android™ Intel Atom Z3735G Quad-core 1.33 GHz 8” WXGA (1280 x 800) Wi-Fi 16 or 32 GB Flash Memory MicroSD card slot 300 Kilopixel (Front … [Read more...]
Lexus releases Hoverboard teaser trailer!
The Lexus Hoverboard is a stunning thing to behold, from its classy design to the little clouds given off by the liquid nitrogen (I assume) during use – oh, and of course, it levitates! Look at it! It’s amazing – it’s amazing, and I want one. Unfortunately, the Lexus Hoverboard is a prototype … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: These are the 11 projects to keep you busy until the next season
Game of Thrones season 5 has wrapped up, and in true GoT fashion, it finished in style. When he's not at dinner parties, Jon Snow was once again fighting strong north of the Wall. Everyone's favourite characters, Tyrion and Daenerys have finally come face to face. Meanwhile, in King's Landing... … [Read more...]
MindRDR TV – the superpower of choice for the 21st century
We could be on track to being able to navigate TV telekinetically in a technological development that may well prove to be the biggest facilitator of sloth since the introduction of remote controls. How does it work? The MindRDR TV is a thought interface that works with the existing … [Read more...]
Acer Iconia One 8 unboxing
So, this weekend saw me whizzing over to Dublin for a weekend of tech, team challenges and general debauchery – all courtesy of Acer, who were eager to get people more hands-on with their new products. This is going to be the first of a few Acer-centric posts to come out of the weekend, and it's … [Read more...]
E3 2015: Sony’s three big announcements
E3 is the big event in every gamer’s diary, spilling over with fantastic announcements for upcoming games and projects from the industry’s biggest names – and this year’s show is no exception. The Last Guardian Right from the off, the long-awaited sequel to the ageless Ico and the, well, … [Read more...]
Spy – Dork Review
You could almost (*almost*) say that 2015 is the year of the spy movie. Between big hitters like Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Man from U.N.C.L.E and, of course, a certain Mr. Bond returning to our screens, Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig's third comedy team up seems like it could get a bit … [Read more...]
Tomorrowland: A World Beyond – Dork Review
Hello June, and hello the official start to Summer Blockbuster Season (which kind of started when Age of Ultron came out, but now it's actually summer, so... yeah). The next three months are positively filled to the brim with blockbusters, and first up is... well, one that's not been doing too well … [Read more...]