The Microsoft Band is one of the newest additions to the fitness wearables market, incorporating a 24-hour heart rate monitor, calorie tracker, sleep tracker, clock and stopwatch, and displays notifications for text messages as well as allowing you to keep track of Facebook and Twitter, linking to … [Read more...]
The Sony wearable that tracks your everything
This is an entirely superfluous and decadent gadget: you will buy it simply for the purpose of indulging yourself. The SmartBand Talk SWR30 Sitting in its minimalistic case, the SmartBand Talk SWR30 looks pristine and tempting. Shiny and light, a little bulkier than a wristwatch with a curved … [Read more...]
Wearable tech to hack your fitness
I think I can safely speak for many of us when I say that I'm really not that good at keeping up my fitness. Aside from all the other stuff that needs doing in a day, counting steps and getting enough sleep are things that seem to just magically fall by the wayside, left to linger as I sit and drink … [Read more...]
Beurer GS58 Driver: The personal scale heavyweight
As a classic yo-yo dieter, I've hopped on and off my fair share of personal scales over the years. In all honesty, very few of them are what I'd class as 'exciting'. Even fewer are stylish. Beurer is aiming to change all of that. The wellness and health brand has already impressed Europe with … [Read more...]
Fun ways to get involved with your community
Since the Olympics, it seems like we've all become a little bit nicer. Perhaps got to know our neighbours a bit more. Made more of an effort to get involved with the community and see what we can contribute. In fact, over 100,000 volunteers signed up to Keep The Flame Alive, the Olympic … [Read more...]
Yepp Mini excellent Dutch children’s bicycle seat
When the time came to buy a bike seat for my daughter I did what I always do: spent ages researching the best children's bicycle seats, whittled it down to two Dutch brands (GMG Yepp and Bobike), agonised over my decision for weeks and finally bought the wrong one. The problem was, I opted for … [Read more...]
Stylish saddle bags and panniers for your bicycle
If you're on the look out for some lovely bike bags or panniers, we've been on the hunt for the coolest cycling bags in town. Check out our round up! And if you've found any other bags we should know about, let us know! Cool Cycling Bags Clockwise from the top left: Basil Blossum panniers, … [Read more...]
More foot hacking: warmer, happier feet with Incredisocks
"Are you looking for comfort when you exercise? Do you suffer from exhausted feet? Then Incredisocks may be just what you need!" So says the press release. Personally, I never expect comfort when I exercise (usually I expect early death and/or heart failure) and the only part of me that suffers … [Read more...]
Hack your shoes better with SOLE Custom Footbeds
Mouldable orthopaedic soles for my shoes that can be customised at home are definitely my idea of a good time. I suffer from back pain at the best of times (who doesn't?) so I have always meant to go and stump up the cash for some proper shoe inserts to help my posture. The Sole custom footbeds … [Read more...]
Wishbone Balance Bike “Apple-A-Day” special edition
The great thing about Wishbone balance bikes is that they start out life as Wishbone three-wheeler trikes (no balance required), convert into small balance bikes with just two wheels for bigger toddlers before growing into a larger balance bicycle for your older pre-schooler. Very clever design … [Read more...]
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