I think it is fair to say that this year the great British summer has been a bit of a wash out. Now that festival season is drawing to a close it may be time to hang up your wellies and put on your slippers to enjoy the iTunes Festival from the comfort of your warm, dry home. The festival … [Read more...]
Eton’s Solar iPod Speakers
The off-grid lifestyle really appeals to me. Not in an "I'm a neo-nazi and I don't want to pay taxes" type way, but in a "I'd like to live in a cabin in the woods and make furniture out of hazel twigs" type way. So, when something like the Eton Soulra XL Solar Powered iPod Speaker Dock (£199.99, … [Read more...]
Mobile Gaming: Tiny Troopers Review
Finnish developers Kukouri have teamed up with Chillingo to give us Tiny Troopers, a game that seems unashamedly influenced by Sensible Software’s 1993 classic Cannon Fodder. Even the tagline “Give war a chance” seems like a blatant take on Cannon Fodder’s classic theme tune. Drawing inspiration … [Read more...]
The Apple-friendly Innergie PocketCell phone charger
Portable phone chargers have become something of a necessity of late. Remember the good old days when phones lasted for nearly a week on one charge and you didn't start every phone conversation with "my battery's really low so we might get cut off"? Well, those days are long gone. Now you're … [Read more...]
Five Dorky Pieces of Furniture of the Future
If you have a funky, eclectic style like me, you're always looking for something that'll light up your space; literally. And I'm not talking about the gaudy side lamp Aunt Milly gave you for your birthday. No. What I'm talking about -- my dorky devotees -- is the future of home decor. Here is … [Read more...]
Four of the best portable phone chargers
Remember the old days, when a Nokia 3310 used to last half a week? Good times. New technology is a massive battery suck. It's the payoff for having constant access to your Twitter, Facebook, email and Angry Birds on the go. Which is why the average phone now rarely lasts longer than a day (if … [Read more...]
PURE Orla Kiely DAB digital radio
We don't listen to the radio that much in my house. I blame this entirely on the lack of beautiful radios, rather than my penchant for trashy intellectually stimulating TV programs. This could all change now with PURE's collaboration with Orla Kiely in creating a new DAB radio. The DAB radio, … [Read more...]
Why Apple's Ping won't catch on
Twitter/Facebook + iTunes x music = Apple's Ping Another end-of-summer evening, another Apple press conference. They have become a way of marking the eternal passage of time and your own undeniable mortality, right morbid gadget fans? Well, this conference bought the announcement of Ping, which … [Read more...]
Four pretty iPod speakers
We've looked at speakers in the past for children, wireless speakers for those fed up of tripping over USB leads all the time, and the high tech BOSE SoundDock 10. But what about those of us who like to combine our dorky love of gadgets with our preference for seriously pretty … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day gifts for geeks
C'mon now, you didn't think we'd get through February without at least one Valentine's Day post, did you? I know it's all a scam thought up by Hallmark to get us all spending money, but well....it's all a bit of fun really. Floundering for ideas for the dork you desire? We've come up with a few … [Read more...]
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