The Floating Light from SUCK UK is a rechargeable, waterproof light that you can plop into a glass of water to instantly amp up the ambience. I really shouldn’t get this excited over a tiny light, but I can’t help it! It’s just so… nifty. For one thing, it’s remarkably bright – like, … [Read more...]
Light Stax – stack up the fun and light up the Stax
Marketed as the ‘LEGO light’, Light Stax LED Building Blocks are a stackable, expandable take on the regular table lamp. Speaking as a long-time fan of novelty lighting (more specifically, the second Tetris light and this selection of increasingly fabulous Tiffany lamps), let me first say … [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...]
Pawsome news for pet lovers! The subscription box service for pets
Welcome to the world of Purrfectbox and Pawsomebox, the monthly subscription service for your pets! We recently mentioned both boxes on our ‘best Christmas gift subscription boxes’ list, and I have since been fortunate enough to try out both of these. UPDATE! Enter our competition to win one of … [Read more...]
Celluence Phase One – cellulite cream review
So, I’m pretty high up on the feminist-y spectrum and believe things like “people should not be held up to an ‘idealised’ version of themselves for scrutiny”. At the same time, I also fall under the umbrella of people who think that, say, Natalie Portman and Kiera Knightley are among the fittiest … [Read more...]
Paperwhite – rekindle your love of reading
The Kindle Paperwhite: it’s great, buy it! Fine, fine, I’ll do an actual review – but the above is a pretty good summary of how the following few paragraphs are going to go. My previous experience of a Kindle was with the original, which worked well enough but had the downsides of being laggy … [Read more...]
Mopp vs Hassle.com: Which is the best home cleaning service?
It’s the start of the cleaning wars! This may not mean much to you but if, like me, you live in a rental property that’s so white even the stairs are painted white –with a TODDLER – then you’ll be excited to know that home cleaning is getting a digital makeover. In the last couple of years both … [Read more...]
Tefal Smart Technology Steam Generators – Excellent Time-Savers
I recently got a chance to preview the latest products from homeware giant Tefal. I've mentioned before that I don't normally get excited at things like saucepans and steam generators, but Tefal's products left me seriously impressed. The new line of Smart Technology steam generators, for … [Read more...]
Tefal OptiGrill – Steak-Baking Made Easy
The people at Tefal have been very busy bees ; they've brought out a whole new rash of products, from saucepans to steam generators. Also new is the OptiGrill, a grill that makes cooking so ridiculously easy, you don't have to do an awful lot to produce brilliant-quality food in the comfort of … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: The winners and losers
This week: Valar Morghulis was season finale that couldn't quite match last week's episode, but kept me gripped nonetheless. While the UK has been enjoying a rainy double bank holiday courtesy of her Maj, the many Majesties in Game of Thrones have continued to squabble and work their way through … [Read more...]
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