Having a great playlist on your phone is all well and good, but the problem is, it’s only on one device. So if you decide to move around your home for some reason, you’ll either have to undock your phone and lose the improved sound, or turn off the music until you get back. Not a great solution. This is where the Auris Skye WiFi Music Receiver comes into play. This little gadget attaches easily [...]
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As consumer continue to demand more green products, creative minds in the construction industry keep coming up with mew and innovative products. One of these is Nu-Wool Premium Cellulose Insulation, a spray-in-place product made from at least 85 percent recycled newsprint and a borate formulation for fire resistance. 
Cellulose takes less energy to produce and transport, meaning that fewer emissions are released in making it. This product [...]
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Retroheads wake up! This is the tool you’ve been hankering after ever since the *good* old days. Why put up with modern inferior games controllers, when you can enjoy the pure adrenalin of caressing a stylish reminder of when games were games and men were still in basements. The new NES30 Bluetooth Controller for iOS, Windows and Android gives you all the buttons, pads and delicious retro styling, only now you can hook it up to [...]
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Well it had to come. We’ve been dumbing down the language since the times of Chaucer, and in fact recent speech modes now resemble that of primitive man. U rly gd 2 cm wiv us? But enough chit-chat. We’re here to bring you the latest greatest chat messenger evar. Bark. That’s it. Download it from the Android Play app store or from iTunes for iPhone. Then when you want to say something, just press the dog [...]
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There's possibly nothing worse than reaching into a fridge for a nice cold glass of soda, pouring it and finding out that it's gone totally flat on you. Then you have to hate drink it in disgust while you stare angrily at the bottle. Fizzsaver wants to save you from ever having to drink flat soda again. Fizzsaver is a simple device that attaches directly onto your 2 liter soda bottle. It [...]
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Walking is always better when you have somewhere to go. Especially if it's a hot day, or you're hungry, or you know, the internet. Having a destination in mind makes walking seem more like a good idea. Virtual Walk is an app for Android and iOS that lets you plan your walking route, and at the same time turn the act of working out into a game. Virtual Walk is an [...]
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GPS is a bit of a miracle when you think about it. Here we are with the ability to strap a satellite to our wrist and make sure we can locate where we are anywhere on the planet. Completely mind-blowing. And it’s even cooler when you can do it without lugging a smartphone around, as with this new GPS Watch Tracker thing. This little gadget works with both GSM mobile signals and GPS satellite, to track [...]
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Oh how we love it when form and function come together in perfect harmony, and so it is with this super cool bit of fashion wear called the Commuter Suit. Designed by American fashion house Parker Dusseau, this is a fully tailored man’s business suit, which is made specifically for those who prefer to cycle to work, rather than take the lazy way to the top. 
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I’m not sure how your life goes, but from where I stand things can get really noisy, really fast. I’m talking about loud arguments, kid clamor, workplace cacophony and all that kind of stuff. Like Jeff Goldblum said, “oooh, ahhh, that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and screaming”. Sometimes I feel like an extra in Jurassic Park. But now there’s an app which can hopefully help me restore a little calm in [...]
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I feel like I talk about speakers a lot but music is my liiiiiiiiife. I used to think that speakers were just something that sound came out of, but recently I've been seeing some marvels of design out there, and this one takes the cake. The Om One Bluetooth speaker is the world’s first levitating powerhouse of sound. At first glance, it seems like some sort of Photoshop futuristic art piece, [...]
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If you’re feeling under the weather and want to check out if you’re coming down with something then you need more than just your basic thermometer. You need a smart thermometer that can also assess your symptoms and gives you a complete health report. You need the Kinsa Smart Thermometer – the first smartphone connected thermometer. It’s not your regular old temperature checker, instead it tracks your overall health status and gives you a full [...]
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One day motorists and cyclists will be great friends, and the two will enjoy each other’s company, get invited to weddings together and all kinds of nice stuff. But at the moment there’s definitely some work needed to make sure the two can co-exist on the road in a spirit of harmony, and this clever product may help. The Fly6 is a bicycle tail light and HD camera combo, which not only acts as a conventional [...]
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I remember back in the day watching the Fifth Element movie, and there’s one ultra cool bit in it where Leeloo puts a device up to her face, presses a button and a full set of makeup is instantly applied without her having to touch a thing. Cool sci-fi at its best. Well we’re not there yet, but we may be on the way if this new freeware app is anything to go by. The YouCam [...]
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Just a quick reminder folks that we’re somewhere on the halfway mark for our Sony SmartWatch 2 giveaway, so don’t be shy, pop along and give it a go. You could be the lucky winner of one of the coolest Android compatible watches around. So what on earth are you waiting for (yes you!)… Click here to enter.
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Using all these digital screens is all well and good, but sometimes it is a headache. Like those times when you have to use a stylus and you’ve lost yours. Down the couch. In the kitchen behind the toaster. That sort of thing. Now there’s a new gadget which actually makes sense, and could save your sanity. The StretchWrite is a clever sleeve which fits over a standard pen or pencil and turns it into [...]
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There’s no doubt the market is heating up for low end budget Android smartphones. Whereas before it was hard to find anything at a low end price which didn’t run like a dog and look like one too, nowadays the budgets have all – mostly – grown up, which is good news for the buyer, even if there’s not so much profit for the retailers. We take a look at one of the newest budget [...]
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Picking a baby name is really, really hard. You have to agree with at least one other person if not legions of family who all want to weigh in. Now you no longer have to worry about whether or not the greatest struggle of modern times will befall your child. With Awesome Baby Name, you can choose from a list of names that still have open domain names, thus ensuring [...]
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Apparently we don’t spend enough quality time with our offspring these days, which is the cue for a new product which is designed to help us chat to the little ones from a distance. We’re not sure what’s wrong with Skype, but hey, we’re not marketing geniuses, so what do we know? Toymail is a cute little character which connects to your WiFi network and then lets you send it messages from anywhere, which can then [...]
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English is a pretty popular language nowadays, even though it’s not the easiest to learn. Too many weird words – dear, deer, die, dye, their, there – to name but a few, as well as all that tricky grammar stuff. But now you can use a new free bit of software to help make things easier. Ginger Page runs on Android, iPhone and PCs, and is billed as an ‘English writing enhancement app‘. Once downloaded and [...]
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I love productivity software and I am definitely overly attached to my cell phone. Constantly shooting emails, sharing pictures and files. Not to mention jotting down notes for future projects. Sometimes I text myself things so I don't forget, but mostly I rely on apps like Simplenote to help me keep track of my life. Simplenote is an app for taking notes. That's it. Just a plan text program for jotting down ideas [...]
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Have you ever just wanted your computer screen to be a touch screen? But you don't want to spend all that money on an actual touch screen monitor or tablet? Ractiv has the answer in the form of the Touch+, the gadget that converts any screen into a touch screen. The Touch+ clips onto your existing monitor or sits on a flat surface and tracks your fingers using cameras, and so lets you [...]
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