* covering the people's tech since 2000 *

Posts by Category: cool tech

Funky stuff, man!

cool tech May 18, 2013 posted by Debra Atlas

Tarot – a cool handy portable power “bank”

As more of us have on-the-go lifestyles, being able to keep our portable electronics powered up is crucial. A new portable power bank called the Tarot by Powerocks is about…

Bookmark This! May 15, 2013 posted by Nigel

Thudit – real time image search from Flickr, Instagram and Twitter

There’s no question that the web is becoming more and more of a visual medium every day. Where once we had feature articles we now have Pinterest, where there were…

cool tech May 14, 2013 posted by Nigel

Pavegen – dance, dance generation…making electricity from footsteps

One of the juiciest targets of the eco-energy industry over the years has been how to harvest the incredible amount of human activity such as walking, running, or even scratching…

cool tech May 10, 2013 posted by Nigel

Captioned Telephone lets you see your calls as well as hear them

Things can start getting sticky in the hearing department as the years roll on, especially when it comes to making sense of calls from your parole officer asking where you’ve…

Awesome May 10, 2013 posted by Nigel

Tailor4Less – men’s and ladies custom tailored clothes for people who hate shopping

Chances are if you’re a busy person you may not have the time or the inclination to spend shopping around for clothes. Men in particular seem to dislike the process…

Bookmark This! May 9, 2013 posted by Nigel

MangaHigh – who said math has to be boring?

If there’s one thing guaranteed to scare most school children to their core, it’s the thought of doing another math test. All that trigonometry, algebra, equations and other implements of…

Bookmark This! May 7, 2013 posted by Nigel

URList – cool new service lets you create, share and discover lists with style

Everyone loves lists. There’s something about a set of connected data points that really pleases the brain. It’s as if we mentally applaud the time saving that comes from gathering…

cool tech May 6, 2013 posted by Nigel

Epic Citadel demo shows what kind of games we can soon expect to play in our browsers

Anyone who has doubts about the ability of the humble web browser to become a games platform of distinction need look no further than this new Epic Citadel demo featuring…

Awesome May 2, 2013 posted by Nigel

Adlens Hemisphere – variable focus glasses let you instantly dial in your perfect prescription [Review]

If you wear glasses, you’ll know a few truths that other mortals do not. For one thing, it’s easier than you think to lose or misplace your set. For another,…

Awesome May 2, 2013 posted by Nigel

The Decelerator Helmet – could living our life in slow motion be a way to combat data overload?

If you’ve ever wished that things weren’t so stressed and life wasn’t moving so fast, then you might appreciate the technology that German art student Lorenz Potthast has embedded in…

Bookmark This! April 30, 2013 posted by Nigel

Kindle Book Maker – free online service makes it easy to create your ebook blockbuster

If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a bit of an author, there’s never been a better time to dive in and try your hand at writing that blockbuster novel. Amazon,…

cool tech April 25, 2013 posted by Nigel

Western Digital Ultra Slim WD Blue – do these incredibly thin hard drives suggest we’re about to get terabyte tablets?

Western Digital has just announced the first of a range of Ultra Slim WD Blue 2.5 inch hard drives, which at 5mm in size are about half the thickness of…

cool tech April 20, 2013 posted by Debra Atlas

GE’s new Cafe refrigerator heats and cools too

A refrigerator that dispenses cold water is nothing new. But one that heats water for tea is amazing. General Electric’s new Café French door refrigerator features a hot water dispenser…

cool tech April 19, 2013 posted by Nigel

Morph Wheels – could these amazing folding wheels revolutionize the personal transport business?

Billed as the world’s first ever foldable wheelchair wheels, these Morph Wheels actually started life as a folding bicycle design, but the developers quickly realized that there was a huge…

cool tech April 18, 2013 posted by Nigel

Navevo ProNav 420 – the world’s first cyclist friendly truck GPS system

Wherever you’re driving one thing is a given…trucks and cyclists don’t get along. One’s too big and the other too darn uppity to be real close friends, which is why…