All this HD, flat screen, 4K television nonsense is fine as far as it goes, but there’s no denying that the romance has gone out of broadcasting nowadays, along with those fine old wooden cabinets and burnished chrome. And when it comes to real olden goldie retro glory, there’s little to beat a rip roarin’ radio show. No high resolution necessary, just fine audio.
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Nose Secret – the instant nose corrector that works?
Question. Should cosmetic gadgetry be outlawed as a matter of public safety? And if so, how far would you go, ban contact lenses too? Anyhoo, apparently there’s a constituency of people who feel aggrieved by the shape of their nose. Many seem to hail from the Asian continent, but it’s a global phenomenon, and there are lots of products catering to this dissatisfaction.
Read MorePenUltimate 7-in-1 Pen – cool pocket tool makes you very handy andy
Things always go a little pear shaped just when you least expect it. Round about the time you’re about to propose to your partner, or when you’re trying to catch the last bus home during the biggest downpour since the Great Flood. Well now you have a small, but probably significant way to fight back with a new pocket friendly gadget.
Read MoreiPassport – keep your identity safe with this RFID case
Wireless, contactless, touchless, whatever you want to call it, the new convenience tech is starting to take off in a big way. In London, contactless cards now account for around 100,000 transactions a day on London transport services, and they’re starting to really take off in stores with most stores now featuring ‘tap & pay’ terminals of one sort or another. But with the convenience, as with everything else, comes risk.
Read MoreRed Ferret Giveaway – Linx 8 Windows Tablet Computer – LAST 48 HOURS!!
Well that went quickly. Here we are noodling along and our first rocking giveaway of the year is almost at an end. Boo-hoo! But wait. There’s still some time left. Yes, you can still enter to win this awesome Linx 8 Tablet Computer, so put down that prawn wrap in your hand and click below before it’s too late. Remember if you don’t enter, you can’t win! CLICK HERE TO ENTER
Read MoreFujifilm Instax 210 – shoot and print camera brings instant gratification
So you thought the age of instant photo printing died along with the Polaroid name, did you? Hah! Over there in Japan it still lives, and what’s more it seems to be even flourishing in some bizarre way. Which is very cool. Maybe it’s the idea that you can deliver your keepsake of the moment to your friends and family without having to email or ‘share’ or whatever. Here you go, here’s a print out. Clean, fast. Immediate.
Read MoreDo Tools from IFTTT – cool online service gives us some mobile tools to play with. But what a mess! Freeware]
We’ve talked about the very cool IFTTT (if this, then that) service before, with its cool mix of automated recipes which you can use to automate parts of your life. The idea is you can set up a recipe to, say, send an alert to your phone if snow is coming, based on a reading of the weather reports, and once the recipe is set up, it just runs automatically every day for you. Neat. Now the company is offering…
Read MoreLopeca – hire a local guide and their camera phone for a remote vacation
One of the things we really take for granted is the fact that we are now connected over global distances with something we carry around with us all the time. No, not our car keys, we’re talking about the phone of course. What we haven’t done yet is explore exactly what that means to our lives, which is why this new online service is actually rather interesting.
Read MoreSignstek Sound Music Beat Activated Car Stickers – an equalizer for your car’s window
Sometimes when you’re in your car rocking out to a sick beat and you want people to know but you don’t want to be that guy with the bass all up driving down a street, what do you do? If you are that guy, stop being that guy, there’s a better way. The Signstek Sound Music Beat Activated Car Stickers helps you let the world know the party is in your ride.
Read MoreTelephone Clock – retro upcycled clock makes you question your life
There’s something about having a clock in the house. Like an actual clock, not a digital read out. The Telephone Clock upcycles an old rotary phone into a cool clock for your home or office.
Read MoreFlipp – the app that can take your couponing to the next level [FREEWARE]
Couponing can save you so much money but it takes so much time. Going through circulars, clipping things, organizing them so they don’t expire before you can use them. Just so much work. Luckily, there’s an app for that. Flipp is an app that shoppers can use to make sure they’re always up on the deals.
Read MoreTHL 2015 – cool new budget 4G Android phone comes with fingerprint security and lots of Octa Power [Review]
There’s a brand new budget Android smartphone coming along at the beginning of next month, and it’s pretty fancy. Not only does it have full 4G/LTE built in, as well as dual SIM, dual Standby, but it’s one of the first of its type to feature fingerprint security as standard, which is something usually reserved for much more expensive handsets. And did we mention the price?
Read MoreThe Evaporative Misting Fan – cool your patio down with this little rainmaker
We’re in the belly of winter right now. It’s freezing outside. So it’s a perfect time to stock up on warm weather gear because summer is coming no matter how far off it may seem. The Evaporative Misting Fan is a device you’ll be happy to have when you’re hanging out outside in the warm weather.
Read MoreP.A.C.O Bluetooth Speaker with Gestural Controls – a stylish hands free speaker
Sometimes clean design lends itself to clean tech. Simple lines and forms become simple useable products for everyday living. This is the case with the P.A.C.O Bluetooth Speaker with Gestural Controls, a simple beautifully designed speaker for everyday life.
Read MoreMyTime – schedule your appointments at a time that works for you [FREEWARE]
We’re all busy. Making appointments to be busy later is one of the most time consuming things. You have to take time out of your day to contact the business, wait on hold, go through the negation of availability and then scribble down the date. MyTime is an app that takes all that hassle out of scheduling an appointment for you.
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