The aurora borealis is a beautiful light display in the Arctic and Antarctic. Many people trek from all over the world just to look at them for a short time. It has vivid lights that seamlessly ebb and flow into each other that are caused by solar winds way up in the atmosphere. Just looking at it makes you feel as if you’re in a dreamlike state.
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We always wondered what life would be like if we were in a video game. If we could level up and gain bonuses from everyday activities, a lot more would get done in a day. While you can’t get experience points or awesome weapons, you can get a Striiv. This will give you the feeling of being in a game, but will only give you rewards based on how much you exercise.
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As human beings, we have a very organic shape. There are curves and slopes that conform to the things we interact with because we are squishy. It is not very surprising then that things like the iPad 2 are not very easy to snuggle up with. They have a rather cold, hard, geometric design that seems like it is only comfortable when its on a stand.
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Summer always seems to be such a distant dream in the middle of winter. We always enjoy sunny weather because our moods are regulated by light. Even your anxiety levels can start to become a little high if you’re trapped in cloudy weather for too long. If you’ve ever the effects of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), then chances are you need a little ray of sunlight to brighten up your day.
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One of the depressing things about modern gadgets is the mostly bland, grey plastic design of most of the top sellers. OK, so Apple is the standout with its gorgeous designs, but for the most part consumer technology comes in any color you like as long as it’s grey drudge. What the tech world needs is more adventurous designers and marketeers, and this bunch look like they fit the bill.
Read MoreWe first covered Tweak Me! a couple of years ago, and my how it’s changed. The first thing is it’s been completely updated for the new versions of Windows, but the developer has also added in a bunch of new tools to tweak, over 180 of them in fact. It’s probably safe to say that you’ll find something here to suit your needs. As well as making the interface incredibly easy, the functionality is now bang up to date. For example…
Read MoreAargh photos, they’re everywhere. Who would have thought at the dawn of the digital camera era that we’d be swamped by a literal deluge of images sitting on hard drives across the globe. I’ve got 16,000 photos which have accumulated over the years and my collection is probably minute compared to some of yours. Where did they all come from? Anyway, the number may be daunting but organising them is an absolute nightmare, especially if like me you’ve got some…
Read MoreWe are all preparing for the zombie apocalypse in one way or another. Whether it’s making sure you have enough water, or doing a weapons check for the undead hordes, you want to be ready. However, there is an unseen problem floating about that will be hard to prepare for, and radiation is its name.
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If you are a contractor, consultant, or professional in general, chances are pretty high that you’ll be receiving payments whilst out and about. While it may be cash a number of times, it’s a little hard when you need to run a credit card, and don�t have the proper equipment to do so. You can’t very well take a full-blown credit card machine with you, so why not look to a smaller option?
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There are times in life where a practical joke is necessary. Not because we want to, but because there should be more laughter in the world. If the one laughing at the end of the joke is you, that makes it all worth it, right?
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This ECO-iP4 DIY Paper iPhone Dock can be made from any stiff paper or cardboard material and can be built in around 15 minutes if you’ve got a nice sharp pair of scissors and a printer handy. You can print it out on a variety of coloured (and/or recycled) stock and even customise it with text or a logo if you’re feeling especially corporate. And if you need a landscape version all you have to do is make ‘two little cuts’….
Read MoreIt’s easy to hate junk mail, especially when it comes cascading in through your letterbox day after day after day. It wouldn’t be so bad if it was actually interesting stuff, but it’s usually just special offers for local plumbing services or yet another real estate firm trying to scam you into some deal or another. Tedious…and apparently unstoppable. Or is it?
Read MoreLook around and you’ll notice there’s no shortage of online streaming music services. In fact you could say there’s a bit of a glut, what with all these Last.fm, exfm, Grooveshark chaps and the rest hanging out trying to attract our attention. Each one offers something slightly different feature-wise, which makes it hard to pick out one service which is the definitive go-to place to beat the rest (although if we had to choose we’d still stick with the mighty Spotify).
Read MoreWe’ve long had a love hate relationship with Logitech mice. On the one hand they’re ergonomically designed and feature the wonderfully useful hyperscroll wheel for sweeping through documents and web pages, but on the other they suffer from a fundamental fault after a few years of use, when the mouse buttons start to fail (note that other mice also seem to suffer from the problem, although we’re not sure whether that’s because they’re OEM models made by the Logitech factory). Despite our rant…
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There are some things which are too precious for words. Diamonds, 24 carat gold jewellery, an invitation to one of Kim Kardashian’s weddings. But for us here, there’s nothing to compare to some good old home cooking, lovingly prepared, and savoured over several meals. What you throw away leftovers? Tsk. OK so foodstuffs may not be as intrinsically valuable as a pearl necklace (ever tried exchanging a lasagna for some movie tickets?) but we’ll stick with our choice.
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