If you’ve ever gone to the gym and had a really awesome workout, you know that the next best place to go is a hot tub. Is will help you de-stress, and sooth muscles which are definitely going to start aching. Have you ever wondered what might happen if you were to combine these two experiences together into one crazy workout machine?
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Well it had to happen. While we were all looking over our shoulders at the Terminator class robots, with steely eyes and a fondness for ripping heads off tourists, the Japanese have been perfecting the most dangerous and sinister robots of all. The household pet. You think we’re joking? Well just take a look at their latest offering.
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It may be a sign of the times, but it looks as though there are people who are really considering making the switch from the mighty iPhone to the Android mobile phone platform. That’s not to say there aren’t a lot of people doing the opposite too, it’s just that prior to the rather lacklustre iPhone 5 launch, people wouldn’t openly discuss such a move, at least not with a straight face. Over the past weeks, I’ve had a couple…
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The Humble Bundle guys are at it again, only this time, instead of offering great games for us to buy at whatever price we want, they’ve gathered together a collection of six top science fiction ebooks for our enjoyment on the same terms. The Humble eBook Bundle features titles from top class authors like Neil Gaiman and Cory Doctorow, and you’re free to pay $1 if that’s all you think the books are worth, although you should try and remember…
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We would all love to stop the march of progress and slow down our crumbling bodily functions, but the technology still remains very science fiction. However a new system developed with the aid of Professor Christofer Toumazou at Imperial College, London, may offer a way to hold back Olde Father Tyme, at least as far as wear and tear of our skin is concerned.
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Riding a bike is a cheap, environmentally friendly way to get from point A to point B. However, there is some maintenance to keep up with. You need to make sure you have functioning parts, and tires full of air. However, no one wants to carry a bike pump around for “just in case” scenarios.
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Art comes in many different forms. Some see it an object that is to be hung up in a prestigious building for others to come in and view. Others wanted to break the mold of only doing art that is supposed to be hung up in museums. There have been many rebellious types of art in existence, but the most common one you probably see on a day to day basis is graffiti. It’s usually not legal because you are…
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Once it hits around 2pm, you feel that slump in the day where all you want to do is sleep. Sadly, you’re still stuck in the office, being forced to wade through three more hours of half-asleep stupor. Dozing off for about 10 minutes during a break would solve this immediately, but there’s never a quiet, dark place to sleep.
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You can never tell when you’re going to need to capture something with a scanner while out and about. Up till now we’ve had to rely on the slightly quirky scanner quality of smartphones in order to do the deed, and it often doesn’t work so well. Cameras are notorious for failing to pick up fine print and detail, especially if there’s bad light.
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You don’t have to be paranoid to worry about the level of privacy intrusion that’s going on across the web at the moment. Most of us have no clue just how much information sites are collecting about our surfing habits and interests through cookies and other tracking mechanisms, and that’s a bit worrying. The ultimate answer is to be ruthless, and install and manage draconian cookie processes, but who wants to go through all that hassle and inconvenience? There should…
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Well it’s official. After a fair amount of ‘is it, or isn’t it?‘ time, nomophobia, or the fear of being without your mobile phone, has finally become a real treatable illness. How do we know? Well it’s moved out of the sensational news media realm and onto the price lists of psychiatric clinics around the world. Scary eh?
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When you hear the word “bicycle”, you probably think of all the parts and pieces of a bike such as the chain, wheels, brakes, and so on. This is the tried and true definition that we all know and have tried at least once. However, this is not the only kind of bike out there.
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If you prefer to use a mechanical keyboard, you know that delicious clacking sound they make when you type. Should you have an email to type up that contains less than endearing tidings, everyone around you will know your emotions by how quickly and harshly you strike the keys. However, this constant background noise might be distracting while playing a game. Thankfully though, there is a solution.
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Halloween is quickly approaching, and if you haven’t found a costume yet, you know that now is the time to get on top of it. There are all sorts of superhero and cartoon characters out there to choose from, but everyone is going to be wearing that. If you want to don an outfit that is a little more unique, why not wear something from a forgotten time?
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Sometimes the simplest solution is the best, and when it comes to high technology it’s surprising how often that proves to be the truth. Take camera phones, for example. They’ve been around a long time now, and every year people introduce new products and gadgets to extend their value, most of which are either boring (oh look another iPhone case) or too complicated for their own good. But now and again, thankfully, we get something which is brilliant, simple and…
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