It’s amazing what you can do with a bit of creativity and the right attitude nowadays. Of course it also helps if you’ve got an artistic eye, and the folks at Concrete Revolution seem to have that in spades. Their specialty is taking standard concrete and turning it into something else entirely.
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Phonejoy – console adapter for your phone or tablet comes with 400 game support
There’s a bunch of game console adapters on the market at the moment, all designed to make your phone into a full on gaming phenomenon. Of course one small damper on that vision is the fact that most phone games are designed with touchscreens in mind, which makes gamepad play rather redundant. But now at last a company has actually thought about that and come up with a solution.
Read MorePrivacy Pillow – nothing says paranoia more than a pillow with a hole in it
So this guy rushes up to us in the street, and he’s like…’do you want a pillow?’ And we’re like, ‘sure why not?’ And he’s like, ‘it’s a special type of pillow.’ And we’re all like, ‘really, sounds cool’. Then he opens the bag and we see it. Mind blown.
Read MoreHTC One M8 first look – gorgeous looking Android ultra handset [Review]
The new HTC One M8 was released yesterday and we went along to have a look at what all the fuss is about. The Android smartphone is a replacement for the previous HTC One, and as you might expect is more of an evolution than a revolution. But there are a couple of surprises, as we found out.
Read MoreiRobot Mirra Pool Cleaning Robot – lets you rest while it does the work
Got a pool? Do you hate it when it’s time to clean? Well, we understand how frustrating it can be to clean out leaves, dirt, and even algae from the water. But now you can take advantage of your very own pool boy, without all the bleached hair and attitude.
Read MoreGoogle now wants to Pinterest your inbox
The mighty Google continues pushing the boundaries of email with its latest announcement of a new layout format trial for the Promotions tab. For those who don’t know this is the folder which collects all the ham (not spam), which we sign up for day to day. Things like newsletters, promotional material etc.
Read MoreUnitek 10 Port USB Charger – how many portable gadgets are in your home, right now?
The world definitely owes Mr USB a huge thank you for making our lives easier. Do you remember the days when every phone, gadget, player etc had it’s own charging connector? Nightmare. Just going on a weekend trip took months of planning to make sure you had all the necessary charger bits.
Read MoreKyocera Kona – dual screens, 2 mp camera and phone calls for $6 (yes really!)
How much did you pay for your first mobile phone? More or less than $200? More? Yep, us too. Well let’s face it, cell phone technology is pretty miraculous isn’t it? Beaming sound and vision and stuff from person to person anywhere in the world using a global network of antennas? Still science fiction peeps.
Read MoreChocaByte – the world’s first affordable 3D chocolate printer
There’s no question that chocolate is the foundation of our whole civilization. Before choc there was just darkness, we know this from excavations made in the remote depths of the Peruvian jungle. Then one day it arrived, and all was light and happiness.
Read MoreSuitcase Chair – so what’s it to be, sit or travel?
There are times when you need a long sit down, and times when you need to get going, and sometimes it can be a little hard to reconcile the two options. However, it’s good to know that there are people out there who’ve spent time thinking about the problem, and they’ve come up with a solution.
Read MoreMicro Karaoke Player – carry your own singing studio around in your pocket
Everyone enjoys a good sing-a-long now and then, even if they often don’t admit it in public. The problem is, most times you need to find yourself a decent Karaoke bar and spend money to enjoy singing with your favorite tunes. But now there’s another option.
Read MoreCuBox-i – the little computer that can
It’s 2″ x 2″ small, offers you almost everything that its bigger computer cousins can, and yet costs less than a decent pair of sunglasses. What is it?
Read MoreJustice Caps – hide from surveillance cameras the clever way
They’re putting cameras everywhere, and there’s nothing we can do about it. It’s all for our own good of course, as they keep telling us, but just sometimes it’s hard not to feel that we’re all being a bit over exposed. Know what we mean? Well maybe you can fight back a bit.
Read MoreBattle of The Robot Bands – Z-Machines vs Compressorhead
You like music? See if you like this. It’s a video battle between the Japanese robot band Z-Machines versus the German robot band Compressorhead. We don’t know what to say really. Other than the trite observation that if this is really the future of music, we’re all going to be in a lot of pain one day.
Read MorePowerAll Portable Charger – charge your devices or jump start your car with this gadget
Having a portable charger to juice up all your electronics devices on the go is important but what happens when your car’s battery runs out of power? Time to get the jump leads out of the trunk. Or maybe there’s another way? And one which will offer dual functionality too?
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