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Our favourite office gadgets

August 31, 2012

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We all love them and often need them to get through the day, so here are some awesome Office Gadgets for you to brighten up your office: Office filing system: Source: demilked.com via Thomas on Pinterest   A USB coffee cup warmer- brilliant: Source: designyourway.net via The Roger on Pinterest   Got coffee granuals or [...]

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Vimeo announces new features

August 30, 2012

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Vimeo have announced a range of new features. And in a great case of practising what they preach, they haven’t just  gone with a dull printed press release, they’ve put it all in a cool video with creatures of the forest and tree ghouls named Mike.   Essentially the new featurse are Advanced Uploading, Dropbox integration, [...]

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Apple vs. Samsung: The Battle Rages On

August 29, 2012

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Okay, I admit it. I am probably what you would call and Apple “Fangirl”. I have had an Apple computer since the age of 15, I have four iPods (and yes, each one has a different purpose and occasion) and I am suffering my cheapo phone for a few months beyond its contract so I [...]

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Man’s (rechargeable) best friend

August 28, 2012

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If you thought London 2012 was impressive you haven’t seen anything yet… Last weekend, 26 teams from across the globe arrved in Bristol to compete in the FIRA RoboWorld Cup, essentially a ‘robot Olympics’. Different robots will participate in a variety of events, from football to weightlifting, to determine which model is the greatest in [...]

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The Best Pics from the Mars Rover

August 14, 2012

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If you don’t know what the Mars Rover is, where have you been? The internet is all a-twitter with goings-on from the Curiosity Rover, which NASA successfully landed on the planet surface just a week ago.  The Curiosity Rover, an Automated Robot, will be roaming the planet for the next 2 years looking for evidence [...]

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Kickstarter: What’s Hot

August 9, 2012

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Kickstarter Jumpshot Project

We’ve recently wrote about some of the most successful projects on Kickstarter. After that introduction, we are now looking for the most exciting techie ideas and upcoming innovators! Many of the projects trying to get founds on the platform are very unique. Seeing something that comes together because a group of  passionate people want to see it happen is very [...]

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Robots Robots Everywhere

July 23, 2012

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The Da Vinci surgery robot

Well friends it looks like all is lost. I’ve been stamping my feet, bawling my eyes out and I’ve screamed and screamed until I was sick, but my warnings have went unheeded. It now looks like the robot apocalypse is inevitable. I’d been hoping that there would be public outrage and mass anti-robot protests when [...]

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Google Glass, EyeTap and the Unexpected Problems of Being a Cyborg

July 19, 2012

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We’ve been hearing a lot of hype about Google Glass, a new project that’s purporting to be the next step of mobile computer devices. If you’re not part of the back-to-basics movement in internet culture, it actually sounds like a pretty fascinating idea: a computer headset that brings all the functionality of a smartphone right [...]

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Our Favourite Portal Pieces

July 18, 2012

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Okay, how come I didn’t come across this until today?! According to Mashable, Lego is releasing a Portal set. Okay, I know I’m not a ten year old any more, but it still looks pretty sweet. It may be a few months before it is on the shelves, but still. Something to put on my [...]

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Skype to be integrated into Office 2013

July 17, 2012

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Skype screen snaps collage

Microsoft has just announced that Skype will be fully integrated into its new Office 2013 suite. Last year Microsoft bought Skype for a whopping $8.5 billion. The deal left many people wondering what Microsoft was planning for Skype. Would they leave it as is? Or did they have a master plan for the popular video [...]

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