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iPhone 4 Glass 82% More Likely to Break Than 3g
Shattering news (terrible pun, sorry) – tests are showing that within four months of purchase, the glass on the iPhone 4 is 82% more likely to break than the glass on the 3g. Researchers are SquareTrade analyzed accident claims for over 20,000 iPhone 4 warranty owners and compared it to iPhone 3gs claims rates. Their…
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Not Naturally Green-Fingered? Try the Docomo Garden Sensor
It is rare that I get genuinely excited over new gadgets, but this one actually made me squeal with delight like a Japanese schoolgirl shopping for accessories in Harajuku. The Garden Sensor from Docomo is a tiny little sticky thing, topped with a cutsie four-leaf clover design that will help you look after your veggies…
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Ears Overtake Retinal Scans as the New Fingerprints
Just a few weeks back, we brought you news of advances in retinal scanning that claim they will eradicate crime. Now it seems that eyes are out and ears are the way forward. Researchers from the from the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, England, have discovered that rather than…
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Modern Retro Super Funky Sixty Phone
Who cares what the Sixty DECT phone from Sagemcom can do? It looks fantastic and for that fact alone, I am sold. With a round digital display that resembles old-school telephones, a wireless handset chunky enough for you not to lose it down the back of the sofa and finished in a glossy orange, the…
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eLEGS Will Let the Paralyzed Walk Again
California’s Berkeley Bionics has announced the development of eLEGS, a computer-controlled exoskeleton for paraplegics that will allow them to get out of their wheelchairs and walk. Sensors in eLEGS monitor the user’s gestures to determine what they want to do, allowing the paralyzed to walk, and retraining the muscles and nerves of people who suffering…
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Back to The Future Car Comes Back to Life This Month
As an avid Back to The Future fan, Doc Brown’s time-travelling car was and still is my dream car. Aside from it’s time-travelling capacity, the flip-up doors and cutting edge 80s design tit-bits made it the car to end all cars. Now the folks at Wired Italy have teamed up with an Italian car customization…
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Nissan’s Car-Van Hybrid ‘Townpod’ is All Gimick
Nissan used the Paris Motor Show to showcase their latest design concept, the Townpod, a car-van concept designed for entrepreneurs. Nissan says the theory behind the Townpod is that as the lines between our business and social lives are become increasingly blurred, so our means of transport must be equally multifaceted. The Townpod is open…
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Dream Jammies Use iPhone App to Monitor Your Sleep and Shake You Awake
If you actually enjoy being shaken awake by your loved one, then you might like to invest in a pair of Dream Jammies. Alexander Reeder’s technologically enhanced pajamas are connected by a series of wires that resemble some kind of hospital carnage, to an iPhone App that allows you to get shaken awake-up by someone…
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Magnets Can Turn You From Right to Left-hand Dominant
I cannot believe that the National Academy of Science could get away with publicizing such nonsense. Magnets that can transform a right-handed person into a left-hander? Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish. The National Academy claims that if a right-hander, is suddenly conflicted and chooses their left hand instead, a magnet applied to their head at a specific…
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Using Your Laptop on Your Lap Can Toast Your Skin and Scrotum
Now, this is very interesting. We all know that using a mouse without a wrist support can lead to RSI, but did you know that working with your laptop on your lap for prolonged periods can give you toasted skin syndrome? The condition even has a medical name, “erythema ab igne” and can be caused…
