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Device chargers are the bane of modern life with a complete rat's nest of cables and connectors behind the average desk. Todd chats to Seymour Segnit from ThingCharger about their Indiegogo campaign for a cord-free charger. The ThingCharger plugs directly into a power socket, with the device's charging connector on the top of the unit, and pass-thru power outlets meaning
XBMC began life as Xbox Media Center, but the platform has come a long way since those early days. It's become one of the hottest platform for HTPC enthusiasts, though it is far from the only one. Now XBMC is moving towards its latest release, announcing beta one of the new Gotham release. "After a year of hard work, improvements
Writing is one of humankind's greatest inventions and it's no surprise that despite the arrival of typewriters, keyboards, mice and voice recognition, most people just write stuff down in notebooks or on bits of paper. That doesn't easily transfer into a digital record but Livescribe reckon that they have a solution to this problem with their digital pens. Todd takes
Griffin Technology showed off two items at CES 2014. The PowerMate Bluetooth and the Merchant Square Case . The PowerMate Bluetooth is a programmable device which connects to your Mac through Bluetooth. It can be programmed to control various applications. You can use it to control volume, scrub through video, play and stop music and much more. You can program
Luiqipel, as the name implies, is the company who waterproofs your phone. But now it has taken things a bit further, attempting to prevent other damage as well. Impacts? Screen scratches? Those are two areas the company is focusing upon. The latest technology is a think film that may look like it's close to nothing, but actually provides the damage
Kiwi Wearables is wearable technology that can be clipped on or worn on the wrist. It works with both bluetooth and wi-fi. The device can interact with both your phone and connected devices within your home network. It has motion, temperature, magnetic and barometer sensors. The Kiwi Wearable also includes a microphone which listens to the environment around the users.
Elmo USA which has been around in the United States since 1973 and in Japan since 1921, offered two new products at CES 2014. The Qbic-MS1 a wearable action camera and the Elmo BOXi T-200 Projector. The Qbic-MS1 is a wearable camera which can be used to take both videos and photos. It has a standard mount and can use
Garmin are well known for their satnavs and GPS-based devices but a new range of wearable action cameras were announced at this year's CES. Todd chats to Maddy about the new cams. Garmin's VIRB range of action cameras are 1080p HD video cameras in a ruggedised and waterproof (IPX7) case, with a built-in 1.4" display and around 3 hours of recording
Todd takes a look at Ford's C-Max Solar Energi concept car, which amongst other things, features a solar panel roof that uses a special light concentrator lens similar to a magnifying glass to improve the efficiency of the photovoltaic cells. Ford reckons that a day's worth of sunshine is enough to charge the hybrid's battery, which is good for 21 electric-only
Don looks through the peephole with Chris Adams from Brinno at their latest home security cameras. Brinno are known for their time-lapse and motion detecting digital cameras and this is the latest addition to their PeepHole Viewer range. The PeepHole Viewer digital camera is designed to fit over standard door peepholes to record activity on the outside of the door, either as
Video chat has become common in today's world, especially in the workplace. Robotics, though, still has a tendency to sound a bit futuristic. Beam, however, has found a way to combine the two, with a robot that sports a video display, allowing for both face-to-face chat and mobility. All of this functionality is controlled by the person seen on the
Earbuds have become commonplace in today's world -- we have grown accustomed to seeing people on the street and on public transit using them. But they can also be a major nuisance. How many times have you moved only to have them ripped out of your ears by the ridiculously long cords which tend to catch on everything? Wireless is the
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