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PicLab HD: Spice Up Your iPhone Photos

Like many photographers, I've spent countless hours experimenting with a seemingly endless stream of photo apps for iPhone. While Photoshop is great for hardcore RAW editing on a desktop, sometimes you need a quick and simple solution for editing photos on the go. The latest addition to my mobile photo arsenal is a beautiful little tool called PicLab HD. PicLab HD

BASE Sends Photos to Pictures

GNC's Gadget Show Live coverage kicks off with two concept product ideas entered into the British Inventors' Project. First up is Kristina Parkes's BASE which "enables new forms of connection between distanced people, creating a tangible channel of communication through a system utilising flexible displays and remote app-based transmission." In plain English, you send photos from your smartphone using an app

iSketchnote Brings Pen & Paper Sketches To iPad At CES

The iPad is the perfect tool for creativity, productivity, and innovation. However, it's often difficult to draw and write on an iPad using your finger or stylus. The folks at ISKN have developed a solution that will make creating digital art and notes much easier. Jamie and Nick interviewed Claudia Vance from ISKN about iSketchnote, a product that instantaneously transfers your pen-and-paper notes and drawings to your

Monoprice Action Cam and Drawing Display

Starting out with cables and then moving into consumer electronics, Monoprice is well-known for its competitively priced products. This year sees Monoprice come to CES with two new products, the MHD 2.0 Action Camera and a new drawing display, the 22" HD SmartTouch Interactive Pen Drawing Display. Jamie sits down with Monprice President Bernard Luthi and Product Manager Chris Apland to find

Art Undressed (or Cross-Dressed?)

For many geeks, art is a bit of a mystery. What is art, what makes good art and why is it so expensive? And as for contemporary art, does anything go? Is a urinal art? This year's BBC Reith Lectures are presented by Grayson Perry, a "cross-dressing potter from Essex" who is about as far from the Establishment as you can

Lego Bridge

In the Germany city of Wuppertal urban artist Martin Heuwold, aka MEGX, has transformed a dull grey concrete railway bridge into a brightly coloured Lego construction. Here's the bridge as it originally appeared. And here it is after the reconstruction. Of course, the bridge hasn't really been rebuilt with super-sized Lego Duplo bricks but instead the brick-effect has been painted on.

TEDxBelfast 2012

At TEDxBelfast last night I was inspired by the stories of individuals who passionately believed in an idea and then made that idea a reality. From working with autistic children to building a new arts centre, these people all made a difference. Presented in Titanic Belfast in front of the replica of the famous staircase, it was an unforgettable evening. As with