Review: Fitbit Flex

Introduction The Fitbit Flex is a wristband that contains a pedometer, it has a set of LEDs that can be configured to measure your desired goal, be that steps, distance or calories burned.  It can also be used to log length and quality of sleep.  It syncs via Bluetooth and an included adapter to your … Read more

iWatch: Apple’s New Venture in Time

  We’ve been hearing about Apple’s sustained interest in producing a smart watch for some time, and now it looks like the release of such a device might not be that far away. Apple has filed for an iWatch trademark in countries around the world, including Japan, Mexico and Taiwan. We’d heard that Jony Ive and his … Read more

Cooler Master release the LED JetFlo 120

Cooler Master who are well-known for manufacturing desktop components have today released a high-performance LED fan, the JetFlo 120. Focusing on “Performance”, “Style”, and “Silence” this high performance fan was designed to be a no compromise solution to cooling computer systems. The JetFlo 120 has slim blades that are surprisingly strong, they slice through the … Read more

The Little Magic Box

    Magic Thermodynamic Box is a UK company specialising in the manufacture and distribution of quality renewable energy products solely to businesses across Europe. Based in Essex, the company was founded to provide the UK with green, environmentally friendly products, to improve the environment and resist climate change.   Everyone is aware of the … Read more

Portable media players – Obsolete or just in need of a makeover?

At this point, you may be thinking, “Why did he call it a ‘portable media player’ in the title, rather than an MP3 player?” However, there’s a good reason behind that. A lesser-known file format, called FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is used by numerous audiophiles – As its name suggests, it’s lossless. That is … Read more

Featured: Shamsi–Illumination through innovation

By Sami Mughal One of my good friends from university recently pointed me towards a project called Shamsi, and I thought it definitely deserves a feature on our website. The idea is simple and based on the renewable energy model. Third world countries around the world have major issues when it comes to electrical power, … Read more

Trialling Nokia Lumia 820-Day 2-4

By Sami Mughal Trial on day 2 has gone better than day 1, but I am not sure whether I am getting more used to the new OS or whether I am missing my HTC ONE X less. Here are some of the notes from today: Battery is quite small, which means it charges in … Read more

Trialling a Nokia Lumia 820–Day 1

By Sami Mughal Thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign from Nokia Connects (@nokia_connects), I am trying out a new Nokia Lumia 820. The message from them was simple: Had enough of your old phone? Want to try something new? Why not give something totally different a try? Try a Nokia Lumia 820, which features the … Read more

Google’s Chromebook

Post by Stuart Bogg. You can find him on twitter: @redjiffy … another of our series of great contributions from our own readers. Would you like to contribute? Get in touch via email, our contact page or twitter! The Chromebook from Google seems to be gathering pace with HP now bringing out yet another version … Read more