Lifestyle

Tips for a DIY Mother’s Day Spa Experience

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From your first haircut to learning how to shave your legs, to first-date outfits and breakup ice cream binges, your mother has always been there for you. This year, return the favour with a day of total R&R without ever leaving the house. Re-create a luxurious spa experience at home for a Mother’s Day retreat … Read more

Oxford guide to coffee and WiFi – Cowley Rd

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Long time ago I promised my friend Sami an article about free WiFi in Oxford. That was really long time ago. For one reason or another I got pulled away from doing this for over a year. It’s time to fulfil this promise.

This article intends on being short series, divided into four parts (or regions). Cowley Road, City centre, Jericho and Summertown. I aim to focus on local businesses, not chains like Costa, Starbucks etc. Why? Because small business can be influenced to change, if needed, or benefit from good press.

So, without further ado, let’s start with first area – Cowley Rd.

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Review: Jawbone Up Move

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Jawbone are not new to the fitness tracker market. Along with Fitbit, they have been providing fitness trackers to the masses. However, Jawbone have always focused on providing the premium product to the consumer, i.e. their trackers have always been a bit on the expensive side. Not any more. With the Jawbone Up Move, you … Read more

Review: PearPeel Dual Phone Case

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There is probably a million different cases out there. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if there aren’t more. Truth of the matter is, our phones are our pride and joy. They may or may not be fragile, but nobody wants dust, scratches, or a smashed screen. Covers and cases have protected against all that, … Read more

Review: Pure Evoke D4 Mio with Bluetooth

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The Pure Evoke series have already established themselves as a great range of DAB radios. This hasn’t stopped Pure from constantly innovating, and their latest offering in the Evoke series is the Evoke D4 Mio with Bluetooth, featuring leather effect casing with interchangeable coloured trims. It also includes a remote control to select radio stations, … Read more

Review: Goodmans Go – Durable Bluetooth enabled DAB+ radio with phone charging

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Goodmans have already made a great mark on the world of DAB radios since their introduction recently. This doesn’t mean that they’re stopping though. Recently they have introduced the Go, a durable, Bluetooth enabled DAB+ radio which comes with mobile phone charging capabilities, and features a splash proof design, meaning you can take it out … Read more

Review: Gillette Fusion ProGlide with FLEXBALL technology

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Gillette are known to bring out new innovative razors to the market before anybody else. While they seem to have perfected the number of blades, there was still something missing. Something to look at the various contours of the face. Gillette is back, and this time, they have Flexball technology, fresh out of Gillette’s Reading … Read more

Gillette R&D – A journey through innovation and implementation

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About two years ago, I was lucky enough to be invited to Braun’s R&D centre in Germany. The trip proved to be quite interesting, showing that the humble electric shaver has more technology in it than we give it credit for. Since then, I have been very interested in looking at all kinds of research … Read more

Opinion: Samsung stops making smart watches

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Shaun McGill’s Lost In Mobile is one of my favourite technology blogs. A true blog in a very saturated market, his opinions often express the logical voice, despite his love for Apple. Anyway, jokes apart, he has a great passion for watches, so after Samsung announced they won’t be making smart watches any more, I … Read more