Don’t let the graphics fool you. It looks Androidish, but it isn’t running on Android. The RWatch, retailing from GearBest.com at the following link, is an interesting specimen giving you a lot of functionality in a tiny little space, with a fairly reasonable sub £40 price: http://www.gearbest.com/sports-led-watches/pp_41652.html Set up The app, I guess, only runs … Read more
What is it? We have spoken about this before. We reviewed the Sphero, and the Sphero 2. We talked about these little ‘app controlled’ balls, that fill your living room with action, joy, and embed themselves into many games. Sphero is back with another product, and this time, it isn’t a ball. It is … Read more
What is it? The Epson PS-500, the ‘Pulsense 500’, is an activity monitor from Epson, that features a built in heart rate monitor. This uses an optical sensor, and in fact, if you take the watch off while the heart rate monitor is on, you can see that it is lit green. It measures your … Read more
I missed the Nest keynote, and the teletext exhibition, so instead I took a wander around the show floor. And while that sounds like I went for a little browse, it took me over 4 hours just to walk the full tour around, and I’m sure I still didn’t see everything. It’s supposed to be … Read more
What is it? Presented as a basic wrist strap, this is a daily monitor that measures both UV A and UV B from the environment. It features the ability to set your skin type, and by means of LEDs, lets you know how much time you have spent in the sun (or in exposure … Read more
There is a reason why electric shavers haven’t quite replaced your average razor. That reason is the fact that electric shavers just don’t work very well when it comes to giving a wet shave, and often leave your skin patchy with hair. Enter Braun’s attempt at making that a matter of the past, the WaterFlex. … Read more
I have just had an amazing day, and I plan to write all about it as soon as I can . I was lucky enough to be invited to the McLaren F1 Technology Centre in Surrey today, thanks to their partnership with Gillette. The tour included many amazing things, from the very first card Mr … Read more
It’s not often that I get a text from my wife saying that she really likes a review item. It is even more rare if she says that can she try it. The STM Drifter, ladies and gentlemen, was that rare occurrence. A laptop bag designed for 15″ laptops, this one is made to … Read more
Screen cleaners are not really a new idea. In fact, ever since we have had ‘screens’, we have had the need to clean them. Of course, these days, where we are actually required to touch our screens, the need for screen cleaners has become even more important. We end up using tissues, wipes, and many … Read more
What is it? What we are looking at is what will probably be the newest trend in vacuum cleaners. VAX are not the first one, and they won’t be the last. A full sized vacuum cleaner that runs on a battery instead of mains, and packs in all the features and power of what you’d … Read more