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Narrate Your Photo Stream With Shadow Puppet App
Carl Sojgreen and Adrian Graham built the Shadow Puppet application back in April 2013 but it launched at the same time as the iOS 7 update. The ex Google and Facebook executives who are used to building winning apps have created an application for people to turn their photos... Read more
Parallels Desktop 9
It is never easy to make a choice between two very comparable products, is it?  Parallels Desktop 9 and VMware Fusion 6  have just appeared with a week of each other, both have support for Windows 8.1 and the imminent OS X 10.9 Mavericks and both claim enhanced features and improved speed.... Read more
Home Theater Chairs Help Users To Really ‘Feel’ The Action
First there was the home theater surround sound to help users feel as though they were at the movies and now there are home theater chairs to further enhance the home movie experience. There are already commercial versions of the Tremor FX theater chairs at select high-tech theaters across... Read more
Light-Gun Game Encourages Kids To Eat Vegetables
When it comes to getting kids to eat vegetables, most parents need all the help they can get. Some parents resort to ridiculous lengths to ‘hide’ the vegetables in each meal whereas other parents just can’t seem to do anything to get their kids to eat their veggies. Of... Read more
Tokina Makes Rain Dispersion Filter
One of the major problems with videography is the unpredictability of the weather.  Wet weather can mean extra cost for production due to the fact that the majority of the day is spent trying to wipe the camera lens clean. Eventually the cloth stops working as it’s saturated with... Read more
Can Biking Be Fun Again? Yes Says Autobike
The bike is hung up in the garage waiting to be taken out again. But until somebody comes and moves the hills, or explains to you exactly how the gears work on the bike so you don’t feel as though you’re riding through wet concrete everywhere you go, the... Read more
Record Your Dreams With ‘Shadow’ App
How many dreams can you remember these days? How familiar is the feeling that you’ve had an extraordinary dream but the more you focus on it the faster it slips away? The new mobile application titled ‘Shadow’ aims to change all of that by enabling you to track and... Read more
Sony Smartwatch 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Gear
The smartwatch has been around for some time but the technology of the devices brought to market so far haven’t been the Secret Service/James Bond style that everyone pictures when they say the word “smartwatch”. Now though, Sony and Samsung seem to have stepped up their game and are... Read more
Big Screen Gaming From Tiny GameStick Console
The GameStick console will be the latest release from PlayJam, the UK based interactive casual games network. The tiny 2 inch console is part of PlayJam’s vision to provide easy big screen gaming solutions for the whole family at affordable prices. GameStick is an easy to use, highly portable... Read more
Mercedes Benz Self-Driving Car Makes Cross Country Trip
At the Frankfurt Motor Show (Sep 10-22) onlookers were told by several auto giants that the birth of fully autonomous cars was going to be soon. A mere 7 years in fact. What better to prove this theory than an announcement that the Mercedes Benz self-driving car had actually... Read more
Logitech G602 Gaming Mouse Has 1,400h Battery Life
A wireless mouse can be a gamer’s best friend as it allows more freedom of movement when your virtual in-game life depends on it. But what if the battery runs out in the middle of a crucial battle? What if there’s a delay between the commands and the onscreen... Read more
LG G Pad 8.3 Tablet Boasts 1920×1200 Display
LG has officially unveiled one of its most anticipated products, the G Pad 8.3 tablet, believed to be the first device of its size to feature a full HD display. The LG G Pad 8.3 was unveiled just a few days before the IFA 2013 in Berlin, which is... Read more
Sigmo: Instant Voice Translator into 25 Languages
If you’ve been dreaming about the possibility of instantly communicating in any language, just like in Star Trek, you should know that this dream is now closer to reality. With Sigmo, the universal translator.  The device, which translates speech into 25 different languages, relies on a Bluetooth connection with... Read more
Microsoft Sculpt Packs Make Desktops Sexy
Heavy keyboard and mouse users know how important it is to have a comfortable desktop pack. And when clients ask, Microsoft executes, or so they’d like us to think. To answer all our comfort woes, the company has unveiled two sleek, sexy desktop packs: Sculpt Ergonomic and Sculpt Comfort,... Read more
Hyetis Crossbow Smartwatch with 41MP Camera
Smartwatches are virtually everywhere these days, so in such a crowded market, it’s pretty difficult for any newcomer to get noticed. The Crossbow smartwatch from Swiss manufacturers Hyetis, however, is unlikely to have this problem. The Hyetis smartwatch boasts some very impressive features and a stunning design that combines... Read more
PVZ2: My Reunion With Plants Versus Zombies
It’s about time. That’s the tag line of  Plants Vs. Zombies 2, and I am sure that the hordes of addicted players cannot agree more. It’s been four years since the first version was released for Windows and Mac, and while the tower defense game sure has a lot... Read more
Katabatic Solar Tent Powers Your Gadgets in the Wild
Are you a big fan of camping but can’t really stay away from your Facebook account or playing with your favorite gadgets for long? This solar tent might be exactly what you need to feed your tech crave. The Katabatic solar tent offers all the comfort you need in... Read more
SanDisk Connect Drives Stream Data Wirelessly
At home, at work, in your car, in your wallet – one can never have too many flash drives, as the need to store and access data on the spot is forever growing. Just stick them in an USB port and you’re ready to go. But what about a... Read more