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Water Damaged Smartphone? Get To A Dry Box Rescue
If you own a smartphone, then chances are you have, unfortunately, got it wet.  Whether that is wet from answering a call in the pouring rain, or dropping it in your bathtub, it is the most annoying thing you can do to your phone.  Even cracking your screen isn’t... Read more
Don’t Want A Flu Shot? Give Yourself A Flu Patch At Home
There are a lot of people out there who don’t want to get the flu shot. I get it. While some people don’t believe in the vaccine because they don’t believe in vaccinations, there are some out there who most likely would get the shot if it didn’t come... Read more
New Google Glass App Emotient Reads Your Emotions
Google Glass has received a massive amount of publicity since its inception by the minds Google engineers.  Now whether that publicity is good or bad, you cannot deny that the applications of this piece of wearable technology are far reaching.  There are many things that you could use Glass... Read more
Buffalo Wild Wings Restaurants Get Samsung Galaxy Tablets For Patrons
What do you usually do whilst you are a waiting for your food to arrive? Look at your phone right? Well, if you ordered your food from Buffalo Wild Wings, then you can now play with a Samsung Galaxy tablet whilst you kill the time!  Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants... Read more
OCZ Create Lightning Fast 3.2 TB SSD
Toshiba purchased OCZ last month for $35 million after OCZ were bankrupt.  OCZ are starting shipments of a new line of solid-state drives (SSD’s), which offer a maximum storage capacity of 3.2TB.  The Z-Drive 4500 range of Solid State Drives ship in capacities of 800GB and 1.6TB.  The new... Read more
Electronic Membrane Created To Keep Your Heart Beating Forever
“My heart will go on, and on..” I can hear Celine Dion now.  And soon, your heart may be able to go on and on as well, thanks to a revolutionary electronic membrane designed to keep your heart rate beating perfectly.  The membrane is made from a  thin, circuit-lined... Read more
Take A Look At The Largest Aircraft in The World
There are a lot of aircraft in the world – commercial planes, military planes, helicopters, and the list goes on and on. Depending on the type of plane you’re looking at, most aircraft look and act very similar. There’s small aircraft, middle-sized aircraft, large aircraft, and then my personal... Read more
Big Firmware Update On The Way For Sony SmartWatch 2
There is a big firmware update on the way for the Sony Smartwatch 2. At a recent event the devices on show were running build number 1.0.B.4.80 rather than the current 1.0.B.3.46 build. So what changes can we expect to see? Well to begin with there will be new... Read more
Figures Show Android Has Overtaken iOS in The Tablet Market
The big tech companies are constantly battling to come out on top, striving to gain the majority market share with their products. The technology research firm Gartner had made predictions that Apple would keep its hold on the tablet market until 2015. However, a new study by the company... Read more
Food Cycler Lets You Compost Right In Your Kitchen
We all eat a lot of food every year, and as a result, there’s a whole lot of food waste that we just throw out. Some people throw their food waste in a compost pile, but unfortunately, not everyone lives in such an area where they’re able to have... Read more
Google’s In-Car Solution ‘Projected Mode’ Leaked
Following the news that Apple’s ‘iOS in the car’ is set to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has revealed that Google’s in-car solution will be called ‘Projected Mode’ and that it will seamlessly integrate Android devices in the car’s dashboard. Daimler... Read more
Check Out This Underwater Exosuit Worthy Of Iron Man
Underwater exploration has come a long way over the years. Thanks to scuba divers, submarines, and various pieces of ultra-expensive underwater equipment, our eyes have seen a glimpse of a world we otherwise would probably have never seen. But underwater exploration, as we know it, is about to get... Read more
Samsung’s Next Chromebook Looks To Be Getting The Leather Look
The latest images leaked by @Evleaks reveals that Samsung will likely be sticking with the design trait that can already be seen on the NotePRO and TabPRO Android tablets; faux leather. Love it or hate it, the look has certainly become a firm fixture for the company, which also... Read more
This Wearable Device Sits Discreetly On Your Ear
Kazuhiro Taniguchi from the Hiroshima City University has developed a new wearable technology device but it is rather more inconspicuous than Google Glass, being worn on your ear rather than directly on your face. The prototype device, which Taniguchi has named Ear Switch, has an interface that uses infrared... Read more
Israel’s Commercial Planes Getting A Laser Weapon Upgrade
Until recently, almost the only thing fighter jets and commercial aircraft had in common were the ability to fly through the air. Surely this isn’t a big revelation – one aircraft is designed for air combat, the other is obviously designed for air travel. Unfortunately, though, in the world... Read more
Nintendo Stopping Online Play For Wii & DS
It’s no secret to anyone by now that Nintendo is not doing too well in the current gaming world. In a market dominated by all things Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo seems to be struggling to find their niche. Sure, they had a big hit with the Nintendo Wii, but... Read more
‘iOS In The Car’ Is Almost Here
According to a report from the Financial Times, we can expect to see ‘iOS In The Car’ launch next week at the Geneva Motor Show, with Apple teaming up with car manufacturers Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Volvo to showcase its latest project, which Apple has decided to call CarPlay. Apple... Read more
Boeing Develops A Self-Destructing Smartphone For Missions
Following the release of the Blackphone, the most secure handset currently on offer, Boeing has announced that it has developed an uber secure smartphone designed for handling top secret communications, named simply Black. Boeing is better known for producing aeroplanes but has created a smartphone that if tampered with,... Read more