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Prototype Smartwatch with Eye Tracking Created
At Mobile World Congress this week in Barecelona  there have been lots of fresh ideas and really cool tech appearing on the horizon. The field of wearables is hotting up and nestled nicely within that field is eye tracking. The EyeTribe are a firm that has already manufactured a... Read more
Decorate Your Living Room With A Lego Coffee Table
If you’re still looking for that perfect coffee table to liven up your living room, (and the PlayStation 3 controller coffee table didn’t do it for you) an Etsy store called Branching Outward may have just what you’re looking for – especially if you have kids in the house.... Read more
Man Builds His Own Iron Man Suit With A 3D Printer
With the advent of 3D printers, people have started making all kinds of crazy things, such as guns, houses, and…superhero suits. One Iron Man fan from Birmingham, England, named Ross Wilkes, made a New Year’s Resolution last year to build his very own Iron Man suit, patterned after one... Read more
Yes, Someone Has Created A Smart Hat
You just don’t know what’s going to go “smart” next; there are smart watches, smartphones, smart TVs, smart cars, smart pacifiers, and now there’s finally a smart hat to add to the ranks. If you’re one who never thought you’d see the day when someone came out with a... Read more
Google Play Music Will Let You Upload 50,000 Songs For Free
Have you been looking for a place in the cloud to store all of the digital music you have stored on your hard drive? Maybe a better question would be, “Have you been looking for a place to store it without spending a bunch of money?” After all, you’ve... Read more
Metallica Making A Comeback Via Cassette Tape
I don’t know if anyone’s bothered to tell Metallica that we’re not in the ’80s anymore, but they’ve recently announced they’ll be releasing some new (old) material on April 18th of this year, and the biggest surprise of all, they’ll be releasing the music on cassette tape. (Those are what came... Read more
Order Dominos Pizza From Your Smartwatch
Dominos has launched a new app for Android Wear and Pebble smartwatches, allowing users to order pizza on the fly and check to see the delivery process. Using the familiar Dominos Tracker tool, users will be able to order a pizza and see which of the five steps the... Read more
Oband Aurora Smartwatch Review
One of the current gadget crazes is the smartwatch, with everyone from no-name startups to Apple getting in on the expensive fun. With a wide spectrum of pricing for this type of gadget, it’s not just the features that will vary, but the quality, too. First of all, what’s... Read more
IKEA To Put Wireless Phone Chargers In Their Furniture
If you use a smartphone, charging cables are a necessary evil; they wear out, they fray, they stop working – and perhaps more often than not (according to my wife, at least) they vanish into thin air never to be seen again – until you buy a new one,... Read more
iRBeacon Device Makes Your Stuff A Little Bit Smarter
You may not be ready to pack up your belongings and move into a futuristic smarthouse just yet, but a new device called the iRBeacon can make you feel like your house is responding to your every command. That’s because the comparatively affordable iRBeacon–originally crowdfunded through an IndieGogo campaign... Read more
HTC Partners With Valve To Create Vive VR
Valve recently announced Steam VR, its own virtual reality platform capable of being imported onto headsets. The focus is bringing the vast collection of Steam developers into the VR business, without losing the largest PC marketplace. To make the platform successful, Valve needs partners, and the first to come... Read more
Huawei Announces New Circular Android Wear Smartwatch
Huawei has launched its first Android Wear smartwatch at Mobile World Congress earlier today, featuring a circular display similar to the Moto 360 and LG G Watch R. The China-based company is going for style points with its first smartwatch, focusing on the design and making it look like... Read more
Samsung Pay Coming Soon to Rival Apple Pay
In a direct challenge to Google and Apple, Samsung are to launch the Samsung Pay mobile payments system. On Sunday, the world’s biggest maker of Android phones started a major campaign to challenge Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The electronics firm said it will not be long before they... Read more
Just What Else Will the Apple Watch Do?
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook is on a tour around Europe before the launch of the Apple Watch, the company’s first product launched under the new CEO. The success of the Apple Watch will mean more than an additional bit of revenue for the company, as many consider Apple lacking... Read more
Wattpad Introduces After Dark, An App Just For Romance
With more than 40 million registered users and over 100 million uploads for readers to enjoy, Wattpad is probably the most widely used go-to source for open-comunity digital reading content. Completely free to use, readers can browse categories, discover new stories, and even subscribe to follow authors and receive... Read more
This Unseen Jacket Changes Colors With Your Mood
When I was in junior high, there was a time when mood rings were about the most popular thing out there. You remember them, don’t you? The rings you wore that changed colors based on what kind of mood you were in? I have to be honest – I... Read more
Xbox Live Gold Gets A Price Cut
If you have an Xbox One or even an Xbox 360 and have been waiting for a great reason to purchase an Xbox Live Gold subscription, there’s probably not going to be a better time than right now to get one. Microsoft have announced that they’re cutting the price... Read more
Apple Watch Event Scheduled For March 3
Apple has scheduled a new event with the words “Spring forward” at the bottom of the invite, most likely an introduction to any new features on the Apple Watch before launch next month. The Apple Watch was revealed in October and developers have been able to work on a... Read more