Multimedia: Stereosystems
Annnnnnnd relax: Optimal Office mouse measures and relieves stress
Stressful employees are not productive employees (at least, not as productive as they could be), so Optimal Office has been designed to measure and help reduce stress through a mouse with a biosensor and accompanying technology. Read more…
Dope! Medical vending machines to get you high
The US state of California is launching a clutch of medical vending machines that can dispense marijuana to patients with a valid prescription. Despite lack of federal recognition of medical efficacy, 11 of 50 US states allow medicinal use of the drug for purposes such as pain relief and appetite stimulus. Read more…
Zenware, and the art of clear thinking
There's a new movement online, and it's all about focus. Inevitably, we've reached the stage where technology is so advanced, and the internet so goddamn massive, that we're finding it hard to filter out the relevant from the irrelevant. Concentrating on the task at hand is tough, without getting distracted by various IM messages and calendar reminders. Read more…
Second Life Style is strangely stylish
Now I've never really been one for the Second life bandwagon, having, y'know, a life, but you can't really ignore its huge effect with everything from fashion stores opening in it, to films being previewed there first. Read more…
Steaming Hot Water Tap - filtered tap and kettle in one
If you rely on regular infusions of tea / caffeine to get you through the day, the Steaming Hot Water Tap ought to be appealing. Combining the sort of quick-boiling technology we saw in the Tefal Quick Cup, it's a filtered tap which produced 98 degree hot water. Read more…
Paws for thought:: Would you like a paw print mobile phone charm?
Perhaps it's because I don't have a pet that I find this idea faintly repulsive, or tat I don't come from Japan (where this is available). Read more…
Virtually try on sunglasses with In Revolutioneyes
Sunglasses: cheaper online, but also worth trying on to discover suitability and resulting hotness levels. What to do? Do you spend hours in Sunglasses Hut, only to note down the style number and order them online, making you Most Hated by sales assistants? Or do you order them online and risk looking more Elton John than Olsen Twin? Read more…
An apple a day helps your sounds play
Doctors used to say an apple a day would give you great hearing, good skin and a predilection for hard work and fidelity, (OK, I made that bit up) but there's no denying they're tasty and be it a Granny Smith or Golden delicious there's something for everyone. Read more…
Shiny Review: Logic3 Jivebox iPod speakers
I have been extolling the virtues of the Logic3 Jivebox, as not just another iPod speaker, and now, here's video evidence. I should probably warn you that at about 1:18 I turn the speaker up, to give you an idea of how loud it can go. Just so as you don't play it in a silent office.... Read more…
Want to know how your house is faring without you? Alert Me alerts you remotely
It's always a worry when travelling that your home will stay safe, as news of tidal waves, earthquakes and chavs send fear deep into each of our hearts. Read more…