The biggest headache with Wi-Fi is usually around trying to find somewhere to hook up for free on a secure connection. However, some people now suggest that exposure to Wi-Fi could be hazardous to your health, leading to headaches as well as nausea and other types of pain. Someone who has been in the news because of exactly this issue is a lady called Mary Coales, who...
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If you are looking for the ideal Christmas present for this year then maybe you have already started casting your eyes towards the range of gadgets on offer. There are plenty on offer, ranging from absolutely brilliant to completely useless. So where does the self-stirring mug fit into this range of possible festive gifts? The first point to bear in mind is that the physical...
It’s not often that a simple, cheap gadget promises to change your life for the better. Yet, anyone who has suffered from soggy biscuits in their tea for years on end will quite possibly drop to their knees and give thanks for the arrival of the Cookie Catcher. To start with, we need to understand that dunking a biscuit into some tea is one of life’s greatest little...
The latest BlackBerry device to hit the news is the upcoming model called Q20 but widely known as the BlackBerry Classic. A series of leaked images have given us an idea of what to expect from it, although the official launch looks like it won’t happen until November. The new BlackBerry was announced at this year’s Mobile World Congress but there were no photos made...
If you enjoy using social media sites then is it something that you think is a good thing for your life or not? There have been a number of interesting studies on the effects of social media recently. However, the latest one suggests that using these sites might make us trust others less. The research was carried out by Francesco Sarracino from STATEC – which is...
Anyone who still has any doubts about whether cats are evil might find their mind made up when they hear about the WarKitteh gadget which has recently been in the news. A chap called Gene Bransfield is behind this small Wi-Fi hacking device but it is our feline friends who can do the dirty work for him. Gene is a security engineer and he came up with a cat collar that...
The latest cut price phone to come out from Microsoft will cost a mere £15. That sounds great, so what’s the catch? The problem with the Nokia 130 is that it doesn’t have a data connection, meaning that you can’t go online, download apps or do any of the other cool stuff that you really want to do. What is does allow you to do is make phone calls, send text messages,...
Could tablets provide a solution for anyone with vision problems? It seems unlikely but researchers are working on a display that could do just that. The prototype tablet display that is being researched basically compensates for any vision problems the user might have. So how does it do that? Well, the software in the tablet alters the light that is emitted by each of...
Anyone who wants a simple introduction to the world of 3D printing will we pleased to see that Amazon has launched a 3D printing store. This new store gives customers access to a big variety of products that are ready to get brought to life through the magic of 3D printing. The Amazon store looks as though it will offer one of the biggest internet collections of 3D printing...
Internet users in London will be pleased to see that the capital will soon be a 5G city. If you thought that 4G was fast then wait until you see how fast 5G is. London Mayor Boris Johnson has said that the city will be ready for 5G by 2020. This is expected to make it the first major city to offer a 5G mobile network. The scheme is part of the plans to invest in London...