Could a battery powered scooter that you fold away “define the future of personal transportation”? The man behind the new Immotor Go certainly thinks so. Daniel Huang is best known as having co-founded Mophie but he left that company earlier this year to chase the dream of creating a scooter that takes over the world. The Go is said to be able to run for a maximum...
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The astonishing success of the WhatsApp app has seen over a billion people download it, with some 42 billion messages being sent every single day. As if that wasn’t enough, reports now suggest that the app can also support video calls. The feature has been added to the latest beta update (2.163.318) and some users have also reported gaining the video calling facility...
The on-going debacle with exploding phones has caused Samsung to reveal that their popular Note 7 model is now going to be discontinued forever. This news came after it was discovered that all of these phones could be potential risks in terms of exploding. Existing Samsung Note 7 owners have been advised to switch off their phones immediately and refrain from using them....
Voting is now open for anyone who wants to help ZTE choose their next gadget. The Project CSX competition has a range of exciting gadgets for the public to decide upon. The Chinese consumer electronics firm has brought down the list of candidates for the crowd sourced gadget campaign to just 5. These include a self-adhesive phone that is controlled by eye movements and...
A weird new food gadget promises to transform our taste buds by making healthy food taste as good as all the lovely stuff that we know is bad for us. The idea is known as Taste Buddy and it sounds pretty glorious. It is based on the concept that when you put it in your mouth it can alter the electric and thermal signals sent to your brain. This could make spinach taste...
You may have heard about the Amazon Echo but not really be sure what it is. Well, this new gadget could be exactly what you are looking for. The Echo has only been available in the US from its launch in November 2014 up until now. However, it is now being brought to the UK as well, so what is it? The Amazon Echo is a speaker that works through voice command controls. It...
The attempts by Samsung to sort out the Galaxy Note 7 recall issues have seen one of their top executives try to allow customer fears. Tim Baxter is the President and COO of Samsung America. He came out to say that the new, improved Galaxy Note 7 could be released “no later than September 21st”. Interestingly, it has also been confirmed that the difference will be...
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine claim to have discovered by accident a laptop battery that could last for centuries without packing up. In fact, the new nanobattery managed to carry on after 200,000 charge cycles over three months in testing. Normally, a laptop battery will only be able to handle up to 500 charges from zero before hitting serious problems. The...
After months of rumours and leaks, the new Android 7.0 Nougat is finally ready to hit our phones and tablets. The basic details of the new version of the operating system haven’t changed since we first heard all about it a few months ago. This means that it is a decent update but without any Earth-shattering changes to get overly excited about. Android 7.0 is getting...
The success of previous Fitbit models has seen the new Fitbit Charge 2 added to the range. This is the successor to the Charge HR and includes some interesting enhancements. For a start, the Charge 2 has a bigger screen then its predecessor. In fact, it is a whopping 4 times bigger, although it still doesn’t have a touch screen on it. To use it you need to press a physical...