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 like chocolate and cucumber taste like, well, anything other cucumber hopefully. The gadget can handle both sweet and salty foods, so there is hope that it can turn that...
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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 works over Wi-Fi and is powered by a digital assistant called Alexa. It has already proved to be popular in the US, with over 3 million of them sold to date. It Searches...
When you think about it, the fact that we still use hulking big desks to work on is a bit strange. Could it be that The Edge changes all this in the future? This is a new type of desk that was designed by Marc Rosenborg. He credits the inspiration for his creation to a visit to his daughter’s college dorm room. There, he noticed that a huge amount of space was taken up by a couple of desk’s that no-one actually used. These days, many of us work or play on laptops or tablets, meaning that there is no real reason to have a big desk taking...
Keeping your home and your family safe from harm is one of the most important tasks you will ever face. The good news is that an increasing number of gadgets make this easier than ever before. One more example of this trend is called the Roost. This is a 9 volt battery that you can hook up to your smoke alarm to make it easier to monitor. It costs $35 (£23) and be easily installed in just about any type of smoke alarm that uses a 9 volt battery. The basic idea is that you use it along with a mobile app. In this way, you get sent notifications...
There is an increasing number of smart bulbs around these days to help you get the perfect mood at home. However, few of them promise to scare away burglars from your house. That is exactly what is promised with the new BeOB Home Burglar Deterrent bulbs. The first clever thing that these bulbs do is to learn your habits and usual time keeping. What this means is that instead of just having pre-programme timings they can turn themselves on and off in a very on convincing way. The light bulbs also automatically switch themselves when someone...
Karcher have been at the forefront of power washer and pressure cleaners for years, yet I’ve never reviewed one, until now. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been thoroughly testing the Karcher K4 compact pressure washer; blasting patios, concrete, decking and dirty cars in the name of science. In the box – K 4.600 MD Base unit – Quick clean Hose and Gun Vario Lance – T250 Patio Cleaner – Plug & Clean Detergent System – Full Instructions – 0.75 inch Garden Hose adaptor Getting Started...
All in all, it’s been a pretty good year for Dyson. They are celebrating their 21st birthday and have talked about a massive £250m expansion that would make the Wiltshire research and development centre double its current size. This, therefore, seems like a good time to show the world a few of their ideas that never made it into the real world as products for sale. Perhaps the most interesting of these projects is the one called Dyson Halo, also known as the N066. For a company which is famous for its vacuum cleaners it is somewhat...
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a fridge you could talk to? Hey, they’ve got a thing for that now. Up until now chatting to electrical appliances has been a fairly frustrating experience, with the chances of a sensible reply being close to zero. However, that is all about to change thanks to LG. The technology firm has developed a text chat function that lets you talk to your fridge and find out what is inside it. If you are feeling especially chatty you can also talk to the other appliances in your house. The bad news is that at the current...
We are a sucker for any gadget linked to sleeping more peacefully, as we are sure you are too. This being the case, it is with a shiver of delight that we read that you can now buy a Privacy Pillow. Even just the name sounds great, doesn’t it? It makes us think of snug nights in a big bed with our secrets all safely hidden from view. So what is this thing then? Basically, it is a pillow. A privacy pillow, really. If that isn’t clear enough for you then maybe we could mention the fact that it has a –whisper it, please – hidden compartment....
I’ve long been a fan of Dyson cleaners, but have never considered anything but an upright cleaner. The pull along types have always seemed like too much work to me, which is why I was very interested when Dyson asked me to review their DC39 Animal; perhaps this could be the model that would sway me away from my faithful Dyson upright. In the box Before we look at what’s included I want to mention the packaging. It is a sight to behold, keeps everything tight and safe but there sure is a lot of it. Thankfully this is all recyclable...