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 In the digital age, anti-theft devices usually consist of some sort of location-based tracking service. The technology featured in this video brings us back to a simpler time, when thieves were stopped in the most physical way. Not only will this briefcase brutally crush the perp's fingers, but anyone within a 3m radius should watch out. Continue reading » |
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 If you often find yourself lacking wireless signal, there may soon be a simple solution. Scientists have developed a spray-on coating that can boost your phone's reception, make your home amplify signals instead of attenuating them, or even turn a tree into a transmitter. Continue reading » |
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 Even after recovery, heart attacks can leave a lasting mark on your ticker — scar tissue weakens the muscle and prevents it from functioning as well as it did before seizing up. A pioneering stem-cell procedure, however, could cut the damage in half. Continue reading » |
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 With inches of soft padding the TheO, currently being shown at Toy Fair 2012 in New York, might be the toughest smartphone case you'll ever find. But it's actually designed as a simple appcessory for interactive games like bowling. Continue reading » |
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 A technology in the works might soon allow you to unlock your hard drive by simply touching your keyboard. Your unique heartbeat, emitted through your fingertip, would be your password. Continue reading » |
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 You've read the review, you're eagerly awaiting the 22nd of February release, and now you're trying to plan you game purchases. I have good news for you, PS Vita games, at least those you download, aren't going to cost the Earth. Continue reading » |
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 Artist Martin Klimas came up with a clever idea: he put splatters of plaint on a scrim over a speaker and played music. Continue reading » |
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 One of the iPhone's most striking qualities is iOS' beautiful interface. Still, I love this conceptual rendering of iOS made to look like the OS on the original Macs. Continue reading » |
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 If you've got some time on your hands and never really liked your MacBook anyway, then you should think about dying it. Not only will it ruin your laptop's iconic design, it also takes hours to do. Continue reading » |
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 Pour yourself a glass of red wine and put on your tech gossip pants, because we've got another iPad 3 rumour: iMore says Apple's next tablet will be announced on March 7th, packing serious power. Continue reading » |
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 Earlier this week, Panama City Beach, Florida was overwhelmed with a sweeping wave of fog that was not unlike a cloud tsunami. It creeped onto the beach and rolled right over buildings, giving off an almost supernatural aura. Continue reading » |
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 Even though they've already sold millions and millions of copies, Hasbro feels that Monopoly, Battleship and The Game of Life needed a 21st century makeover. So its created these zAPPed versions that incorporate gameplay elements into your iPhone, iPod or iPad. Continue reading » |
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 I love all the new Lego Lord of the Rings' minifigs, but I have one favorite: Gollum. They truly captured his creepy nature, yet he still looks cute. My favorite detail, however, are the two faces of Frodo, showing his transformation through the story. Continue reading » |
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 You'd think that Samsung would have placed its best industrial designers in divisions that focus on drool-worthy mobile products like smartphones and tablets, but apparently they've instead got them focused on the company's more mundane offerings like hot plates. Continue reading » |
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 Among all the Lego surprises at Toy Fair 2012, there's a cool new Star Wars set called Droid Escape. It's the pod in which C-3PO and R2-D2 use to land on Tatooine in the original movie. It includes these two stormtroopers, which are amazingly detailed. Continue reading » |
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 Texting is a craft that takes years of practice to truly master. How does one convey the proper tone, intonation, and emotion without the aid of voice and gesture? Its like a game of chess, and the slightest misstep can … Continue reading » |
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| You've read the review, you're eagerly awaiting the 22nd of February release, and now you're trying to plan you game purchases. I have good news for you, PS Vita games, at least those you download, aren't going to cost the Earth. Continue reading » |
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 The PSP never exploded. The Nintendo 3DS is a letdown. Now it's 2012, and Sony has the chance for a clean start that'll put console-caliber games in your bag. It does — but does a pocketable console really make sense anymore? Continue reading » |
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 This photo series by Alejandro Cartagena shows the life of some workers in Monterrey, Mexico who share a ride to work by cramming themselves into a truck bed. It's sort of hilarious until you realise this is life — lying down before work in a truck is their snooze and hot shower. Continue reading » |
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 The new Lego Batcave is so neat. It is modeled after the original comicbooks and uses the classic blue Batman. Its coolest feature is the Bat-Gear part, where Bruce Wayne turns into Batman. It's so stupidly neat it's awesome. Continue reading » |
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 War. HUNH. What is it good for? It's good for the tower defence genre, where an endless procession of imaginary conflicts are dreamed up for our entertainment. Elf Defense pits human versus elf, with a knock-down drag'em out slugfest (rendered in glorious technicolor) over Elven turf. Continue reading » |
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 After enduring weeks of criticism over the working conditions at the Chinese factories that make its products, Apple has asked the Fair Labor Association to look into the matter. The FLA will audits the plants where 90% of Apple products are assembled, including the embattled Foxconn factories in Shenzhen and Chengdu. Continue reading » |
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 A month ago, we set you the challenge of creating a computer-rendered design somehow related to Las Vegas, which is of course the setting for any tech nerd's fantasy, given that's where the CES trade-show is held every January. We had some amazing entries this month, but only one can be slovenly 3D-printed out by our main man Nick at 3DPrintUK. That winner is...16-year-old Ryan! Continue reading » |
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 When Josh Dueck broke his back in 2004 during a skiing accident, few people thought he’d ski again. He defied expectations, though, and began using a Sit Ski — a mono-ski contraption used by paraplegics — to cruise down the … Continue reading » |
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 In case you weren't already aware, it's Valentine's Day tomorrow. The day when lovers of all ages, shapes and sizes come together and express their undying devotion to each other with the exchanging of gifts and maybe a kiss. Continue reading » |
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 Samsung might not be playing it big at MWC, but that doesn't mean it's got nothing new to show off. It's just announced that a brand new Galaxy Tab 2 is on its way to replace its first ever Android tablet with a new Ice Cream Sandwich-packing 7-incher. Continue reading » |
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 Another day, another technology giant hacked. This time, it's Microsoft's Indian web store that's been attacked by the EvilShadow team. The big problem: Microsoft was storing passwords as plain text. Continue reading » |
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 Apparently stocks of Apple's "hobby" the Apple TV are drying up indicating that a new model might be on its way soon, maybe even next month. Continue reading » |
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 I lost my bag on Halloween night. It had two laptops—one of which was a review unit—a bunch of notes, and all the rest of my life in it. It was one of the worst and most helpless things I've ever felt. Last night I did it again. Continue reading » |
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 So I lost some laptops. Three. Three laptops. I got the last one back, but even if I hadn't, I've learned enough about the hell that that puts you through to have some advice if you end up unexpectedly computerless. Continue reading » |
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 What makes anything better? Food. Wait. That wasn't the answer I was looking for. Oh! Magnets! So if you turn Scrabble magnetic and slap the tiles onto your fridge, you can make excuses that you're learning up some vocabulary as you gorge on the magical leftovers inside your refrigerator. Win, win. Continue reading » |
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 Avatar has taken one giant leap towards becoming real thanks to some Japanese robotics boffins. Their new Telesar V gives wearers of a head-mounted display, some vest-mounted sensors and a special pair of gloves the ability to not only control a robot, but see, hear and feel what it does too. Continue reading » |
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 Barbie has held many jobs, reflecting the aspirations of kids who dream of being dolphin trainers or architects. But what about kids who hope for cybernetic upgrades like LCD displays in their chest? Well there's a Barbie for that now too. Continue reading » |
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