Category: General Gadgets
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Android N – Developer edition
Marshmallow has only been around for five months now but it looks like it is already being superseded by a younger sibling. This Wednesday Google announced a developer preview of the unnamed upgrade. It shall simply be known as Android N for now. This release is Google’s earliest software preview to date, Google’s Vice President […]
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Smartgolf – The first smart golfclub
Golf. A sport for many, a good walk wasted for others. Good news if you are in the former camp though, as, at long last, the first smart golf club has been invented and is soon to be sold to the masses. Now, unlike other swing trainers, the Smartgolf club has built in sensors which […]
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BBCShop.com Moving to Digital Content Only
After bringing some of the best DVD, Blu-Ray, audiobook, toy and memorabilia deals from top telly such as Doctor Who and Sherlock BBCShop.com is changing its business model to sell only digital video content from March 29th. The longstanding website was known for offering some great bargains particularly around the Black Friday to Christmas period […]
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Nintendo Japan Launches SNES (Super Famicom) Themed New 3DS XL
Last week Nintendo announced that old school SNES games such as Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country will become available exclusively through the Virtual Console on the New 3DS and New 3DS XL handheld systems. Over in Japan there’s even more reason to get nostalgic about this 16-bit resurgence as Ninty is introducing a […]
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Drone wars – parrot hack
Citrix engineer, Rahul Sasi has found and exploited a backdoor in Parrot Drones (AR). The parrot hack allows the flying machines to be remotely hijacked. The Hobby hacker developed what he said was the first malware dubbed Maldrone which exploits a new backdoor in the drones. Rahul said the backdoor could be exploited for any […]
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Nintendo Direct Announces SNES Games are Coming to New 3DS
Nintendo Direct – the much loved online video show for all Ninty news, is well and truly back and this week’s highlight was the exciting announcement that classic Super Nintendo games will be coming to the New 3DS and New 3DS XL. The great news is that favourite 16-bit titles from yesteryear including Super Mario […]
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BBC iPlayer Viewers Will No Longer Be Exempt From TV Licence
Television owners who use their set only for streaming live BBC iPlayer will soon face the same licensing fee as full time Freeview and subscription TV viewers. In a new plan unveiled by the government yesterday, it’s about to become illegal for anyone to use the Beeb’s popular internet-based on-demand service for live broadcasts without […]
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Amazon Issues Recall on Kindle Fire Kids Edition Power Adapter
Online retailer Amazon has issued a recall on some UK and Ireland chargers/power adapters supplied with its own branded Kindle Fire tablets – including its recently launched Kindle Fire Kids Edition. Concerns were raised when it was found that in some ‘rare cases’ the power adapters for these products can cause electric shocks when the […]
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Remidi T8 – First Wearable Musical Instrument
With the advent of the wearable market fully in swing, it was only a matter of time until one was invented that was a wearable musical instrument. If you consider the Theremin then you are close to what this device is all about. Currently on Kickstarter, The Remidi T8 (along with accompanying app) looks like […]
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Hidden Mickey Mouse Spotted at Disney’s Solar Farm
Here’s something we hope will bring some midweek ch-ears to our readers! Disney has opened a solar farm in Florida just off the entrance road of its Epcot theme park. But what’s so special about that, you might ask? Well, what a quick glance while driving past might not reveal is that there’s a familiar […]
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Climb the Rocky Steps in 360 Degree Panoramic Video
If you’re a regular social networker you might have spotted those impressive 360 degree interactive panoramas popping up on Facebook recently. Most memorable was the one released to celebrate Star Wars: The Force Awakens which allowed explorers of a galaxy far, far away to explore the new planet Jakku. Also See: Experience Star Wars Through […]
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The Dashcam – What’s it all about?
I doubt these devices need much introduction, we have all seen at least one video recorded via dashcam by now, and probably involving Russians. The Dashcam first became popular in Russia because insurance fraud is a widespread problem there. So, to combat this, drivers installed cameras to show their side of the story whilst others […]