Category: Lifestyle News
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UK encouraged to power off for National Unplugging Day (June 28th)
A support and advice website for families is pushing for a National Unplugging Day to take place in the UK on the 28th of June which will encourage parents and youngsters to disconnect from the web and put down their smartphones, laptops and other electrical items for a full 24 hours. A similar scheme was…
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Sevylor swimming aid
Water wings are great. But if you really want to get your child in the right position for swimming try the children’s swim aid the Sevylor Puddle Jumper. The belt immediately supports the child’s head out of the water and you can easily let go so your toddler can experiment in the pool free from…
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Malaga airport car hire tips
Malaga airport car hire, read on: Car Hire at Malaga airport seems cheap. But beware there are a few things you should know as a traveller. We hired a car from AVIS, a VW POLO. The key thing is once you have landed and cleared your bags you descend to the car hire desks. However…
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HBO Ask Bar Not To Show Game Of Thrones
The best things in life are free, and what better a way to spend an evening than in a bar watching the new Game Of Thrones? Watching the blockbuster fantasy show in a drinking establishment surrounded by strangers is becoming a sort of cultural phenomenon in the US, with bars offering themed nights for the…
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Dehydrated Driving As Risky As Being Drunk
It might sound odd but according to a new study being thirsty might just have an effect on your performance behind the wheel. More to the point, a lack of hydration can impair your brain, making you much more dangerous on the road, even as dangerous as if you had been drinking alcohol, the study…
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IBM’s Watson Computer Pens Cookbook
IBM’s Watson supercomputing platform has been around for roughly four years now, and is always managing to surpass expectations and wow the public with it’s unprecedented ability to carry out clever functions. Recently, Chef Watson, a food oriented ‘cognitive cooking system’ developed in partnership with the Institute of Culinary Education, has been helping chefs pick…
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Half Of New Game Of Thrones Season Leaks
Earlier in the week we reported on a new technology from Google designed to sniff out and tag spoilers for TV shows in your web browser. Lo and behold, the need for such a technology has never before been so needed, as somebody on the Game of Thrones team just managed to leak the first…
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Japanese Whisky Firm Does Some Cool Things With Ice!
Meanwhile in Japan.. Adult beverage brewer Suntory Whisky has launched an innovative ad campaign titled ‘3D on the Rocks’ which proved the Far East can really deliver a far out ice-breaker! TBWA/Hakuhodo – the Tokyo-based ad agency behind the campaign employed 3D scanning technology and something called a CNC Router to carve some absolutely exquisite…
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NASA Says We’ll Find Alien Life Very Soon
Space exploration and an expansion of mankind’s influence into the stars is an extraordinarily prevalent idea in our modern society. Movies, TV shows, video games, indeed all forms of media are saturated with the idea of life beyond earth – and now NASA’s chief scientist has said that he is confident that we’ll be making…
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Asec AS2300 code lock. Fitting tip.
The ASEC AS2300 code lock is a great device that is under £30 and saves a lot of hassle with keys, especially if you have multiple entry points using the same entry code. There is one problem that can occur when fitting this lock. Sometimes when fitted the lock will not secure the turning handle…
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Bose SoundTouch connectivity problems
Bose SoundTouch connectivity problems. If you have bought one of the BOSE 20 , Bose 30, SoundTouch wi-fi systems, connection in theory should be quite straightforward. However there are some tips and hints we have found if you have problems in logging the system on. Firstly once out of the box the system is programmed…
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Big Hero 6 Baymax USB LED Lamp is the Perfect Bedside Buddy
Without a doubt the most charming element of Disney’s recent comic book movie Big Hero 6 was the inflatable and cuddly robot companion called Baymax – and bearing in mind this is a popular character in a Disney film it comes as no surprise that the big round ‘bot has been mass-marketed on plush toys,…