Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
First noise cancelling headphones that use the iPhone Lightning connector announced
Philips has today announced a new pair of noise cancelling headphones that, in what is believed to be a first, are both noise cancelling and plug into the Lightning port on the bottom of an iPhone - meaning that it doesn't need a separate battery. The Philips Fidelio NC1L is capable of 24 bit Digital…
BBM getting full Android Wear support
Blackberry has announced that it will be adding full support for Android Wear smartwatches to its BBM messenger service. In a blog post for the company, Jesse Ariss explained that new functionality will enable you to: See who a new message is from and read it Review and accept invites from would-be BBM contacts while…
Nike working on self-tying Back To The Future II shoes, because it’d be stupid not to
Nike is working on bringing Marty McFly's famous footwear to life, according to reports. 2015 is the year that Marty and Doc Brown travel to in the 1989 sequel - so expect to see a lot of BTTF stuff this year. Nike has also clearly identified a superb commercial opportunity. In the film - which…
McDonalds in the UK installs 600 wireless charging hotspots
McDonalds has announced that it is adding "Qi" wireless charging hotspots to 50 restaurants in the UK. In partnership with hotspot makers AirCharge, the company will be rolling out chargers in branches in London "and elsewhere". Qi wireless chargers are backed by the Wireless Power Consortium - which has already has its technology in a…
TalkTalk buys Blinkbox from Tesco for £5m
Tesco has announced this morning that it has finally sold Blinkbox to TalkTalk - for a surprisingly low £5m. According to Business Insider, integration between Blinkbox and TalkTalk's existing TV business will be kicking off immediately - with "revenue synergies" (ie: job cuts) expected. Interestingly, it isn't just a video on demand business TalkTalk has…
Sony Xperia Z4 rumoured to be coming in both Normal HD & Quad HD
Is Sony planning two different versions of the Xperia Z4? According to GSM Arena, is that the company is planning to make two different devices with two different screens. One will have a "QuadHD" display running at 2560x1440 - four times 720p, in other words - and will be launched in American markets. The other…
GoPro Hero4 gets a firmware upgrade – now you can shoot slow-mo at 240fps
GoPro has announced a software upgrade for its Hero4 camera, bringing even better slow motion recording capabilities to the device, and more. According to Engadget the upgrade enables recording at 240fps at 720p - a bit like the iPhone 6 can do. Shooting at 2.7K has also been boosted to 60fps (up from 50fps), which…
Two major wireless charging standards are to merge
Good news - wireless charging may not end up being a complete nightmare after all! Two industry groups that have been developing standards for wireless charging have agreed to merge - meaning that in the future all of our gadgets will be chargeable with the same charger. Remember how annoying it was before all of…
Are Kindle e-reader sales on the slide?
Could sales of Amazon's Kindle e-reader be slowing? That's what the Chief Executive of Waterstones wants us to think. Waterstones CEO James Daunt has been busy trying to turn around the book store - and seems to be having some success. He's also been on a PR offensive, this time speaking to the Financial Times…
New video app lets mobiles create multi-camera productions
Shooting video on your phone is convenient - but what if you want to do something more professional, with multiple camera angles? At CES in Vegas We Apps has just announced a new app called "Wevee", which will let you do just this. It sounds really clever. You and up to 3 mates all install…
