Month: June 2018
6 tips on how to stay private and secure on Social Media Day
Today (June 30th) is social media day. OK we know every day feels like a day for social media but this is the actual official World Social Media Day created by Mashable 8 years ago. So to mark the occasion we thought we'd give our six top tips on how to make social media profiles as…
Steve McQueen’s Ford Mustang GT from Bullitt makes European debut at Goodwood FOS
Sean Kiernan owner of the iconic 1968 Ford Mustang GT The iconic 1968 Ford Mustang GT driven by the late Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt – and lost to history until the beginning of this year – will make its first appearance outside the US at the 2018 Goodwood Festival…
Segway develops new e-Skates category, Drift W1 coming soon.
We've had hoverboards, otherwise known as 'Swegways'. Now it's the turn of electric skates or e-Skates. Billed as a completely new category of personal transport by Segway-Ninebot, the Segway Drift W1 will be the first product in the company's brand-new e-Skates category. The new Segway Drift W1 uses Segway’s self-balancing technology (built on more than 800 patents), giving it an unparalleled advantage in…
Foster and Partners to reveal life on Mars habitation pod at Goodwood Festival of Speed
Foster + Partners is to present its vision of life on Mars and the Moon as part of its Future Lab showcase at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 The architecture firm will display a range of models, robotics and futuristic designs developed by the firm to explore the future of life in space. Forming…
Will Chris help to keep drivers’ eyes on the road and off their phones?
Billed as the 'Alexa for Automobiles', and called somewhat bizarrely Chris (the same name as the author of this post), here's a device that claims to prevent drivers from becoming distracted by their mobile phones while driving. With mobile phone use during driving seemingly reaching epidemic proportions, despite dramatic increases in fines and penalty points, Chris…
ASUS announces ZenFone5 available to pre-order for £349
ASUS has announced that its ZenFone 5 will be available to pre-order from today (June 26th, 2018) on the ASUS eShop. With a recommended price of £349.99, those pre-ordering from ASUS eStore will receive £50 off until the 8th July 2018 with stock shipping from 9th July. The ZenFone 5 is a 6.2-inch dual-camera smartphone and the…
Review: PaMu Waterproof Wireless Earphones $79
It's fair to say that wireless headphones and earphones didn't used to be that great. Sound quality was generally poor, often very hissy, and range wasn't all that good either. How things have changed. We've been using these latest PaMu wireless earphones for a little while and so far we're extremely impressed. We first saw…
Autonomous race car, Robocar, attempts Goodwood Hill Climb
It's been completed by several F1 drivers, including David Coulthard, but now the famous Goodwood Hill Climb is set to be undertaken for the very first time by a fully autonomous race car. Designed by Daniel Simon, the automotive futurist best known for his work in Hollywood films such as Oblivion and Tron, Robocar will…
Top 12 tips for surviving summer driving
Most Brits love nothing more than basking in the sunshine, and according to reports, Britain is about to hit a heatwave, as tropical air from the Atlantic Azores islands engulf the nation over the next 10 days. This will affect us all, but for those planning road trips it’s essential to be prepared. Drivers need to…
7 video game startups to look out for – including Robot Cache, Blade Shadow Box
2018 has been shaping up to be an exciting year for gaming, as numerous companies are showing off VR/AR tech, the Razer 2 phone will be released later this year, and we’re only a few months away from TechCrunch’s Disrupt SF 2018 conference. Here we pick our 7 video game startups to look at for... It’s…
