Category: Travel Gadgets
Delta Airlines introduces RFID tagging in UK to help track your baggage via app
Delta's airport staff and flight attendants celebrate the arrival of its baggage tracking service in front of Tower Bridge, London. No more worrying about where your bag is. Or at least you'll know if/when it goes missing! Delta Airlines has introduced a new service which allows customers to keep track…
Are sat navs turning us into ‘zombie drivers’? Not surprisingly, mytaxi survey reckons so
London drivers are more reliant on sat navs than anywhere else in the UK – that’s the verdict of new study from black cab app mytaxi which suggests many of the capital’s motorists are rapidly turning into ‘zombie drivers wasting an average of 62 hours each year driving the wrong way round! The new study,…
eFOLDI fold up scooter now on Kickstarter. The future of personal transport?
The eFOLDI scooter is now looking for funding on Kickstarter We write a lot about personal transport. About hoverboards, about electric bikes and electric scooters to name but a few. There are some really great products out there, but many of them fail to make it into the mainstream for whatever…
Ford patents cinema projection system for your driverless car
Ford has patented a design for a windshield cinema screen for autonomous vehicles Picture the scene. You are cruising down the M40 at a steady 70 miles per hour in your autonomous vehicle when you think what should I do next? I've already completed the Sudoku and the Times Crossword. What I'd…
Halfords partners with Sir Bradley Wiggins on bike range, announces surge in Dashcam sales
The Wiggins range for Halfords includes this £375 road bike for teenagers Sir Bradley Wiggins is the latest celebrity cyclist to join forces with Halfords on a range of bikes. The retailer, which already partners with cyclist Chris Boardman, has unveiled 10 new designs aimed aimed squarely at children from the…
7 Things You Need From A Winter Service
Now is the time to give your car a winter service 1. Check The Battery During the winter months, flat batteries are one of the most common reasons for breakdowns. The reasons for this are due to the cold weather having an effect on the battery itself by slowing the…
6 Top Tips for driving in winter weather – including emergency supplies
Check your car over before driving in the snow and don't forget your emergency supplies Keeping your vehicle well maintained is important all year round, but even more so in winter. With snow on the way across Britain this week, ProofCam, the dash cam manufacturer, has put together some tips to help…
Volvo and Microsoft announce voice activated control for your car
Using the Microsoft band, Volvo drivers can now speak to their car! It's over 30 years since our TV screens first showed David Hasselhoff talking to his car KITT in the popular TV show Knight Rider. Now you too could talk to your car (if you really want to) thanks to…
TomTom extends GO range with GO 51 and GO 61 – with lifetime speed cameras
The new TomTom models feature lifetime world maps and lifetime speed cameras TomTom has expanded its range of TomTom GO navigation devices with the introduction of the 5inch TomTom GO 51 and the 6inch TomTom GO 61. Priced at £139 and £159 respectively, the new sat navs boast Lifetime World Maps and Lifetime Speed Cameras.…
Ted Baker & Quella launch these beautiful racer bikes from £1995
Bike envy has been taken to a new level, with the launch of made-to-order model by Ted Baker and small artisan bicycle firm Quella. The two British companies have teamed up to create the Italian-inspired racer, which is available in "Redfinn, Bluetail or Greengill" colour from £1995. The stylishly retro bicycles feature a unique copper-plated design over a fine steel…