Gadgets
These ARE The Droids You are Looking For
It’s Christmas time and as usual this year’s must-have toys are mostly related to our soon-to-be robot overlords. Here’s TLE’s guide to the most battery-powered fun you can have at the moment: BB-8 The must-buy gadget for spoilt Star Wars fans is no longer a light sabre, it’s now BB-8 - The Force Awakens new lovechild of R2-D2 and a high visibility football. £129 buys you your very own Force Awakens co-star droid controllable by voice or app. Sphere's BB-8 not...
Room in Room Provides Innovative Solution to Winter Chill
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent A South Korean entrepreneur has created a room in a room as an innovative solution to the winter chill. The indoor tent is designed by inventors at iKamper and is aimed at combating high heating bills in the winter without leaving you shivering in the cold. Made of heat conserving and soft textile, tetron cotton, Room in Room circulates warm air around your bed and blocks cold air. With self-explanatory set up/pack up that takes...
Apple watch burns man’s arm and glows with heat
By Steve Taggart A Scandinavian man claims that his Apple smart watch overheated and severely burnt his arm. The Dane, Jargen Mouritzen believes that the strap began to overheat and became so hot that he could smell his flesh burning. He struggled to take the watch off, but when he did, he was left with pretty deep burns into his wrist. Mr Mouritzen has said that the Apple have not replied to his complaint and a separate investigation into the cause...
Top gadgets for Father’s Day
By Steve Taggart If you are stuck for something to get dad for Father's Day and your old man fancies himself as a bit of a tech legend, then take a look at these cool gadgets. From all weather headphones to compact binoculars, there is sure to be a gift here to suit. Bose Soundlink Colour Bluetooth Speaker priced £119.88 at QVC The first primitive loudspeakers were invented in the late 1800s. Now Bose has bought them bang up to...
Using Apple Watch as a Business Leader
By Mark Mason, Chairman of Mubaloo Group Much has been written about Apple Watch. Rather than going into whether this is a good device or not, let’s first start with why anyone would need notifications on their wrist. If, like me, the majority of your day is spent in meetings or using your phone or tablet as your primary computing device, you’ll know how important it is to manage your time efficiently. If, like me, you receive hundreds of emails...
Why Wearable Technology is Fuelling Data Addiction
By Ross MacIntyre, Head of Digital at DECIDE In the 1970s, a press handout picture of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak was published suggesting that the two may be about to make a breakthrough. Rich Travis of Sunshine Computer Company in Southern California reported that he had sold ten Apples in three weeks thanks to its inexpensive, complete, ready-to-run system. Writer Sheila (Clarke) Craven wrote what is believed to be the first article about the Apple Computer in '77, and the rest is history....