This time every year, campers and music lovers gear up for a summer of festivals. Anyone who has been – knows all too well – what happens at the end of the day…. your mobile phone runs out of juice and there’s no place to charge it. Well unless you get your hands on the Orange Power Wellies, a prototype rain boot that uses a power-generating sole to convert body heat into electrical current to charge your phone.
June 22, 2010
May 19, 2010
Smashing Mobiles
The latest smartphones are expensive and can be delicate. When my Nexus One suffered a cracked screen, after only ten hours of use, I decided to ask other Londoners about their broken phones and investigate what could be done about it.
November 25, 2009
At last…an iPhone killer that is not a copycat, but something ELSE
Israeli company Else Mobile unveiled its first mobile phone in London this week. The new touchscreen handset runs on a unique Linux-based OS called, Else Intuition. I went along to interview the CEO about Linux, Android and why they’re no Apple copycat!
October 2, 2009
When Your Battery Runs Down: Tailoring Technology for Seniors
Long live grey power! Handset manufactures may be more concerned with jam-packing the latest features onto a device, but seniors have other needs. Fact is, this relatively untapped demographic often feels technologically alienated, which is ironic, considering the critical use mobile technology plays in medical emergencies, its ability to help the elderly retain their independence or to keep contact with friends & family.
Tech journalist, mobile enthusiast and gadget girl. I host two shows on the interweb. 