The Spiderpodium is an ingenious design which is shaped like a spider allows you to keep your devices upright and charge them at the same time. The Spiderpodium is a great way of keeping your desk tidy and neat and allows you to see your devices clearly without using your hands.

With the flexible legs which the Spiderpodium possesses it allows you to create almost any position for your desktop devices, this means it fits many different devices and isn’t restricted to certain models. This will add some character to your desk and provides a great talking point when people ask what it is. You can buy the Spiderpodium now for just £14.99 and get your desk tidied up now.

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The Coin Sorter is also perfect if you are saving for something and need somewhere to put your loose change. Using this will allow you a clean desk which gives you more space to work. The Coin Sorter can hold between 25 and 50 coins in each compartment depending on the size of the coin.

The Coin Sorter is motorised therefore no messing about trying to put them in the right compartment this clever and nifty little machine will do it all for you. You can buy the Coin Sorter now for £19.99.

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Once you have created your Putty Monster you can then upload photos of them onto the Supreme Flobulon archive, which is located on at www.puttymonsters.com.

If you don’t wish to upload your photos don’t worry you can still have endless fun reshaping your putty into whatever you feel like. You can buy the Putty Monsters now for just £9.99 and you can then show your family the handy work.

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The La Siesta Caribbean Hammock come complete with its own stand therefore its stable and you don’t need anything to tie it to in the garden. The hammock is made from cotton which makes it really comfy and allows you to drift away.

If this year you can’t afford a holiday then why not buy the La Siesta Caribbean Hammock this way you spend less and still take advantage of the beautiful weather were having.

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As you will know especially if you do a lot of travelling the booster seats take an awful lot of space up in the car which is why the BoostApak Backpack Booster Seat was created. The people who made the Trunki has developed this great idea and now allows your children to pack their toys and games away in the BoostApak allowing all the space to be used within the car.

This ergonomically designed backpack is made so that it protects the child’s spine whilst in the important time of their growth and will promote good posture. The BoostApak Backpack Booster Seat is very compact and very easy to clean when needed. You can buy the BoostApak Backpack Booster Seat now for just £39.99.

If you looking for something more for holidays like a suitcase why not check out the Trunki which is made by the same people.

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The Beer Brewing Machine has been created by Canadians and not only does it make fantastic beer but they have also made it quite easy to operate. All that is needed is for you to add the natural ingredients and within 7 to 10 days you will have glorious pure beer.

The machine itself has an easy to use bottling system which allows easy transfer of your beer to the 6 beer bottles provided. You are provided with 3 CO2 soda changers for conditioning your beer so you can get started straight away.

This would not only make a great hobby but provide you with your very own beer to serve when you have company around the house. You can buy Beer Brewing Machine now for £94.99 and this would make a great present for beer enthusiasts.

Contents:
• Custom pressure relief valve.
• De-foamer system.
• Carbonation unit.
• Beer machine main body ( separates into 2 parts for easy cleaning)
• 2 extra pub style tap handles included for labelling or personalization.
• Brewing guide.
• One Brewers Select premium beer mix. Makes 28 – 12oz. servings.
• Bottling Transfer System and six re-usable bottles.
• Three C02 Soda Chargers.
• Features two dials to tell you pressure and temperature.
• Size: 35 x 31 x 26cm

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We have to remember that some people online are still trying to get card information and although there is great security in place these days this machine will only make it securer. It’s quite simple to use when you’re ready to pay you just plug the Smart Swipe in and click confirm via the on screen purchase wizard menu.

The great online shopping gadget is going to make shopping online easier than ever and the fantastic new technology scans, encrypts the data and transmits it. This is all done at the swipe of a card and allows you more time to look around the internet for more bargains. The Smart Swipe also protect your information better than ever from hackers, malicious software and phishing sites allowing you to enjoy shopping without threat of someone stealing your information.

The Smart Swipe is compatible with almost any website that accept credit/debit cards and you can purchase the Smart Swipe now for £69.99.

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The BioLogic iPhone Bike Mount allows you to attach your smartphone to your bike and use it as a map, satnav or GPS. This might be invaluable if you’re someone who enjoys riding to new places and exploring the countryside. It’s much more practical than having it in your pocket and trying to get it out when you’re riding with one hand this certainly isn’t very safe.

Included in the BioLogic iPhone Bike Mount is a waterproof case which holds your iPhone therefore it won’t get wet during rainy weather. The silicone interior of the case also avoids you’re mobile phone from being scratched during riding. The BioLogic also rotates allowing you to view the satnav or maps horizontally making it easier to view where you’re going. The touch sensitive screen guard also makes it easy for you to navigate through the menu whilst your iPhone is being held in place.

The BioLogic iPhone Bike Mount would make a great gadget for any biking enthusiasts who own iPhones. You can buy the BioLogic iPhone Bike Mount now for £39.99 and start pedalling your way to new places.

Product Features:
• Weatherproof case
• Touch-sensitive membrane screen to protect iPhone whilst providing full usage
• 360 degree pivot: portrait or landscape mode, perfect for GPS map function
• Rotates in 15 degree segments
• Shock resistant: protective silicon lining inside the hard outer shell keeps your iPhone safe
• Membrane protected camera view allowing you to take pictures or video during your ride
• Compatible with iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3Gs

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This time around it is a series of slides from an in-house presentation that are full of ideas and thinking regarding the latest incarnation of Windows, and they offer lots of very interesting insights into what Windows 8 features we might expect to see and how it might all work together. So let’s have a quick look at some of the more interesting points to come out of these slides (which although haven’t been confirmed by Microsoft, certainly look genuine):

Windows Identity Evolved

It would appear that a lot of thought has gone into how users will access windows, with continued focus on getting the user on quickly, and the ability to easily swap between user accounts. More interestingly is the idea that Windows accounts could be connected to the cloud, allowing users to carry their preferences and settings across machines which would ultimately make Windows more (as they aptly put it) more user-centric than machine-centric – could this be the real start of Windows-based cloud computing?

Another related feature is the introduction of face recognition on the login screen which would mean you could easily log in just by showing your face, something that we’ve recently seen implemented with third party software on the Alienware M17x gaming laptop. Of course this could prove to be a massive problem in families where people look very similar (as even by 2012 I’m not sure all webcams will be that good) but practicalities aside it looks like a very nice idea.

Windows Efficiency: Area of Focus

It would appear that Microsoft are also planning to put a lot of effort into making sure that Windows 8 is as energy efficient as possible which will be done through four main areas of focus: Efficiency, On/Off Transitions, Diagnostics and Measurement and Resiliency.

Perhaps the biggest effect that this will have on the user (other than the fact that their computers will in theory use less energy) is through the On/Off Transitions which we will come to in a minute, whilst as the slide shows there will be lot of work put into the hardware management with some interesting ideas to make the machines more efficient.

Windows Fast Start-Up

As new smartphones and laptops start to be ever more present with their instant-start capabilities Microsoft have obviously felt that they need to catch up, and the combined and as of yet unnamed ‘Logoff + Hibernate’ feature is their shot at this. By using the same cache-ing technology used in the standard hibernate feature they aim to be able to restore the desktop and post-boot actions in half of the time it takes for a cold boot whilst using ‘0W’ whilst in this state.

There are however still some issues with this which interestingly includes what to call it as ‘Logoff + Hibernate” isn’t especially snappy or clear, and evidently Microsoft wish to keep all previous ‘power down’ options.

Windows Push Reset Button

Another new feature suggested for Windows 8 is the inclusion of a ‘reset’ button which does exactly what it says on the tin – this will be used for if (or more likely when) your PC starts to slow down and you loose performance and don’t know/don’t have the time to fix it, and this will allow you to quickly reset everything whilst retaining all of your data.

This clearly demonstrates not only that Microsoft appreciate that performance is of great importance to their users, but also that they feel they cannot stop the performance of Windows from slipping over time (which is a shame) and would rather users had and easy fix.

Summary

So you might still just be getting to grips with your new Windows 7 computer system, but as you can see, Microsoft are already starting to think about and develop Windows 8 features – there are a few other bits and pieces ranging from what we already knew (like the IE9 beta release date in August) to the interesting (the idea of a ‘Windows Store’ to buy apps) an the frankly uninteresting (like the definition of a Windows Product Cycle) all of which has been sourced from one unfortunate employees email. You can’t help but feel a little sorry for them…

Via – Msft Kitchen

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However today Microsoft have announced that they will not be going through with the European launch of the phone (which was the companies first attempt to create a phone from scratch) so why was the Microsoft Kin killed? Mostly due to the fact that it has been in most peoples eyes a complete failure!

It won’t surprise you to know that Microsoft phrased it slightly different in their press release, stating that they were now going to focus “exclusively” on the latest version of its phone o/s – Windows Phone 7, but if the rumours are true that cannot be the whole story.

Despite being available in the US since May the Kin has reportedly only sold about 500 units as Verion struggled to find the ’20-something hip crowd’ that the Kin was targeting, but given what the Kin was offering that was not especially surprising.

In fact the Kin was almost very impressive for all the wrong reasons as it managed to find the whole in the market just in-between ‘cheap social networking phones’ like the INQ phones and ‘expensive smartphone’ like the iPhone. Whilst the specs were relatively impressive it transpired that the price was just too high especially considering that it lacked some basic smartphone features (such as the ability to have 3rd party apps) and the market that Microsoft were looking at just opted for the other cheap basic mobile phones.

Having said all that it is a shame that we wont get to see it over here as at the very least it would be interesting to see how well it did this side of the Atlantic compared to the other – are we more willing to pay more for a phone designed around social networking… or in fact are we more likely to buy something simply because it is from Microsoft?

Whilst of course this is very much a case of bad timing and slightly poor judgement on the part of Microsoft it is symptomatic of the trend for Microsoft to attempt to spread itself out into many markets and not doing very well in quite a lot of them – look at the Zune HD for example which, much like the Kin, was perfectly capable in its own right but arrived too late into the market, was quite expensive and was ultimately well and truly beaten by its Apple counterpart.

So will we be seeing another Microsoft phone in the future? One that will actually arrive in the UK? Probably not – although Microsoft will have learned a lot from this it will not be put towards making another phone (at least not in the short term) as the statement from Microsoft clearly spells out:

“We are integrating our Kin team with the Windows Phone 7 team, incorporating valuable ideas and technologies from Kin into future Windows Phone releases and beyond.”

In fact Microsoft are doing a good job of drawing attention away from this with the unintentional release of new Windows 8 details, but more deliberately the promotion of the Windows Phone 7 which does look very impressive, and of course now that they have the extra man power and experience should be “compelling, responsive and bug free”.

Fingers crossed.

Via – BBC

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