Inventors come up with ideas for a safer commute by car or bicycle all the time, but only few of them are actually practical to use in everyday life. Find…

Would you buy a pillow that always stays cold? A French start-up called ‘Moona’ is hoping that the answer is yes. Moona, which launched last week on Kickstarter has created…

Technological progress is happening faster than ever before – blink, and you’ll miss it. In recent months Researchers and Engineers from around the world have unveiled their newest inventions, some…

If having to constantly charge your phone is the bane of your life, developments from the University of Washington could be music to your ears. Researchers at the university have…

Ever bought something from an online retailer that didn’t work? It’ll cost you €25 to make a claim of up to €5000 Consumers who have purchased faulty items online from…

Our monthly podcast recommendations have proved exceedingly popular; hardly surprising given that it’s boom time these days. An increase in digital media consumption and the genre’s fast increase in popularity,…

Nasa has announced the discovery of 219 new suspected planets outside our solar system. The figure includes 10 that are ‘rocky’ like Earth and orbiting the habitable zone of a…

It has been a long time since VHS was the format of choice for preserving treasured memories but perhaps you still have videos stored away of weddings, school shows, birthdays or…

Our lists of recommended podcasts have proved exceedingly popular; hardly surprising given that podcasts are very much in vogue these days. An increase in digital media consumption and the genre’s…

Fears of job security and stability are as old a jobs themselves but with increased automation and the increasing numbers of robots being introduced into the workplace, swathes of workers…

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has taken a trip through Saturn’s rings for the first time and sent back stunning images to Earth, hundreds of millions of miles away. The probe has…

Quite often, the best technology comes at a hefty price but not always. One of the exceptions to this rule is Google’s humble Chromecast. It’s great value and simple to…

The rumours are true, the Nokia 3310 is back – making a comeback 17 years after its first release. Anticipation has been high ever since news of its release leaked…

Anyone who’s spent any amount of time digitizing photos using a flatbed scanner knows how tedious and arduous a task it can be. Not only that, but the results can…

It can be daunting enough making a doctor’s appointment but imagine a scenario where you had the option to receive a diagnosis through your smartphone. Although it is early days,…

On the left, 8×8 images; in the middle, the images generated by Google; and on the right, the original 32×32 faces. Photograph: Google Google has revealed technology capable of restoring…

From cloud technology to more easily adjustable seats; there is no part of a bicycle that won’t benefit from the upgrades we will be seeing in the coming year. Get…

No longer willing to let Amazon have the space to itself, Google on Tuesday officially launched Google Home, its long-awaited wireless hub. Google Home is an interactive personal assistant and…

In a nationally televised commercial that premiered last month, an empty search box sitting against a stark white background slowly morphs, becoming taller and skinnier. As Redbone croons “Come and…

At first, it struck me as a gimmick: Nearly 30 years after Michael J. Fox strapped on auto-lacing Nike sneakers in Back to the Future II, the company has created…

Tech giant Samsung has said it is suspending sales of its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 7, as reports of exploding batteries threaten to damage the reputation of the South…

With DuoSkin, wearables are no longer just an accessory. They become part of your skin. The MIT Media Lab and Microsoft Research set out to create on-skin user interfaces using…

High in the stark Nevada desert, a couple of hundred miles north-west of Las Vegas, is the shimmering circular mirage of Crescent Dunes. Ten thousand silvery glass panes surround a…

It has emerged that an attempted hack was made on Garda computer systems earlier this week. The attack, happened on Thursday, forced Garda admin workers to shut down a number…