All the stories tagged with london
Bar in the UK lets you play games while taking a leak
11/15/2011, The Exhibit Bar in London, together with Captive Media, have fitted a hands free gaming system in the toilets of all places. It seems that this was done in an attempt to lure customers over by creating a “buzz” about [...]
Nokia and deadmau5 to illuminate London for Windows Phone
11/15/2011, Remember when back in October it was reported that Microsoft would be giving $20 million to Nokia in order to help promote its Windows Phone devices? Well, it really looks like Microsoft/Nokia are pulling out all the stops. Nokia has [...]
Footballers in the UK get QR codes shaved into their head
11/10/2011, If you thought that the game of football (or better known as soccer in the US) was already too commercialized, it seems like they have taken it one step further by shaving QR codes into the back of players’ heads. [...]
Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging trial announced for London
11/10/2011, Folks living in London as well as its vicinity might be interested to know that the first Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) trial will be happening soon, thanks to Qualcomm as well as the corporation’s co-operation with the UK Government. [...]
Nokia sponsors free Wi-Fi in London
11/02/2011, Nokia will be kicking off a pilot global project which will see the recently announced Lumia 800 and 710 smartphones in action, but first things first – the Finnish phone company will be sponsoring free Wi-Fi connections in London. This [...]
Nokia 800 teaser ads aired in the UK
10/24/2011, A few days ago, press shots of Nokia’s upcoming Windows Phone device, the Nokia 800, started showing up. Now it looks like teaser videos of the handset have started airing in the UK which were aired 1 second at a [...]
Blackfriars Bridge solar panel installation to be completed in 2012
10/05/2011, The Blackfriars Bridge is a structure in London that was built in 1886, but it looks like come 2012, it will be getting an technological update that will merge a historical structure with some modern, environmentally friendly technology in the [...]
Talking bins undergo trial in London and Liverpool
09/27/2011, The next time you’re in the cities of London and Liverpool, make sure you keep a keen eye out for a new kind of trash bins – as some of them will actually talk back whenever you deposit some trash [...]
Ron Arad creates a bicycle with steel tires
09/23/2011, The phrase to “reinvent the wheel” has often been used in negative terms, usually to refer to the creation of something needless or pointless, but in the case of Ron Arad, that is what he has literally done with this [...]
Mobile phones may be unusable during London 2012 Olympics
09/23/2011, Whenever there’s a major holiday, like Christmas or New Years and everyone is packed into one location, with well wishes being sent back and forth, it’s only natural that the mobile networks will start to experience some strain, and it [...]
Facial recognition to identify looters in London riots
08/09/2011, There is a new Google Group known as “London Riots Facial Recognition” which has appeared after the bloody riots hit London the past few days. Don’t worry, this group is not going to loot your online bank account, but rather, [...]
RIM’s website gets hacked over London riots
08/09/2011, If you have been following the news regarding the London riots, you’re probably aware that RIM has offered to help the London police by giving them the names of the people who were using BBM during the riots, which helped [...]
Wi-Fi on London buses in the future?
08/05/2011, If you wish that you lived in a wired community, then I would say that the city of London might soon be on your list. London’s mayor, Boris Johnson is currently mulling over the decision to include Wi-Fi connectivity in [...]
