Ian Hughes News Archive

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Hamburger Blender

What we love about this site is that we've all had ideas just like these. We've all sat round many a pub table and sketched winning ideas onto a beer mat and then spent the rest of the evening dreaming of how to spend the untold millions that are sure to pour in when...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - one chance in life

Some people are said to be born lucky. Others make their own luck.

This lot are certainly in the first group. You'd like to think that they all went on to savour every moment and live long, productive lives. But we reckon at least some of them will have been...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Ninite

So, have you upgraded to Windows 7 yet?

No? What’s putting you off? It’s not like it was for Vista, we can assure you of that, if nothing else.

Maybe it’s all the hassle of reinstalling all your favourite apps that’s putting you...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Bloodhound SSC

It warms the cockles of this journalist's heart to see that there are still people out there who just want to go faster and faster, just because they can. I'm not talking about boy racers in their Citroen Saxos making a nuisance of themselves on British roads though.

Meet...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - Magic Wand

Every child's dream has finally come true. Now you can have your very own magic wand, courtesy of Kymera.

Not surprisingly, this gadget is selling like crazy as kids big and small fall over themselves to be able to wave a wand and control everything...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Doggie Style Store

It was with a certain amount of trepidation that I went searching for this one. It's not normally the sort of thing I'd type into Google.

I'd like to believe that the people behind this site didn't think about the sniggers and smirks that their URL might generate,...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Textatrack

The music business ain’t no joke. Getting by is tough and getting started on the road to stardom isn’t all plain sailing. Even if you do get noticed and start to get your music out there for people to enjoy, the chances are that anybody selling it for you...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – Mood tail

Ever wondered what it would be like to be a dog? Let’s face it, your average pampered pooch doesn’t have too much to worry about. Fed, watered and entertained by their loving owners and all they have to do is occasionally wag their tail and pretend they’re...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Fingertips

Seen the news lately? There’s a little bit of everything going on at the moment, don’t you think?

Political skulduggery, celebrity gossip, industrial intrigue. Keeping track is an epic undertaking.

If only there was somewhere you could go to...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – Forza v Porsche

What happens when you take several grands’ worth of state-of-the-art gaming gear, including three Xbox consoles wired together, put it in the hands of a self-confessed uber geek and pit the whole kaboodle against one the best drivers in the world behind the wheel...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Twitterfall

So. You want to see what the latest trends are on Twitter. And you want to know what they are in a particular location. And you want to see the related tweets arrive in real time. But you don’t want to see tweets from, let’s say people called Derek. But you...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – N900 multi-tasking

Smartphones really are something aren’t they? You can leave the house with just one gadget that does it all now. And it does it all well.

But one thing that has been known to take the shine off many a smartphone's performance is the fact that opening up...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Vetika

We may not know much about art (it’s been said before, after all), but we do know we like this site.

Vetika sells limited edition art, prints and photography from some of the best emerging talent around. And at prices that won’t break the bank.

The...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - Space Chair

So, here it is. The much talked about Space Chair ad from Toshiba. 

It's really quite something when you see what they had to go through to make this work and the results are sure to receive some kind of awards.

Toshiba have been running various...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Parentline Plus

The world is changing at an alarming rate. Technology is making our lives faster, better and easier to manage and most of us can’t imagine where we’d be without a mobile phone and an internet connection.

But, as always, there’s a price to pay.

Bullying...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - water bouncing

Did you know that water floats? In water? Serious question. 

It might seem daft to say that, but it's true.

In fact, water goes beyond floating - it actually bounces, as these amazing super slo-mo pictures prove.

I can't wrap my head around...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – 80s-izer

It’s official – the Eighties are back.

For those of us who had to endure them the first time, it’s something of an ordeal. Legwarmers, a perm, hoop earrings and no socks was never a good look. Especially on blokes.

But, a new generation...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – High Five Hollywood

For consistency, Funny or Die have been difficult to surpass in recent times when it comes to bringing new comedy to the masses online.

They’ve just started their own YouTube channel, which is well worth bookmarking, and this is one of our favourites.

Almost...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Trivial Pursuit – Battle of the Sexes

This is an argument that has raged since Adam and Eve first clapped their eyes on that apple.

Who is smarter - men or women?

I know the answer in my house: Mrs H knows everything.

I just think I do.

www.trivialpursuitexperiment.com

If...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – Hadron explained

So, have any of you been drawn into conversations about the Large Hadron Collider in recent months? Is it the most ambitious and exciting scientific experiment ever? Or is it potentially the end of the world as we know it?

Those crazy eggheads in Geneva seem to...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – The App Garden

Apps make life worth living don’t they? There’s 85,000 of the things available just for the iPhone and in the past few months everybody’s been jumping on the appy bandwagon.

Flickr are no exception as they launch their App Garden.

I say...

VIDEO OF THE DAY - Sesame Street

Sesame Street is 40 years old.

That's a lot of songs and lot of of silly voices, but that's also a lot of very happy kids who learnt to spell and count thanks to the furry fuzzballs and their infectious personalities.

Happy Birthday all of you.

If...

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Speech Soccer

If you’re a footy fan, then it’s fair to say you might have spent a fair amount of time this weekend shouting at a TV screen somewhere, am I right?

Let’s face it: the refs don’t know what they’re doing, the players are overpaid and...

VIDEO OF THE DAY – I Love Lunch

It’s Friday (thank goodness) and the end of another hard week.

Here’s a little musical treat for those of you who really appreciate that middle of the day feeling, which, on a Friday, always seems that little bit better.

We love lunch too....

WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Inside Source

There is, apparently, a whole bunch of people out there who've never heard of eBay.

At least that’s what eBay themselves think, so they’ve set up this fashion trend spotting site in an attempt to attract style-conscious shoppers with money to burn.

Admittedly...