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Pacific Cycles iF Mode and iF Urban 700 full-size folding bikes hit UK for first time
The chain gang 23 January 2012 17:40 GMT TweetTaiwanese bicycle manufacturer Pacific Cycles is bringing its full-size folding bikes to these shores for the very first time, after opening a new European office in London. For all intents and purposes, the iF Mode and iF Urban 700 bikes look like...
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Firebox Top 10 lists go live, we go hands-on with our favourites
HANDS-ON Don't take its word, take ours 2 November 2011 16:59 GMT TweetWith one eye (or rather both greedy eyes) on the lucrative Christmas market, online retailer of all things cool, retro, tech, geek and other such random categories, Firebox, have for the first time announced a number of Top 10s for a number of different...
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Darkfin gloves hands-on
HANDS-ON Platypus Man to the rescue 18 August 2011 12:13 GMT TweetIf you look at a platypus they’ve got webbed hands and feet for a reason. It’s so they can swim through the water with more efficiency creating maximum force.
Now look at your hands. Chances are unless you are Platypus Man you’ve...
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Fling Joystick for iPad hands-on
HANDS-ON Works with Android tablets too 5 August 2011 11:11 GMT TweetSimple but extremely effective, the Fling Joystick for iPad is similar in concept to the Joystick-it controller we featured on Pocket-lint back in March. However, there's one important difference, rather than resemble an arcade joystick, the Fling...
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Han Solo in carbonite ice tray
HANDS-ON Star Wars doesn't get cooler than this 25 July 2011 10:27 GMT TweetCalling an ice tray a gadget might be pushing things somewhat, but we didn't think you'd want to miss out on this one as it enables you to craft your very own Han Solo frozen in carbonite.
For Star Wars fans who feel that their lives aren't...
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Buy a full-size Dalek and exterminate your bank balance
Replica £3k on Firebox 2 June 2011 11:48 GMT TweetThey may be the scariest foes The Doctor has to face, and see you grabbing for a pillow to hide behind every time they're on screen (even though you're in your mid-30s), but admit it, you still want a Dalek to call your own. And now you can, as long...
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VW Camper camping, but not as you know it
Best. Tent. Ever 13 May 2011 15:58 GMT TweetFestival season is fast approaching (or has already approached if you're a fan of new music) and unless you've managed to nab yourself some campervan tickets already, chances are you're gonna be slumming it in a field, in your tent, with a load of...
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Blackbird Fly review
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Are two lenses better than one?
28 April 2011 12:00 GMT
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The concept of analogue cameras may sound ridiculously old-fashioned, but there are plenty of them available and many shutter bugs like them for the creative freedom and cool effects that they offer. We've reviewed a few film-based cameras in the past,...
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Moshi Monsters gadgets in the pipeline
FEATURE INTERVIEW: We talk to CEO Michael Acton Smith 19 April 2011 11:50 GMT TweetIt's been described as "Facebook for kids", has a sign-up rate of one person every second and features cute characters such as Squidge, Doris and Lady Goo Goo, but what exactly is Moshi Monsters and how did it get to be so big? He's a busy man, but...
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Celebrate the Royal Wedding with an Union Jack Illuminating Coffee Table
Two grand and it's yours 12 April 2011 17:04 GMT TweetInvited to Will and Kate's wedding on 29 April and don't know what to get them as a present? Why not splurge on the Illuminated Coffee Table currently being sold through Firebox. Not only is it made of stainless steel, has a lit toughened glass top,...
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G-1 Glass Pool Table coming to UK via Firebox... for £35,000
Start saving now 7 April 2011 13:23 GMT TweetWhile the word "cool" has been used countless times, in countless scenarios, there are few instances when it has been truly earned. Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront? Cool. Aston Martin DB5? Cool. Steve McQueen's 1960s Persol folding sunglasses? Très...
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Best geek cookie cutters
FEATURE "Aren't you a little short(bread) for a Stormtrooper?" 15 March 2011 16:30 GMT TweetWe've written about enough Angry Birds cakes lately to know that the combination of geeks and baking is a winning formula. We've trawled the internet in our nerdy quest to find the best cookie cutters to flaunt your geekery. Obviously these aren't...
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Marshall Major review
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Cans that go up to 11?
4 March 2011 9:37 GMT
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Nowadays, headphones aren't just a way of listening to your music without annoying people on the bus, they're also a fashion accessory. We've had plenty of cool-looking headphones on the the Pocket-lint test bench including Philips O'Neill The Stretch...
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Official Stars Wars Darth Vader headphones: Take your ears to the dark side
The frequency range is strong in this one 31 January 2011 16:18 GMT TweetDark Side of The Moon. That's surely the first album you'd have to listen to if you grabbed yourself a pair of these official Star Wars Darth Vader headphones.
The Vader cans have an adjustable head-strap, 1.2-metre coiled chord, a 40mm power...
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Zeal Optics Transcend GPS review
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SNOW WEEK: Real-time stats in your goggles
31 January 2011 15:22 GMT
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The Zeal Optics Transcend GPS combine Zeal’s experience in optics with Recon Instruments’ direct-to-eye information system to give you a pair of goggles that will feed you real-time information, such as your speed, distance and temperature...
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