Scientists design a better bedbug trap

Having any amount of bedbugs in your home is not a good thing. The sooner that you know they’re there, however, the easier it will be to exterminate all of them. With that in mind, scientists from Canada’s Simon Fraser University have developed a method of luring the li’l...
Scientists design a better bedbug trap

Amphibious HexH2o drone shoots both aerial and underwater video

Readers who checked out our recent article on the Seahorse human-powered airboat may have noticed something at least as impressive in the accompanying video – a camera-equipped quadcopter that can land on the water to shoot underwater footage. It’s called the QuadH2o, and is made by...
Amphibious HexH2o drone shoots both aerial and underwater video

Zaha Hadid"s sustainable Bee’ah HQ rises out of the desert like a sand dune

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has released some preliminary details concerning a new planned headquarters for Bee’ah, a Middle East environmental waste management company. The LEED Platinum-seeking project will run solely from renewable energy sources, and also serve as a learning center to...
Zaha Hadid"s sustainable Bee’ah HQ rises out of the desert like a sand dune

Cadillac replaces rear-view mirror with HD video feed

Cadillac is planning to replace the rear-view mirror with a video feed
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Although they’re meant to show what’s happening on the road behind you, rear-view mirrors can be obstructed by headrests, passengers and luggage. To counter this, Cadillac is...
Cadillac replaces rear-view mirror with HD video feed

Africa"s tallest skyscraper slated for construction in 2015

In June 2015, Dubai-based Middle East Development plans to begin work on a new skyscraper that will be the tallest in Africa. Based in Casablanca, Morocco, the mixed-use tower will rise to a height of 540 m (1,771 ft), easily dwarfing all other buildings on the continent.
The project is being...
Africa"s tallest skyscraper slated for construction in 2015

Sunn Light: A smart light that mimics the sun"s movements

No device can really replace the feeling of being outside in the sunshine, but a good smart light could perhaps make spending time indoors more pleasant. Sunn Light is a smart and powerful LED light that changes its level of brightness automatically throughout the day to mimic the natural rhythm...
Sunn Light: A smart light that mimics the sun"s movements

Sensational Shrubbery: Choose keynote plants with care and reap the rewards all year

So you have a roomy lawn and want to plant a feature treeWhat do you choose? A magnolia? Ornamental cherry? An isolated tree or keynote plant is an important focal point In small gardens, keynote plants are even more important By
Nigel Colborn for the Daily Mail
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Sensational Shrubbery: Choose keynote plants with care and reap the rewards all year 

What"s the point of a curved TV?

Over the last year or so, we’ve seen a number of curved TVs hitting the market. Sure, they look slick and stand out from the crowd, but what, if anything makes a curved TV better than a flat one when it comes to your viewing pleasure?
One of the biggest marketing hooks upon which curved TV...
What"s the point of a curved TV?

New method could lead to cheap, spray-on solar power for flexible surfaces

Spray-on cells hold considerable promise for reducing the manufacturing costs of solar power. Within this field, colloidal quantum dots (CQD) have also been the focus of a number if research efforts, as they have the potential to soak up a wider range of the solar spectrum. Scientists at the...
New method could lead to cheap, spray-on solar power for flexible surfaces

Somabar robotic bartender cranks out cocktails in under five seconds

There are many people who enjoy sipping on fancy cocktails, but putting together drinks of such sophistication involves a certain expertise, a cabinet’s worth of ingredients and a fair slice of your time. Wanting to make this life of luxury a little more accessible, the team behind the...
Somabar robotic bartender cranks out cocktails in under five seconds

BMW announces plans to electrify its entire core range

BMW is taking the technology it developed for the i3 and i8, and looking to roll it out as an option across its entire core range
BMW is doubling down on its electric eDrive technology by announcing that it plans to eventually produce plug-in hybrid versions of all its core-brand models. The...
BMW announces plans to electrify its entire core range

Five Windows 8.1 tablets under $200

Windows 8.1’s tile UI makes it better suited to touchscreen input than other desktop operating systems, and by now we’re used to seeing hybrid systems, like Microsoft’s own Surface 3 Pro, that offer both tablet and notebook functionality. Over the last six months we’ve...
Five Windows 8.1 tablets under $200

LG G Watch R review: Second time"s a charm

We recently took a look at two of the most stylish smartwatches around, the Moto 360 and Asus ZenWatch, but there’s one more to add to that list. Read on, as we review LG’s second stab at Android Wear, the round-faced G Watch R.
The G Watch R is a smartwatch with a very specific...
LG G Watch R review: Second time"s a charm

VW premieres fuel cell-powered Golf SportWagen HyMotion at LA Auto Show

Joining the likes of Toyota and Honda, Volkswagen has chosen this week to unveil a new fuel cell vehicle – the Golf SportWagen HyMotion. According to VW, the demo car illustrates the automaker’s strategy of implementing alternative drives into existing high-production vehicles, as...
VW premieres fuel cell-powered Golf SportWagen HyMotion at LA Auto Show

Subaru revs up TV screens with Viziv GT Vision Gran Turismo

The grand parade of Vision Gran Turismos continues. Subaru took the cloth off a Vision Gran Turismo design based on the VIZIV 2 concept it showed earlier this year, hanging a dramatic body kit on an already eye-catching concept car. The car packs the most aggressive styling and specs in...
Subaru revs up TV screens with Viziv GT Vision Gran Turismo

Data transmitted across Vienna using twisted beams of light

The city of Vienna has hosted a laser light show with a twist with University of Vienna scientists having tested a new way of transmitting data over a light beam. The technique, which exploits classical and quantum mechanics, promises to provide the ability to send much more information through...
Data transmitted across Vienna using twisted beams of light

Scallop microbots designed to swim through your bodily fluids

In the 1960s science fiction film Fantastic Voyage, audiences thrilled to the idea of shrinking a submarine and the people inside it to microscopic dimensions and injecting it into a person’s bloodstream. At the time it was just fantasy and as fantastic an idea as its title suggested....
Scallop microbots designed to swim through your bodily fluids

Samsung Gear S review: This smartwatch can fly solo

Samsung has released so many smartwatches in the last year that it’s easy to start tuning them out. But no matter what you think of the Gear S, it certainly isn’t forgettable. Read on, as Gizmag reviews the most forward-thinking smartwatch you can buy.
During my time with the Gear S,...
Samsung Gear S review: This smartwatch can fly solo

Microsoft developing bone-conduction headset that guides the blind

While the act of walking down the street might be second nature to most of us, it can be a much more difficult experience for those who are blind or visually impaired. To combat the issue, Microsoft has developed a headset that uses bone-conducting audio, creating a 3D soundscape to safely guide...
Microsoft developing bone-conduction headset that guides the blind

Pininfarina is now offering a luxury e-bike

Over its 84-year history, Pininfarina has designed breath-taking cars for the likes of Ferrari, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo. Starting in the 1980s, however, the Italian design firm began branching out into other types of products. Now, it’s offering its own house-brand e-bike – the...
Pininfarina is now offering a luxury e-bike

Samsung gives Galaxy A3 and A5 premium build, mid-range specs

In recent months, Samsung has placed a stronger emphasis on premium build materials for its smartphones. The Galaxy A3 and A5 continue that trend, being the first full metal handsets we’ve seen from the company. However, neither device is flagship smartphone material, with mid-range specs...
Samsung gives Galaxy A3 and A5 premium build, mid-range specs

Aerial Power"s drones deliver a clean sweep of solar panels

Aerial Power’s SolarBrush aimed at reducing the maintenance costs of a solar field by 70 percent
Unfortunately, sunny desert locations where solar arrays are often installed are also ideal for attracting layers of dust on the panels’ surface. To maintain their effectiveness, the...
Aerial Power"s drones deliver a clean sweep of solar panels

Philae landing site confirmed, celebrated with greatest selfie ever

Rosetta’s stunning selfie will be the final image to be returned from the Philae lander prior to its separation from the Rosetta mothership (Image: ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA)
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Following an exhaustive scientific analysis, mission operators at the ESA have...
Philae landing site confirmed, celebrated with greatest selfie ever

Ground tests complete as world"s fastest flying motorcycle seeks racing competition

At the intersection of the motorcycle and the gyrocopter lives the flying motorcycle – combining the easy, cheap and safe flying abilities of the gyro with the loose road registration requirements of the motorbike. These quirky machines have been around for some time, but Californian...
Ground tests complete as world"s fastest flying motorcycle seeks racing competition

US launch for Panasonic"s new flagship 4K TVs

Despite the relative lack of viewing content, Panasonic already offers a number of 4K TVs. That range is about to grow and improve with the release of two new flagship models. Panasonic says the new 65-in AX900 and 85-in AX850 deliver the best picture performance of any of its TVs.
In order to...
US launch for Panasonic"s new flagship 4K TVs

Nexus 9, Nexus 6 and Nexus Player released into the wild

This morning, Google quietly introduced a few whales into the wild, namely the new Nexus 6 phablet and Nexus 9 tablet. Rumors have been floating for many months that Google was working with Motorola on one last hurrah before the division is unloaded to Lenovo in the form of a bigger Nexus...
Nexus 9, Nexus 6 and Nexus Player released into the wild

DIY gun folds and shoots paper airplanes

The Paper Airplane Machine Gun, providing covering fire
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The ability to fold a reasonably functional paper airplane isn’t something that everyone possesses. If you’re one of those people, then perhaps this is what you need – a device that...
DIY gun folds and shoots paper airplanes

Neighbours" feud over who"s got best garden ends in court

Danuta Cross of East Yorkshire pleaded guilty to harassing her neighbours64-year-old complained over a long period of time she was being stalked ‘Whenever she is in her garden, the neighbours come out and stand at the side of the hedge and follow her about,’ Beverley...
Neighbours" feud over who"s got best garden ends in court

Rower prepares to cross the Atlantic in futuristic boat

Like many fathers with young children, experienced rower Andras Bakos is concerned about what sort of shape the environment will be in by the time his son grows up. That’s why in 2011, he began planning a trans-Atlantic rowing expedition to raise awareness of environmental issues. The boat...
Rower prepares to cross the Atlantic in futuristic boat

Microsoft shows off next-gen stylus technology

If you own a Galaxy Note or Surface Pro, then you probably already know how useful a stylus can be. Much more than a faux finger, a digital pen can give you a sense of precision and control that your meathooks just can’t replicate. But based on the work going on in Microsoft Research, the...
Microsoft shows off next-gen stylus technology

Warwickshire home engulfed by foliage after owner lets bushes grow to its roof

Front of house in leafy area is consumed by rampant ivy and conifersWindows, front door and even garage are hidden beneath the greenery Residents in Warwickshire urging council to bring ‘eyesore’ under controlOne local sorry for neighbours next door who take care of their...
Warwickshire home engulfed by foliage after owner lets bushes grow to its roof

Gardening Black Country couple show off Autumn"s full beauty as warm weather continues 

Marie and Tony Newton spent years and £15,000 transforming the back lawn and flowerbeds at their home in WalsallMrs Newton began on the garden after retiring from her job as a transport planner and teaching herself horticultureThey now boast an array of 3,000 different plants and flowers...
Gardening Black Country couple show off Autumn"s full beauty as warm weather continues 

Pensioner called BBC about "mystery plant" that was CANNABIS 

Patricia Hewitson was baffled by the plant growing in her garden The grandmother-of-five contacted BBC Radio Devon gardening show Hosts revealed on air the plant was in fact cannabis and that it was illegal A worried Mrs Hewitson can be heard replying ‘oh dear’ to the...
Pensioner called BBC about "mystery plant" that was CANNABIS 

Rotterdam"s new market housed under huge residential arch

Dutch law now dictates that meat and fish markets must be covered for hygiene purposes. Rotterdam’s Markthal (literally, Market Hall) has undergone a redesign to accommodate the requirements. The new market is housed under a huge arch from which apartments look down upon it.
The new...
Rotterdam"s new market housed under huge residential arch

Garden Benches for Outside Your Home This Year in the UK

There is nothing worse than a tatty looking or broken hardwood garden bench, and these over the year can take up lots of your time, money, and space! You garage and garden shed will be constantly full of furniture unless you start looking into a maintenance free bench that can be left outside in the back garden all year round, making it a lovely compliment to your plug plants, and a great place to stock up with products from your local garden centre.

RipSurfer X Workout System: A Full-Body Surf Trainer

While the sun is still shining, the surfer lifestyle is definitely the way to go — complete with tan, outrageous sunglasses and toned physique. But if you’d rather not venture into the soon-to-be-chilly walls of angry ocean water, the RipSurfer allows you to hone your skills, and get...
RipSurfer X Workout System: A Full-Body Surf Trainer

ICEdot adds user-activated Trigger to its emergency communications line

Two years ago, ICEdot presented the Crash Sensor, an emergency notification device designed to mount to sports helmets. After getting it to market last year, the company found that although its customers liked having the sensor-activated emergency notification, some of them also wanted to have a...
ICEdot adds user-activated Trigger to its emergency communications line

DHL launches delivery-by-drone pilot project in Germany

Although big players such as Amazon, Google and the United Arab Emirates have all announced plans to launch drone-based delivery services, it looks like DHL Parcel is about to beat them to it. This week, the courier company announced that it will begin using its unmanned DHL Parcelcopter to...
DHL launches delivery-by-drone pilot project in Germany

Garden Furniture Trends as we more into 2014

Me and Sarah were discussing this issue earlier in our garden centre, and we decided to come up with the most talked about trends in garden furniture over the next year.
In this list we will discuss, all weather benches, rattan dining sets, as well as the new trend of reclining rattan furniture...
Garden Furniture Trends as we more into 2014

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Our Best Garden Links

Here are some of our favourite gardening sites, where we keep up to date with the events going on in our industry:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog
http://www.mirrorgarden.co.uk/
http://www.guerrillagardening.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening
http://www.gardenersworld.com/

Happy gardening, and see you soon on my blog: http://superherosewingcircle.com