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Here’s My New Favourite Travel Gadgets for 2023
The year was 2019, and I was coming back from a long trip to Las Vegas where we attended the Consumer Electronic Show, better known as CES. It was a great trip, I had managed to go the whole time without smoking (having recently quit at the time) and side…
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Travel Gadget Essentials Buying Guide
Packing for your next trip can be a hassle, and we all have that feeling of “have I forgotten something” and regardless of if you forget to turn your cooker off, leave your house keys in the door, and your passport on the shelf, I can at least help you…
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SpaceX May be Ready for Space Tourists by the End of 2021
If you were looking at options, as a private civilian, to get into space, then your chances 10 years ago seemed more than a little slim. With the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX program, however, that ‘slim’ chance has started to look a little rosier. In a report via TheNextWeb,…
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Japanese Hotel Offers Rooms for $1 With A Pretty Huge Catch
Travelling abroad, particularly to distant countries, can be quite an expensive affair. Not only do you have the cost of the flight, but you also have the necessary expense of hotels. Well, presuming you’re not going to want to sleep on the streets each night. One Japanese hotel, however, is…
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Hoverboard Channel Crossing Is Successfully Completed!
You may recall how last week the French designer of the hoverboard, Franky Zapata, announced his intentions to cross the English channel using his device as the sole means of conveyance. You may, additionally, recall how that attempt didn’t exactly go exactly to plan as he ended up in the…
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Hoverboard Inventor To Make 2nd Channel Crossing Attempt
A little over a week ago you may recall us reporting that Franky Zapata, the creator of the 100mph+ hoverboard was going to attempt to cross the English Channel on his invention. It sounded quite optimistic, but then travelling at such speeds, the trip could (hypothetically) be completed in less…
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London Underground Will Have 4G by Next Year!
If you are a regular commuter in London, you will know that getting a solid (and decent) connection speed on the Underground service can be more than a little tricky. You are, after all, essentially on one of the most complex rail systems in the world. One that (and this…
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NASA Reveal 9 Companies Contacted For Moon Landing Bids
NASA Reveal 9 Companies Contacted For Moon Landing Bids If you’ve been paying attention to the NASA news, you’ll have noticed that the last week has been pretty busy for the company. We saw, earlier this week, their InSight probe land on the surface of Mars and just yesterday, reports…
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NASA – US Moon Trip ‘Sooner Than You Might Think’
NASA -US Moon Trip ‘Sooner Than You Might Think’ It’s amazing to think that it has been over 45 years now since we last walked on the moon. Yes, despite visiting it very short successive trips, we have yet to return. The conspiracy theorists would, of course, argue that we…
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Europe Wide Air-Travel Wi-Fi Hits A Legal Snag
European Air Travel Wifi Hits Legal Snag These days while flying having access to wifi internet is more common. We have certainly come a long way from having to switch electronic devices off. Being able to fly and not rely on the hit and miss that is the in-flight entertainment…
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First Non-Stop Flight From Australia to UK Lands
Non-Stop Flight from Australia to the UK With the mass commercialization of flying, getting to anywhere in the world no longer represents a massive difficulty. One of the more taxing efforts for commuters, however, is the actual flying itself. This is particularly notable when you have to make a ‘change-over’.…
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Expedia Reveal Hack Exposing Nearly 1m Customers Data
Expedia reveal a major security breach With Spring (sort of) underway, many of us may be considering where we will take our Summer Holiday. To do this one of the more popular options is to use online websites to try and find the best deals. Of these Expedia is certainly one of…
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Samsara Smart Luggage Kickstarter Hits Design Controversy
Samara Smart Luggage His Controversy Last June we reported how a smart luggage Kickstarter had stormed through its fundraising. In it, the Samsara Smart Suitcase managed to achieve just over 10 times it’s $15,000 target. Nine months later, however, it seems that not all backers are happy as key changes…
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1,969 Piece Saturn 5 Lego Rocket to Go on Sale June 1st
The iconic rocket that went to the moon is set to make a return as a 1:110 scale Lego Rocket. Standing a circa 1 meter tall when assembled the rocket has been created to commemorate the “icon of space exploration”. With 1,969 pieces even this number is not incidental as 1969…
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Time Travel Deemed Mathematically Possible (Flux Capacitor is Not Required)
Mathematicians have calculated that time travel is possible, however before you start your plans to stop yourself buying ‘No Mans Sky’, there is a catch. Ben Tippett from the University of British Columbia and David Tsang from the University of Maryland have together created a mathematical framework which would make…
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