Counter Crop Eliminates Food Miles by Growing in your Kitchen
New on Kickstarter is CounterCrop, a garden on your countertop developed by Intelligent Light Source (ILS), a San Diego start-up. ILS’s advanced LED lighting products are currently installed at MIT’s CityFarm project to study sustainable indoor agriculture
Facebook Continues To Dominate Irish Social Media Usage
The latest Ipsos MRBI social media survey results were released earlier today. Irish social network usage November 2014 Facebook continues to reign with 60% of Irish people having an account. 72% of them use
150 Events Nationwide for the ‘Hour of Code’
150 events are taking place across the country this week as part of the global Hour of Code initiative, run by Code.org. As a platinum supporter of the global initiative, Microsoft is taking a leading role
Making Dance Music From iPhone Tones
There's quite a few mixes out there that people have created using ringtones. This one is pretty damn good: http://youtu.be/M3h00M9dcj4
Don’t just Count Your Steps: Use Your Head with Lumafit
An Irish company has a unique new take on wearable computing which could revolutionise how we work out and relax. Lumafit is the brainchild of Darran Hughes and Steven Hughes who realised that the wrist is the wrong place
Children React To Old Computers
It's 2014. My mobile phone is more powerful by several multiples than the first desktop computer I bought. These days we interact with computers quickly and relatively easily and it's getting easier and more intuitive all
Balancing Work and Life on your Phone: Google Buys Divide
Update: Podcast from Today FM with Conn talking to Conall Ó Móráin on the Sunday Business Show. Google has bought Divide, makers of an app which divides your phone into separate areas for work and personal