Mar 31, 2009
Google are always tinkering with their brilliant, yet somehow still in beta, Google Mail service. Their newest idea is one that definitely has potential. In Gmail Labs, users can now experiment with a new 'undo' setting that allows you the ability to stop an e-mail from going out straight after they've sent it. To access this feature, you sign into Google Mail, click the green scientific beaker at the top of the page, and then enable 'Undo Send' (it also helps if you ... Read More
Mar 26, 2009
Those wonderful chaps and chapettes at BoingBoing are giving us their own unique window into this weeks GDC (Game Developers Conference), live via Ustream (time-zones apply). I only just found out about this, so apologies on the late reporting. You can catch the latest in CounterTech here:
The happy-mutants have already covered some pretty-cool techy stuff.Including this weird 'hybrid-media' photo-frame designed by award winning visual artist (The Matrix) artist John Geata:
Keep checking back for some cool interviews with top tech-journos, web pioneers ... Read More
Mar 10, 2009
I stumbled upon this revolutionary device when searching for off the grid technology that I could use on the road. Solar panels were too heavy or too underdeveloped to cater to all of my energy needs when on the road, plus living in Europe there was not a single forecaster that could ensure I would get enough sunshine to power any of my electronic gadgets. Then it hit me...I had heard that the U.S. military used wind up radios so I started ... Read More