General Tech

Forget about the upcoming smartwatches from companies such as Apple and Samsung, look at one of the latest models coming from highly respected Swiss watchmaker Breitling which features an inbuilt emergency beacon. For people who travel a lot, or who are placed in dangerous situations, the Breitling Emergency II Chronograph …

We like our gadgets on Kitguru and one that has always grabbed our attention is the toaster. The new Arzum Firrin Toaster has won the 2012 Design Turkey award. Instead of popping the toast out vertically with a loud noise, the toaster has a sliding tray which means it can …

America was always at the forefront of space travel however it would appear that the Russians will now become an American taxi service, for only $70 million, per person. Russia and America always had a healthy battle when it came to spaceflight, but the American organisation said it was too …

The Dubai police force is quickly becoming the wet dream of every young man. We published a story last month that they had added a Lamborghini Aventador. The latest news is that they added a Ferarri FF, a Mercedes Benz SLS AMG and a Bentley Continental GT. They are all …

Sometimes a story is too painful to ignore and I noticed this one published in local newspapers in the United Kingdom this morning. A mechanic decided to take a customer's Lamborghini for a ride and ended up crashing the car into a parked Ford Focus, destroying both. The mechanic, Andrew …

Are you a hardcore traveller and need your laptop to last all day without a mains charge? Then the Powertraveller ‘Silverback-Gorilla' portable power pack might be the solution. The 60,000 mAh lithium polymer based charger can keep your laptop running for up to 14 hours, on top of your ordinary …

Amazon have experienced strong sales with their Kindle and Kindle Fire tablets, and murmurings suggest that they may be wanting to release a set top box to partner up with your television set. Sources close to the project spoke to Business Week hinting that Amazon wanted to release a proprietary …

While a handful of investors no doubt made a killing in the past month with the meteoric rise of bitcoin's value, those making hardware specifically to mine bitcoins are doing pretty well too – but they aren't the only ones. While Avalon's ASIC systems have all pretty much sold at …

Is a 1080p television just not good enough for you? Then take your credit card and wallet, (and perhaps a kidney) to Selfridges to get hold of the new Samsung S9 UHD TV. The asking price? A cool £34,999.99 inc vat. It will be sold in their flagship Oxford Street store …

Bugatti are well known globally for producing some of the world's fastest, and most expensive sports cars. They are releasing only eight Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car limited editions. The car will hit a top speed of 254 mph and is classed as the worlds fastest convertible. We …

If you frequently build a PC during the evening, you will undoubtedly have a flashlight in your arsenal of tools. For those who think brighter is always better then you won't want to miss the new NiteCore Tiny Monster TM26. It is classed as the world's smallest 3,500 lumen flashlight. …

It may not be a Rolex or a Patek Philipe, but 2013 is going to be the year of the tech watch. Google, Apple and Samsung may all get their smartwatches out in 2013, but Pebble are promoting their ‘proof of concept' watchface SDK which allows third party developers to …

Are you a keyboard connoisseur? Do most laptop keyboards feel rubbery under your fingers? The new modification for your Macbook Pro might just be the change you need then. Rawbkny have released a new MacBook Wood Keyboard just to appeal to those people who like to be different. It is …

Google Glass is dominating the news today, the first kits have reached developers and videos are now hitting youtube of the product in action. I have to admit, the video quality is actually really impressive – ideal for sneaking video footage of people who would normally be scared away when …

As we reported earlier this week we reported that Google would start shipping their first batch of the Explorer Edition of Glass. Last night the first pictures hit the web, as developers received their products in the mail. Some people have commented on the simple packaging of the item, which …

An Italian design company called ZO_loft have designed a new sofa, in the style of a keyboard. While this doesn't sound too comfortable, the modelling allows for ‘key adjustments'. The zany idea might not take off, but its certainly unusual. It was inspired by the rising reliance of technology in …

Google have just sent out an email to everyone on the Google Glass waiting list and say “seeing the first few devices come off the production line right now.” Google want to start shipping these devices as soon as possible. They say Glass will ship out in batches to the …

Chemists are Ohio State University have used sheets of germanium atoms to create a substance known as germanane. Due to advantages over silicon, it may become the material of choice for semiconductors in the future. A paper on the research has been published in the journal ACS Nano. Germanium was …

With rumors of the Apple iWatch hitting retail later this year it would appear that Microsoft are keen to jump on the bandwagon as soon as possible. Executives at suppliers to Microsoft told The Wall Street Journal that the company are sourcing components for the prototype of what is a …

It's an interesting question – and certainly something that can be classified, for now, as a ‘first world problem'. But, sooner or later, the question of ‘What happens to a person's data when they're dead' will come up for almost everyone on the planet. KitGuru plays the theme tune from …

Panasonic announced their latest GF camera this week, the Lumix DMC-GF6. The new model is based around a slightly thicker body and offers direct access to manual controls. The camera is mirrorless and will target a niche audience. The GF6 measures 111.2mm x 64.8 mm x 38.4mm and it weighs …

Last year Kodak announced their phase out and cessation of all their cameras. The company struggled to maintain market share and sales, competiting against not only Canon and Nikon, but the rise in quality of smartphone cameras. They were involved however in a licensing deal with JK Imaging, a Los …

Intel have announced their next generation Thunderbolt interface which features a data rate bandwidth of 20Gbps in both directions, on each of the two channels. The previous version was 10Gbps. Intel also mentioned that they had 200 licensees for the technology and that new, thinner cables will be released in …

Those interested in the upcoming 4K television sets have been put off by pricing often in the $25,000 zone. Sony however have announced some sets which won't cost anywhere near as much. While we have no news or information on UK pricing, the 55 inch XBR-55X900A and 65 inch XBR-65X900A …

At nearly 2 miles in length, the Bay Bridge in California has been carrying Americans across from San Francisco to Oakland for 6 months more than the Golden Gate Bridge. Through to 2015 however, it will have seriously better bragging rights than its more famous cousin, with the addition of …

Augmented reality is a technology that's truly in its infancy, but it has potentially huge applications. It could be used to leave messages for friends as they explore the real world, turn board games into fully animated, digital displays and now, have Mario and his friends, interact wherever you want. …

The world's first sustained petaflop supercomputer, Roadrunner, has been shut down by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, ending its five year run of trend setting and virus modelling. Record breaking for its near 1.5 petaflop peak performance, Road Runner also made waves in 2008 by being incredibly …

Minox have showcased their latest miniature camera, the Minox DCC 14.0. This diminutive camera is made to a scale of 1:3 and fits in the palm of your hand. It has a 14 megapixel sensor, optical viewfinder and a fixed lens. The quality is said to be very good, although …

Have you ever wanted a high tech toaster? One that can handle social networking and connect via your phone? Then the new 12 inch toaster from Toaster.io will certainly catch your eye. The only kicker is the £99.99 asking price. So why so high a price? CrumbCatch™ advanced crumb-catching technology …

While the computer industry moves from one new technology to the next, increasing the percentage of those who ‘have access' all the time – the computer magazines themselves continue a long, slow, lingering death. While there may be many reasons for the huge downturn over the past 10 years – …