Well done to Guinness for winning the marketing wars at the Web Summit today. Their real time marketing ripping the piss out of the broken WIFI and championing their own product is a stroke of pure Genius as they would say!

10 years ago

Bamboo bikes have traditionally been super expensive to produce and only available to those lucky enough to be able to afford them. That all changes with the launch of this one speed from Greenstar that is light, affordable ($450) and we think you will agree super stylish. As they say themselves about Bamboo… Because bamboo […]

10 years ago

Undoubtedly my favourite brand to ever exist (Red Bull comes is a close 2nd), Nike still remain the World’s most valuable brand. From The Swoosh to sweatshops, see how Nike have managed to stay on top in this epic 3 minute video. Like this post? Then you’ll love this article I wrote on Why Nike Are […]

10 years ago

British photographer Max Ellis (check his work here) is a bit of a genius when it comes to taking staged shots but even he couldn’t have thought this series of shots would turn out this good. The Halloween squirrel is equal parts scary and cute at the same time and rest assured that no animals […]

10 years ago

We all know that 3D printing is going to be shaking up a lot of industries in the coming years and Art Center have teamed up with an advanced 3D printing company to create this piece of stunning design. It is an RC car that is powered by a 16 foot rubber band with the […]

10 years ago

A large percentage of us spend roughly 40 hours (and often way more) a week at our desks, but despite that we just have basic planks of wood where we place our computers and do our work. Some people go as far as spending a decent amount of money on a chair or even adjusting […]

10 years ago

It is by far the most valuable fast food brand in the world and recognised the world over. No matter what your thoughts are on McDonald’s they are one of the most successful businesses ever and we wanted to share some facts that make them what they are today. You won’t believe these 15 crazy […]

10 years ago

I’m always a little dubious about new wearable technology, anything that Microsoft releases these days and concept videos and this ticks all three of those boxes but oh my god does it look exciting. It will be interesting to see if they can deliver on the vision that they are sharing in this video putting […]

10 years ago

Are you like me and constantly misplacing your phone in the house somewhere? Down the back of sofas? In the toilet? In the bed covers somewhere or just on some random ledge? Well we have the perfect app for you today in the form of Marco Polo. All you have to do is shout out […]

10 years ago

Are you always struggling to find the right tool for a job? Maybe you don’t want to carry lots of different tools around with you all the time? Do you also love fashion? If the answer to all those questions is yes then don’t worry because Leatherman have just released a seriously slick men’s bracelet […]

10 years ago

It would take a lot for me to carry an extra camera on top of the one that comes built into my iPhone 6 but this new Lumix from Panasonic could be the one. Not only does it have 16 megapixels, a super slick retro design and built in WIFI- it also comes with it’s […]

10 years ago

You know that feeling you get when landing where the plane is getting blown around like a paper airplane in the wind? Anybody who has been flying in Ireland or England in the last couple of weeks will have experienced it big time, and this video shot at Birmingham last week shows the difficulty some […]

10 years ago

Social media can feel like a big sprawling mess across the web and many start-ups, marketers and established businesses often forget to measure the ROI or even why they are doing it in the first place. There has to be some sort of cold hard business need for it and one way to measure that […]

10 years ago

We’ve all seen thousands of photos of New York but perhaps none like these taken by the uber talented Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent Laforet. They were taken at night (obviously) and shot at 7,500 feet above sea level. The height was important and perhaps why the photos look so unique. He needed a special permit […]

10 years ago

This bar in the heart of Shanghai isn’t the easiest place to find if you don’t know what you are looking for because the entrance is hidden behind a classic Coca Cola bottle vending machine. Designed by Alberto Caiola, this speakeasy is all about the contrasting styles of the different areas. I love the idea […]

10 years ago

Most of us grew up as kids either building tree houses or wishing we had one to play in. One English company called Blue Forrest are making that childhood dream a reality by building huge tree houses that people can actually live in. Perhaps the most impressive project they’ve completed is this Ewok themed number […]

10 years ago

The vast majority of us work on computers everyday and while that offers us huge scope for the types of work we can do it also means that we are open to all sorts of distraction on a daily basis. With social networks, blogs, media sites and endless videos to watch we can get distracted […]

10 years ago

We live in an age where software is eating the world. Old media is getting destroyed by the three S’s ….. smartphones, streaming and social media. The way we consume media has changed more in the last decade than at anytime in history. Eyeballs have moved away from TVs, Newspapers and magazines towards glass (smartphones, […]

10 years ago

If you think that property is expensive here in Ireland then you obviously haven’t been paying too much attention to the New York market where the first $100 million condo (apartment to us) has just been sold. The property is the penthouse in this building and although the buyer wishes to remain anonymous you’d imagine […]

10 years ago

Architect Vincent Callebaut has created a vision of what Paris should look like in 2050- a smart city that thrives commercially, that uses renewables and is green friendly. The designs use the kinetic energy from rivers to generate power and the densely populated towers also help provide the city with plenty of oxygen, while limiting […]

10 years ago

Most of us have bought simple items like cans of drink or snacks in a vending machine before, but there is a whole world of new vending machines popping up all over the world. As you’ll see from the list below you can pretty much buy anything from a machine these days making it even […]

10 years ago

Getting around a busy city can be a complete pain in the ass. Cycling is dangerous, public transport is often packed and no one wants to be sitting in traffic for hours at a standstill. Enter the INU (the Japanese for a dog, a faithful companion always by your side), which is a personal transport […]

10 years ago

We like to bring you the weird and wonderful here at times, and this video of a guy shooting his firework rocket into an icy lake certainly fits into that category. Now if you’d told us the setup before seeing this video we’d have presumed you’d have a damp squib but the result is pretty […]

10 years ago

It was one of the worst decades on record for fashion, but many people reading this will have been kids of the 80’s. We decided to take a look back at some of the gadgets, fashion and tech we were all scrambling to afford back then and that we’d laugh about today. It is only […]

10 years ago

Google shared the video below yesterday showing off their new modular phone which will launch later in the summer. It was a developer conference for Project Ara which is a phone that will allow you to swap modules like cameras, screens, battery and memory in and out as you need them. Want a more powerful […]

10 years ago

Tinder has revolutionised the dating game around the world with people swiping left and right in record numbers. Despite it’s success, many still have reservations about actually meeting people and going on a date. Double is a brand new app in the very same style as Tinder, but which partners you up with a friend […]

10 years ago

We can all get a little bogged down in our businesses on a daily basis to actually make the changes that matter and that will help grow our companies. I find one of the best ways to get inspiration is to read a good book and apply some of the lessons from it back into […]

10 years ago

Journalists and bloggers today have no idea the pain that previous generations had to go through when producing their content on typewriters. Same for people in business firing emails around today like words were going out of fashion! Well, the good news is that this new keyboard comes in the style of a classic typewriter […]

10 years ago

Social media marketing changes from week to week and with all the noise out there it can be hard to figure out where to start. There are a bunch of tools that you can use though that will help you be more efficient and get better results. We’ve pulled together 23 of the very best […]

10 years ago

We are living in the age of mobile these days as consumers ditch their bulky laptops and desktops for more mobile solutions like smartphones and iPads. The range of computers is changing and Intel are set to launch a very interesting addition to the mix. Dubbed the “compute stick” it is a dongle that comes […]

10 years ago

We are used to seeing pretty shocking ads for interns who are badly paid and poorly treated in return for doing soul destroying work but things have just gone to another level… The News Corp owned Sunday Style Magazine in Australia posted the picture on their Instagram page asking for interested applicants to tag their […]

10 years ago

Given how much time we spend on our phones and how much they cost these days it is only natural to want to add a gorgeous case to protect and even enhance the device. We’ve picked 5 gorgeous cases that would suit the most stylish of men. 1. Slick Felt Wallet Case- Hard Graft This […]

10 years ago

Wherever you look these days you see hipsters with their beards, plaid shirts and general unkempt looks. Its without doubt the biggest fashion trend of our generation just like the punks, mods or 80’s styles were in the past. As with everything fashion related, trends come and go and most are recycled from a previous […]

10 years ago

People with cash tend to build houses by the seaside to maximise the view of the water but most are ugly eyesores on the landscape blocking the view for others. These two dune houses were created by architect William Morgan on land that he owned in Florida. There are two duplexes built into the dune […]

10 years ago

Everywhere I look these days I either see selfie sticks or people going mad about other people using selfie sticks. The trend that started in Asia and swept America has taken grip in Europe and people are up in arms about it… People are angry… If you own a selfie stick you’re an asshole. Plain […]

10 years ago

An Israeli artist has reimagined what some of the most famous leaders in the world would look like if they lived today and were hipsters. His Facebook page Hipstory is a brilliant piece of creative work and he plans to keep drawing more famous leaders. Some of them are uncanny and the only one I’d […]

10 years ago

I love gadgets and I’m the typical guy who wastes most of his money on the latest, fastest, slickest gadget to hit the market before I’ve even thought the purchase through in any detail. Below are 33 of the best gadgets a geek could wish for in 2015. You’d need to rob a bank or […]

10 years ago

When you think of the coolest modes of transport you tend to think of jet packs, helicopters, private jets or vespas in the sun. Well today we share with you something that could eclipse all of those. Introducing The Snow Crawler. Unlike a traditional snow mobile it is fully covered in the style of a […]

10 years ago

Twitter are at a crossroads as 2015 kicks off. The service that next year will be a decade old is struggling for new users with growth very much tapering off at 300 million users despite Instagram passing them and Whatsapp hurtling towards the billion mark. This slowdown in growth is spooking investors, but what Twitter […]

10 years ago

We’ve all been there on Instagram… creeping through old photos making sure not to accidentally have fat fingers and click the like button or double tap by mistake. Nobody wants to like a photo that is 6 months old because it instantly gives you away as a class A creep. There is absolutely nothing you […]

10 years ago

B&O have just announced these PLAY H8 wireless headphones that look absolutely stunning. With Beats becoming mainstream consumers are looking for the next big thing in headphones and these wireless beauties have 14 hour battery life and you can control them on the right ear by touching and by using a number of subtle gestures […]

10 years ago

Every year in early January the whole tech world turns it’s attention to the CES show in Las Vegas and one of the categories that always dominates is television. This year Sony have stolen the show with the release of their Bravia X90C which at 4.9mm at it’s thinnest point and mounted just 4cm from […]

10 years ago

Chris Heininge is a talented designer and craftsman who has built 100s of houses but his latest project is something very unique. Taking inspiration from his teenage years spent living in Japan he has created a stripped back house that sells for just $70,000. The house is 280 square foot and features most of the […]

10 years ago

More big news today for the online payments service Stripe which was founded by the Irish Collison brothers as they announce that they will now power all payments on the Kickstarter platform. They’ll be replacing Amazon payments and this is another huge coup for them after landing a string of partnerships including recently being included […]

10 years ago

By this time you’ve probably heard that Irish woman Stephanie Roche is in the running for the FIFA Puskas goal of the year award. She is aiming to be the first female winner of the award and do us Irish proud. To celebrate the awards The Guardian have created one of their brilliant little LEGO […]

10 years ago

If you are like me you probably spend a large portion of your day buried in Gmail trying to get to that elusive inbox zero. For many its the default work tool of choice but despite that you are probably only using about 20% of Gmail’s functionality at best. With that in mind I decided […]

10 years ago

Hard drives don’t tend to look very good. They are often functional black boxes that we can’t live without with very little thought put into their aesthetic appeal. Well Parisian designer Pauline Deltour has created this gorgeous 1TB hard drive which will retail for $279. Using gorilla glass the device will double as a mirror […]

10 years ago

Is winter getting a little too much for you? Do you want to escape all the madness of the festive season and recharge the batteries? If you are lucky enough to get the time off and have a little spare cash then we have the spot for you. Located 1300m above sea level in the […]

10 years ago

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg made a New Year’s resolution to read a book every other week and you can join in the journey with him on A Year Of Books. It is part of a challenge he sets himself every year to complete a challenge but it has the chance to grow into something much […]

10 years ago

Some of the best creativity in the world comes out of Berlin and the Urban light factory is the latest example of that. They take the headlights from scrapped cars, motorbikes and tractors and turn them into lamps, tripods and suspended lighting that you can buy online. They rewire the lamps and clean up the […]

10 years ago