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How to deal with email overload
When I heard a wealthy eccentric had developed an amazing solution to email overload, I wasn’t hopeful. I was wrong
Dyson Airblades or paper towels: which is more hygienic?
Another piece of research has stoked up the beef between Dyson and paper towel manufacturers. But perhaps it’s not drying our hands that’s the problem ...
Swings, slides and iPads: the gaming companies targeting kids’ outdoor play
Startups are applying gaming to the great outdoors as a recent survey reveals three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than prison inmates
Has Transport for London found a way to stop you being groped on the tube?
A year on from the launch of the powerful Report It to Stop It campaign aimed at tackling sexual harassment, the team behind it weighs up the impact
The £500 juicer that’s got Silicon Valley in a froth
Too busy to cut carrots or wash up? Now there’s an insanely expensive Wi-Fi-enabled juicing system just for you...
An app a day to keep the doctor away
From simple devices that count steps to monitors for diabetes, asthma, migraines and heart problems, the number of health apps is soaring. But are they any good?
Startups that aim to put you to sleep
Are you an infamous snorer? Or a long-suffering insomniac? To mark World Sleep Day, try out these solutions
10 ways to beat loneliness
People of all ages are discovering new and old ways to connect – from co-housing schemes to friendship apps and chicken care…
Is your phone cooking your sperm?
They’ve been blamed for causing everything from Alzheimer’s disease to cancer, and now infertility. Here’s a look back at popular mobile phone health scares gone by …