If you are like me and misplace your car keys or mobile phone just as you are about to dash out of the house. A new concept called Finder has been designed which uses RFID tags to help you locate those lost items quickly. Just make sure you don’t miss place the Finder itself.

The system works by allowing you to attach small RFID tags to your belongings which are then used to locate them when they lost by using the Finder device, as demonstrated in the picture below.

Each RFID tag is set with the appropriate label for the object that it sticks to, allowing you to then enter the name of your lost belo ... Read more »

The trademark for the name ‘iPad’ in China isn’t owned by Apple, and the company is currently engaged in a lawsuit with Proview, who own the trademark in China.

Proview sold a number of ‘iPad’ trademarks to Apple in other countries, although they maintain that they never sold the iPad trademark to Apple in China, and it could end up costing Apple around $38 million.

Proview are waiting a decision from the court in China to see whether the $38 million fine will be awarded against Apple, the fine was put on hold last year as Apple were appealing the decision.

"Proview mad ... Read more »

Motorola has released an update for their MOTO ACTV, and the latest version of the software is 4.55.97 and it brings a number of improvements to the MOTO ACTV.According to the release notes, the update for the MOTO ACTV brings an improved battery life along with a battery status bar which will show you how much battery you have left.

Other improvements include a workout screen lock, and some new enhanced auto pause and auto run controls, you can find out full details of everything that is new in the update over at ... Read more »

The City of London has started rolling out and installing high tech bins that are equipped with LCD screens to keep pedestrians up to date on the news and travel services.

Called Renew Bins the project has been developed over the last couple of years and is now looking to makes in mark in the 2012 Olympics which will be hosted in London later this year. The Renew Bins are equipped with two LCD screens and can be enabled to also act as mobile hotspots.

The company behind the project Renew is backed by private investment from City workers and entrepreneurs. Each bin costs £30,000 to ... Read more »