Avarice is a film about the strange happenings which follow an odd black box that falls from space. The first victim is an innocent husband. He wakes one night to find his wife missing from their bed, that she’s stolen the black box and run off with her lover. He tracks them down only to […]
Star Wars in Edinburgh
Glasgow based freelance designer and animator Mark Boyle will be at the Capital Sci-Fi convention at Meadowbank Sports Centre this weekend. His project “Star Wars in Edinburgh” will premier at the convention with prints selling from only £5. Money raised goes to the children’s charity CHAS. He shared a teaser of the work so let’s […]
A review of Strumpets, West End
I really wanted to find a cosy coffee shop that could feed me tasty cake. The weather was awful, wind and rain was whipping Edinburgh into a bleak misery and I had been outside for too long. The West End had a few places to pop into but I felt as if I deserved a […]
Competition: Proviz Reflect360 Cycling Jacket
Cycling is good for you and the city too. So why don’t more people do it? That’s the idea behind the Edinburgh Cycle Challenge which runs from the 1st of March to the 21st. Sign up today at Love to Ride and just by cycling a little bit you could be a winner. The idea […]
A review of Hive, British Gas
If you say “Hive” to someone in Edinburgh I suppose there are plenty who’ll think about bees and plenty who think about the nightclub. I now firmly associate the word with British Gas’ connected home technology. Hive is a smart thermostat for your home and you don’t need British Gas to be your energy supplier […]
Edinburgh’s Vessels on target for colour comic book
Vessels is the name of a new comic book from the Edinburgh based creator Dave Cook. It’s successfully Kickstarted with over 100 backers and raising more than £1,600. At the time of writing there are still two weeks for people to get involved, backing the project to get a copy, their name in the comic […]
A review of Wagamama, Deliveroo
Have you tried Deliveroo yet? I think it’s a great service. They’ll go get food that’s available on takeout from restaurants without a delivery service. If you use a service like JustEat you’re going to a restaurant with its own delivery driver and just using the JustEat system to make the order. Deliveroo as the […]
A review: BT Broadband and TV (copper)
Imagine the surprise of moving into a street which you know supports BT’s fibre broadband only to discover that it doesn’t come to your particular flat. That happened to me. It’s my fault in that I didn’t precisely check the new flat on BT’s own checker. I’d previously checked a neighbouring flat on BT’s own […]