The Juice Cube has been designed to deliver power when you need it on the go. Simply charge the Cube and then attach it to your phone, games console or MP3 player via a USB cable with the appropriate connector. A three-hour charge will deliver up to six hours of power for a 3G mobile phone, 13.2 hours for a 2G mobile phone, 60 hours for an MP3 player and 20 hours for a games console. Measuring just 40x40x37mm, the Cube is easy to use and comes with eight universal connector, looks pretty neat too. To check charge levels, simply shake the cube, love that!

The Juice Cube is available in white, black, pink, red, blue, green and yellow – £24.95 from www.johnlewis.com

It’s a Bluetooth talking glove!

hi-Call is a Bluetooth glove that allows you to talk through your hand. The left glove has a speaker and a microphone sewed into thumb and pinkie in order to speak to the phone while keeping your hands toasty warm. You can also use  hi-Call on the touch screen of your smartphone thanks to the capacitive technology. The gloves are compatible with all mobile phones with Bluetooth

Spec

Connection to mobile phone through Bluetooth technology

Battery lasts up to: standby 10 days – conversation 20 hours

Sizes: man and woman

Colors: black, grey

Composition: 95% polyacrylonitrile, 3% cotton, 2% polyester

If supported by paired devices, the charge status of hi-Call battery is displayed on the screen of the connected device.

In the box

hi-Call

Charging cable microUSB to USB

Instruction manual

- Perfect for making calls to other users across the globe for free.

- Calls to landlines and mobiles are cheaper than Skype and other services.

FooTalk is a new app for iOS and Android that reduces the cost of making calls for smartphone and tablet users. It allows customers to make free calls to friends and family who also have the FooTalk app, anywhere in the world via Wi-Fi or 3G and 4G mobile data services.

FooTalk allows users to call any number in the world at extremely low rates (significantly lower than other alternative calling services like Skype). Whether calling abroad, avoiding expensive roaming charges whilst travelling, or simply calling friends nearby, FooTalk offers exceptional value compared to other services.

In addition to the cost saving benefits, FooTalk’s patent-pending Discovery service is designed to ensure a more reliable connection than competitor products. This combination delivers a customer experience that gives them the most complete alternative to their network operator in one, easy-to-use app.

Nomophobia or the fear of being out of mobile phone contact, is sharply increasing in the UK. A recent survey of 1,000 people in employment, conducted using OnePoll, discovered two thirds of respondents fear losing or being without their mobile phone. The study, sponsored by SecurEnvoy – the global leader of tokenless two-factor authentication, reveals that 41% of people interviewed, in an effort to stay connected, have two phones or more. When asked if they’d be upset if a partner looked at the messages and texts on their phone almost half said that they would.

Digging a little deeper, more women worry about losing their phones than men – 70% of the women surveyed compared to 61% of the men, yet it is men that are more likely to have two phones – scoring 47% and 36% respectively, perhaps in an effort to stay connected.

When split by age it is the younger age group (18 – 24) that are more nomophobic at 77%, with the 25 – 34 age group second at 68%. Perhaps a little more surprisingly is that third most nomophobic are the 55 and overs!

Another interesting revelation is that, with 49% of people getting upset if their messages and texts were viewed by a partner, they’re still lax at securing these devices. Forty-six percent do not use any protection at all; 41% use a four pin access code; and just 10% encrypt their device. A security conscious 3% use two factor authentication. Andy suggests, “With 58% of the respondents using at least one device for business use, this lack of security is a worrying trend that needs addressing.”

How would you feel about being out of contact from your mobile?