All Objects of Desire

Technology review: Noise cancelling Ferrari by Logic3 R300 headphones

The R300 headphones by Ferrari by Logic3 provide a comfortable and high quality way to listen to music on the move and at home.

Smartphone tool: The olloclip is a detachable device including a fisheye lens

Technology review: Three-in-one olloclip camera lens for iPhone

With fisheye, macro and wide-angle lenses all rolled into one, the olloclip allows users to get creative with their iPhone.

Snugg fit: iPad's can be used in and out of the holder via a bluetooth connection

Technology review: Bluetooth keyboard case for the iPad

There are no shortage of tablets on the market, with all manners of shape, size and power represented. But how can accessories boost performance?

CSL's Sound Sofa retails for £999

Surround sound seating

The La-Z-Boy chair has long been the chill out chair of choice, but CSL's new five-seater sound sofa offers an upgrade with speakers and Bluetooth.

C SEED Entertainment Systems is 201 inches in width and is waterproof

Big screen entertainment

Designed by the Porsche Design Studio and with a screen of 116 square feet, the C SEED 201 could be the perfect accompaniment to a summer of sport.

The Tripleton Enigma E2 retails for £1,320

Inspector gadget

A new mobile phone marketed as ‘smarter than a smartphone’ has hit the market, and it’s targeted at the chief executive who fancies himself as a bit of a James Bond. 

The Only Scootercase provides compartments for anything from a laptop to shoes

The Only Scootercase

To provide city workers with a faster way of negotiating the crowds, US-based Hammacher Schlemmer has come out with the Only Scootercase, fusing a traditional scooter with the needs of today's business people.

Amphibious: Any phone can now be waterproofed

Liquipel nano-coating

Water and technology seldomly go well together, but new technology could yet marry the two.

The inTouch camera system by Samsung

High-definition TV renovation

For anyone who feels their HDTV is a little out of date, there is now a way to upgrade it without having to invest in a brand new set thanks to the latest product offering by global giant Samsung.

Project Utopia

Believe it or not, you can now buy your very own man-made floating lair - although it may take a little longer to build it.

Sony's Personal 3D Viewer

Recreating the cinema

Looking like an unwieldy sun visor, the Personal 3D Viewer is the latest product from Sony, which markets the innovation as ‘a mini-cinema that’s just for you’.

Dyson's new heater the Dyson Hot

The even-handed heater

This month's Object of Desire, the Dyson Hot, claims to be the fastest of its kind to heat a room evenly.

The next big thing: optical communications technology

Since the dawn of the space age, NASA has been relying on radio communications technology to send and receive data to and from spacecraft.

Sand & Birch's Opale Wine Cellar

A wine cellar for Doctor Who

For this month's Object of Desire, Italian Sand & Birch is the design studio behind the space-age Opale Wine Cellar, which looks like it would be perfectly at home on the set of Doctor Who – if the Doctor were a wine connoisseur.

Object of desire: Eton Raptor

Object of desire: Eton Raptor

The Eton Raptor is a gadget for the budding explorer who wants to carry something more technologically advanced than a Swiss army knife.

Object of Desire: The Vicon Revue

Snappy snaps for business

Beginning development as a memory aid, this month's GrowthBusiness Object of Desire the Vicon Revue is now aiming for the Facebook generation.

The Eagle Lifestyle LSL-50

Eagle Lifestyle for the cycle commuter

It's popular in Switzerland, but how will the electric bike, or ebike, designed and built by UK-based EBCO, fare here.

Digital advertising is the future

The next big thing: Behavioural advertising

Straight out of science fiction movies, behavioural advertising is being touted as the next big thing in marketing.

The Nike+ SportWatch GPS

How GPS helps fitness fans

GPS technology isn’t just for cars. GrowthBusiness reviews how fitness fans can also benefit.

Many tablets operate Google's Android system

Google's Android eyes business

Currently, Google's Android is growing its consumer market, but business appears to be the next target.

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News & Market Deals

Enterprise hardware: AirWatch provides security for mobile devices

BYOD security business AirWatch tops up its Series A with help from Accel Partners

Mobile security business AirWatch has added to the $200 million Series A round it closed earlier in the year by securing an extra $25 million.

Growing A Business

Drip, drip: Leaks within the corporate world can be costly on many fronts

Corporate leaks: How to prevent and investigate if they occur

Bob Mecrate-Butcher, partner at Charles Russell, looks at how corporate leaks can first be prevented and then plugged when they do occur.

Comment & Analysis

Channeling Instagram for start-up success

That a team of 13 could build a business worth $1 billion should be the inspiration that all entrepreneurs need.

Research

Source of growth: There are 64 UK-listed cash shells holding £237.9 million

The rise of cash shells

New research from GrowthBusiness shows that the number of UK cash shells is climbing. We speak to new entrants to the market and those that have recently closed deals to find out what’s driving shells’ increasing popularity.