AlphaQuirky

A British-based technology and lifestyle blog.

PRODUCT REVIEW: CordCruncher Headphones

The product of another project that I backed on Kickstarter, CordCruncher headphones aim to solve the problem of constantly tangled headphones through the clever use of a latex sleeve in … Continue reading

October 18, 2012 · Leave a comment

PRODUCT REVIEW: Slingshot by Woxom

I came across the Slingshot when digging through Kickstarter this spring and looking for another cool product to spend my money on. Designed and brought to life by a man named Charles … Continue reading

October 17, 2012 · Leave a comment

Microsoft launches music streaming service

Rumours that Apple has been readying a music streaming service to rival the likes of Spotify have been being ground out of the rumour mill for months now, but yesterday … Continue reading

October 16, 2012 · 2 Comments

STARTUP WATCH: Oyster

We’ve all heard about various startups being described in the form “X for Y”, where X is a proven company (or referring to some notable aspect of it, e.g. Pinterest’s … Continue reading

October 11, 2012 · 5 Comments

Kickstarter coming to the UK on Halloween

Sure, we’ve been able to buy things on there for a while (and I’ve backed 8 funded projects so far), but Kickstarter recently announced that UK-based groups are going to be … Continue reading

October 11, 2012 · Leave a comment

Hello, World.

Hello all, and welcome to AlphaQuirky. The idea for this site came to me while sitting in the car on a road-trip through the national parks of the American West … Continue reading

October 10, 2012 · Leave a comment