Fable: right game, wrong execution October 17, 2012 GAMES FABLE: THE JOURNEY Xbox Kinect * Fable: The Journey is exactly the game Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect needs: a much-loved title that plunges gamers into a familiar environment. The Kinect has shown it can excel in mini “party games” but has, thus far, come up empty on anything grander. It’s a shame, then, that The [...]
A childhood fear of household appliances didn’t put me off the new Dyson October 17, 2012 WHEN I was a child, I was afraid of the tumble dryer. Not an all-consuming phobia – more of a general distrust, as if the offending appliance wasn’t an immediate threat but a vaguely malign presence in the corner of the kitchen. When it rumbled into life I would adopt a low voice like a [...]
A bold pro-growth strategy could set the UK’s housing market free October 16, 2012 BY 2025, China will have 221 cities with over 1m inhabitants, adding more than 350m to its urban population. In response, 40 billion square metres of new floorspace will be built. In contrast, here in London, there is a dynamic underground housing market for beds in sheds in Thornton Heath, Southall, and Stratford. Despite pressing [...]
Bentley taps into the need for speed October 16, 2012 It’s pouring with rain as we speed along the autobahn towards the Bavarian Alps. I don’t have the cojones to get anywhere close to the 205mph top speed that this new Bentley Continental GT Speed is capable of, which is a shame because this is the fastest road-going Bentley ever made and we’re on an [...]
Car talk October 16, 2012 The new Turbo S Porsche is a powerful upgrade on the V8 Porsche has introduced a new flagship Cayenne SUV, the Turbo S. The 4.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 has had its power increased by an additional 10 per cent over the Turbo model. The extra 50bhp translates to a 0-62mph time of 4.5 seconds and a [...]
Suspend your disbelief training October 15, 2012 The TRX system is the latest “must-have” fitness regime. It consists of several suspension cables, which you attach to either arms or legs as straps that then suspend you from a surface using your own body weight (and gravity) as resistance. The intensity of the exercise is determined by how you position the cables on [...]
Battle against the winter hair blues October 15, 2012 Summer is officially over and, just the way you swap your summer clothes for something more hard-wearing, you should do the same with your hair care products. Here are the top five to invest in this winter: Pantene 24hr Nourishment Leave In Conditioner, £4.99 Say hello to Pantene’s first ever non-aerosol conditioning foam. Stylist Danilo [...]
Resounding hit for London’s biggest art fair October 14, 2012 The biggest London Frieze Art Fair ever was in full swing this weekend, with 175 galleries packed into Regent’s Park and a separate Frieze Masters event featuring 96 galleries showcasing works from across the last 4,000 years. Organisers say they wanted to bridge the gap between contemporary collectors and those interested in older works, with [...]
Blocky, crazy and rather excellent October 14, 2012 SHRIEKING and shouting and lots of people under two foot running amok is not your typical hotel reception experience. But then neither is a giant smoke-puffing dragon, pits of Lego that you can swim in (if you so desire) and giant square-headed characters rolling around the premises. The Legoland Hotel, which opened slap bang in [...]
Lech has all the goodness of the Alps without the crowds October 14, 2012 LECH is what Aspen wants to be when it grows up,” is how I’ve heard Austria’s Alpine region described. Now, I’m no skier (hate the cold and don’t have great balance) but this statement alone made me want to visit Lech. So, full of Olympic fatigue and eager for a change of scenery, I headed [...]
