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Feelmore Labs Cove one-minute review Cove is just one of a raft of gizmos on the market aimed at helping you to relax and reduce your stress and anxiety levels. It comes as a combination package with a wearable headset and a supporting app making up the bundle. Following initial setup, simply pop the headset on, select a soothing 20-minute session from the app and enjoy the sensatory powers of this wearable on your nervous system. While Cove is a use-anywhere option, it also needs some refinement, with a headset that could be more fun to wear and an app that needs some tweaks on the functionality front too. We enjoyed its soothing powers but, personally, it’s not going to replace a 30-minute jog around the block for us. If you’re not willing, or able to go down that route though Cove is worth investigating, despite its high purchase price. Feelmore Labs Cove price and availability Cove costs $490 / £369 (about AU$674) purchased direct from Feelmore Labs , and the first iteration a...

Sensate 2 two-minute review Sensate 2 is billed as a state-of-the-art sensory device, which combines a plastic palm-sized, pebble-shaped chunk of hardware with an audio app. You hang the wearable around your neck with an included lanyard, while the audio app supplies lots of calming audio. Together, the pairing provides a powerful range of infrasonic sound waves that target the nervous system, most notably the vagus nerve. Used correctly the bundle can help to promote relaxation and build up your resilience to stress. Sensate 2 works to best effect if you’re lying down, so that you can rest the wearable on your chest bone, thereby allowing your body to absorb the best that this natty bit of tech has to offer. It certainly feels like it’s got the power and ingenuity to work, although we’re still unsure of just how effective the pairing really is. The pebble-shaped Sensate device sits on your sternum (Image credit: Rob Clymo) Sensate 2 price and availability The Sensate ...

Two-minute review The Specialized Turbo Como SL is an e-bike that looks and feels quite special thanks to its striking aluminum frame design. It’s light enough to use without electric assistance, but works to best effect when you’re under power as this is quite a substantial two-wheeler. We loved the smooth belt drive, which beats a chain hands down, although gear changes were less impressive. The overall quality of the design, build and selection of components on offer here is excellent. Ultimately, this is a very decent everyday cruising type of e-bike , ideally suited to anyone who wants to leave the car at home more often than they do at the moment. The front-mounted basket is a real boon, and doesn’t move as you turn the handlebars, meaning the weight of your shopping doesn’t shift around either. We found the Specialized Turbo Como SL perfect for quick visits to the shops and back, although its imposing design might not suit everyone. A definite try-before-you-buy electric bi...

Two-minute review The Furo X e-bike arrives at a time of change when it comes to commuting. Not everyone is planning on going back to the office, which might compromise the appeal of this electric two-wheeler. However, the good news for British cycle manufacturer Furo Systems is that the Furo X is still a very useful proposition, even if you’re not going to be using it for trips to and from the office. What we’ve got here is a lightweight folding e-bike , weighing just 15kg, that collapses with remarkable simplicity and can be put up again just as easily. It’s well built, has some very practical design features and provides you with a comfortable ride despite the small commuter bike wheels. The Furo X can also handle a wide range of riders, between 5’2” and 6’2” up to a maximum weight of 100kg. (Image credit: Rob Clymo) While the bike can be pedaled perfectly happily using the Shimano Sora 9 speed gears, the rear-mounted Bafang hub motor and Samsung Lithium-ion battery co...

KashFlow , which is now part of the IRIS Software group, is moving with the times and has recently announced the launch of a new VAT Dashboard. As is the case with many accounting software packages that are aimed at the UK market, it’s vital to be compliant with the government’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) vision, which is now becoming a reality. So KashFlow’s software update is certainly timely. As always, KashFlow still prides itself on keeping things simple and that’s good news when you’re dealing with your accounts and anything tax-related.  Want to try Kashflow? Check out the website here This cloud-based software solution can be used from anywhere and at any time, just as long as you can get connected. Launched back in 2005 focuses its online accounting software on small business owners and is now part of IRIS software. Today, KashFlow comes armed with a full suite of tools, which can not only let you tackle your accounting chores, but can also be used to take on payroll...

Get a quote for a POS system today. First POS Systems is a solution aimed specifically at the restaurant, retail, and storefront business environments. It produces POS systems that can handle, despite coronavirus, face-to-face transactions as well as those taking place by phone, email, over a website and even by fax.  One look at the clients that First POS lists on its customer web page gives a firm indication that this is a solution that can be scaled, particularly when it comes to chain restaurants, bars and pretty much all points in between. Competitor products include Lightspeed POS , EposNow , Shopify and Square POS . Want to try First POS? Check out the website here The best POS systems for restaurants, small businesses, and retail  How to choose the right POS system for your business   First POS Systems also has a full service range of backup for its POS systems too, with onsite installations, training and continuous support as part of any package ...

Two-minute review Raleigh used to be the bike brand in the UK, not to mention farther afield, with a range of cycles that put Nottingham on the map and got plenty of us interested in the freedom of a two-wheeler. That was a long time ago, though. The Raleigh name is still around, but a bike like the Array is more a compendium of parts from different sources nowhere near Nottingham, albeit assembled to make an interesting hybrid e-bike that offers great value. This is certainly a bold attempt at producing a fun and funky e-bike, with a quirky touch of style that makes it stand out from the crowd. And, even if you’re not smitten by the two-tone paintwork, tan tyres along with matching saddle and handlebar grips, the Raleigh Array packs in enough quality components to make it a reasonably serious performer too. (Image credit: Rob Clymo) There are five modes of power from a Suntour Canbus E25 rear-wheel motor, a seven-speed Suntour/Shimano gearing setup, and beefy Tektro brak...

Get a quote for a POS system today. Mindbody POS is quite niche in that it’s a specialist provider of EPOS systems for your gym, spa, salon and wellness businesses.  That means Mindbody the company has expertise in custom POS payment processing solutions for companies that work in this sector.  Having started out building automated software solutions for small businesses, Mindbody POS systems now serve companies of all sizes, with the same superb customer service.  As a result you get very specific mobile POS features and functions for your business, available to use anywhere thanks to a handy business app. This POS approach is perfect for ventures that mix online bookings with physical transactions: which could make Mindbody POS one of the best POS system solutions for your fitness or wellness business. In fact, the real benefit of using a Mindbody POS and its associated systems is that it can also be used for appointment bookings and other club or member-speci...

Zoho Workplace is yet another product from this publisher based in India. The company is pretty prolific when it comes to releasing business finance software and has most, if not all bases now covered. Zoho Workplace was unveiled not long ago, although it does comprise plenty that you might have seen before, with many aspects of the package having been featured elsewhere. Want to try Zoho Workplace? Check out the website here Nevertheless, Zoho Workplace is a neat new take on what the company does best, which is to harness the best in productivity tools and bundle the into a suite of software that proves to be both easy to use and cost effective. Zoho Workplace currently consists of nine applications, all of which can be used together or as standalone applications. There’s a key new feature called TrueSync that makes the process of team members working with multiple files much more straightforward. As is the case with Zoho products the packages come keenly priced (Image...