PayPal launches mobile Here bank card reader Paying with PayPal is about to get even easier, even in the real world PayPal has announced a blue triangle of plastic – but it’s better than it sounds – giving you the ability to pay for real world items using your iPhone, with Android coming soon. Well in the US, Canada and Hong Kong only for now. Once the UK gets the reader dubbed Here, it will mean quick payment of items from your PayPal account anywhere displaying the Here sign....

Pebble Smartwatch can now display all iPhone notifications All hail the jailbreakers who have made the Pebble Smartwatch open to everything, as it should be The Pebble Smartwatch made the dream of having a smartphone on your wrist that little bit more real after itsrecord-breaking US$10m funding on Kickstarter. But with limited iPhone notifications, that dream was unrealised – until now. If you own a Pebble Smartwatch you’ll know it only displays notifications from native Apple apps like Messages, Mail and Phone with a few big name third party apps....

Philips 9000 Series channels Wii and moths’ eyes for ‘ultimate telly’ status New smart TV system, new Wii-style remote, plus the good old Ambilight all wrapped up in a sweet new design A few months ago we weren’t sure Philips would be doing TVs any more. Now, under the stewardship of the 5-month-old TPVision, the brand’s gone and released its highest-spec set ever. The 46in and 60in 9000 Series (PFL9707) TVs have all the Philips tech we’ve come to love: three-side Ambilight Spectra XL, which uses LEDs to cast a glow around the screen on to the wall behind, and the Moth Eye Filter, which increases screen contrast for more dynamic images....

Pinterest apps hit iPad and Android Photo-sharing service finally lands on Android – plus the iPhone app gets an update Photo-sharing service Pinterest has launched new Android and iPad apps, as well as updating its iPhone offering. The Android app has been one of the most requested updates to the service, said Chief Executive Ben Silbermann, speaking at the company’s first official press briefing in San Francisco. The new iPad app lets you swipe to resume browsing after viewing a board, and includes an embedded browser so you can check out what your fellow pinners are sharing....

Pioneer outs Cyber Navi windscreen display with AR and GPS This is one heads up display you have to see – all it’s missing is our high score Pioneer’s new laser-projected in-car display is the latest reason to jump ship and head to Japan because let’s face it, they get to eat, sleep and drive the way we’ll be doing in say, ten year’s time. The Cyber-Navi rig includes a clip-on translucent ‘screen’ that a laser projector then beams GPS info onto – so the tech’s not built into your windscreen....

Play Portal… on a calculator No, we aren’t making this up. Somebody has made a Portal clone for a scientific calculator Once upon a time the most fun you could squeeze out of a calculator was writing a rude phrase out of numbers. Nowadays, you could play Portal instead. A clever chap from Omnimaga has managed to port the entire 2D Flash game onto a scientific number-cruncher, making this the first portable version of Valve’s classic the world has seen....

Polar RCX3 GPS heart rate monitor watch unveiled Why shell out for a personal trainer who shouts at you when you can wear a subtle one on your wrist? Polar has just announced the RCX3 GPS heart rate monitor watch. This is exciting because Polar is good at making training kit already, and this looks like a great step towards simpler personal training. The huge screen lets you display a selection of your favourite figures while running , cycling, or whatever it is you want to track with GPS accuracy, while also measuring your heart rate....