The best thing about a well-researched and produced radio show is that it pulls you into a space where your imagination thrives and nothing else matters for that half hour or so.

Ninety Nine Percent Invisible is such a show (also available as a podcast); it explores the unseen design and architecture underlying our lives, things we take for granted or seldom think about. How did the 'I Heart NY' logo come about? What's the history behind the famous Superman 'S' symbol? The fodder of delightful dinner party banter.

http://99percentinvisible.org/

New look and features for Bing
Microsoft's Bing search engine has unveiled a brand new logo to herald its evolution beyond a service that simply gives you "a list of a zillion links". Microsoft's brand and creative guy Scott Erickson says that Bing's future is integrating into products you use every day: voice search on Xbox; embedding images from Bing into Word; the tech behind Windows Phone personalisation.

Besides which, the landing page has a new cleaner look and promises to display equally well on the iPad or Surface. Tempted to switch from Google?

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/search/archive/2013/09/17/refresh.aspx

Pulse from Biobeats
We all know that music can affect our emtions, lift our spirits or get the heart pumping but what about creating music that marches to your body's own beat? Pulse is a free iPhone app that composes music based on – you guessed it – your pulse. It does this by using the light beside the iPhone camera; place your finger over the light and Pulse ascertains (most likely a rough estimation) your pulse. You can listen to your lonely heartbeat or mix it with club sounds. Sign in with Facebook to unlock more tunes.

https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/pulse-by-biobeats/