A quick (irregular!) update on various things I came across this week which you might want to take a look at yourself. Some will be old, some new, so don’t be telling me, “oh that’s been out ages” – I’ve… Continue Reading
I don’t know about you, but if you’ve ever dabbled with blogs or construction of your own website, it can seem so exciting at the start of the process. But, as time goes on, that excitement may wane for various… Continue Reading
With today being the first day of the World Cup, there’s a fair bit of excitement from a technology perspective, with virtual reality (VR) now contributing to the viewing options available for UK viewers. Other tech such as video assistant… Continue Reading
Please note that this article is being used as reference material for an internal competition I contributed to, but you’re more than welcome to read on! Meet team 4L3K5a See what we did there? We have to thank Simon Bromley… Continue Reading
I really like a number of the Alexa skills available, but doing a web search is always a hit or miss affair. All Echo or Dot owners will know the fateful answer of, “Sorry, I don’t have the answer to… Continue Reading
News of a new wake word for the Amazon Echo and Dot has been floating around on the web for the last 24 hours. It comes as part of a new firmware update for the devices. Presently, you gain the… Continue Reading
Being the inquisitive type, I wondered just how big a calculation I might get out of my Amazon Alexa. Here’s the result! If you bash it into a calculator you get this: 2.9512665e+94
I just had to get this posted while I had a moment after coming across it on the IFL Science Facebook page. The video stream below is from a camera mounted on the Internation Space Station (ISS), pointing back towards… Continue Reading
Those of us who are a little more mature will recall the Back to the Future 2 scene where Marty McFly puts on a pair of Nike shoes with power laces. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, then… Continue Reading
I’ve played with a multitude of Instagram filters in the past, and yes, there’s a number of them that do a pretty good job of turning a normally dodgy photo into something quite pleasing to the eye. But, in essence… Continue Reading