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The Galaxy Fold that doesn’t

April 18, 2019David Leave a Comment

In the last day or so, tech journalists have been receiving early Samsung Galaxy Fold samples. I was interested to see what the initial views of the product were, especially after the initial excitement at the launch, and the fact… Continue Reading →

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Five /lIv/ or Five /laIv/ ?

April 11, 2019David Leave a Comment

Since getting a Google Home Hub (which, I am a fan of), I’ve noticed a bit of an oddity when it comes to the pronunciation of one of my preferred radio stations, BBC Radio 5 Live. Now I fully understand… Continue Reading →

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Stuff I discovered last week

January 28, 2019David Leave a Comment

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 →

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Its been a long time…

January 13, 2019David Leave a Comment

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 →

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Want to watch the World Cup in Virtual Reality?

June 14, 2018David Leave a Comment

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 →

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Hello K5!

February 2, 2017David Leave a Comment

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 →

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Amazon Echo and Google – Make Alexa work for you!

January 23, 2017David Leave a Comment

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 →

Internet of Things (IOT), Web Snippet

“OK Computer” (or… how to force a firmware update on your Amazon Echo or Dot)

January 18, 2017David Leave a Comment

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 →

Internet of Things (IOT)

Amazon Alexa – the maths nut! (testing it out with 9 to the power of 99)

January 15, 2017David Leave a Comment

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  

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A view from space – LIVE!

October 26, 2016David Leave a Comment

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 →

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