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
Pooper – the app for crap? I still really want to believe this app isn’t real. Lets be honest – if you have taken the decision to have a dog as a pet, then there’s consequences, like picking up its “poop”… Continue reading
Lets Keep Cool Out There! I nearly dropped my coffee this morning when I hit a link on our wonderful web and came across these interesting little devices that could help us all in the summer months. Presently only available… Continue reading
Securing those multitude of accounts you have sprawled across the web has never been easy. Some sites only need a standard email address and password combination, which for many is an easy target for hackers if you’re using the same… Continue reading
Augmented/Mixed/Virtual One of my big pet hates in the technology industry, is when terminology is slung around by journalists who think its not a problem to substitute one word for another and assume it will convey the same meaning. With… Continue reading