Homes Set To Get Smarter This YearHomes Set To Get Smarter This Year The much heralded ‘Smart Home’ concept crept slowly closer to the mainstream last year and 2015 is likely to see a greater upsurge in take-up as well as stiffer competition as new developments emerge. Remote security monitoring appears to be the primary focus in this market at present,…
READ MORE... What Can We Expect In The Year Ahead?What Can We Expect In The Year Ahead? Now that 2015 is with us, what so the experts think it will bring in the way of IT, apart from those two items the market appears not to be awaiting that eagerly, the iWatch and Google Glass? The first prediction is a significant growth in contactless…
READ MORE... A Very Appy Xmas To All..A Very Appy Xmas To All.. As you count down the hours to Christmas Day, there are a host of Apps available for your phone and tablet to help you and the family get into the seasonal spirt. Christmas story Apps range from the Elves And The Shoemaker to A Charlie Brown Christmas to Dickens’…
READ MORE... Make Sense Of A Smart ChallengeMake Sense Of A Smart Challenge Thinking of purchasing an HDMI connected gizmo to turn a traditional TV into a Smart TV for this Christmas? The challenge will be which from the bewildering choice to buy. Is a dongle or a box better? Do you go for Apple TV, FireTV, Google Chromecast, NowTV or a…
READ MORE... Smart Way To Get The Geek OutsideSmart Way To Get The Geek Outside Have you got a junior geek who you want to get away from the computer? Well, here are a couple of hi-tech, if expensive, items that might succeed in getting them out of the swivel chair this Christmas. The first is the miCoach Smart Ball from Adidas. Although…
READ MORE... It’s Time For A Trio Of Stocking FillersIt’s Time For A Trio Of Stocking Fillers Four weeks to Christmas, so here are three tech related stocking filler ideas, starting with a pair for the snap happy mobile phone or tablet addict. The Topwell Wireless Shutter Controller is ideal for the snapper who struggles to get the camera in the right position and…
READ MORE... Getting Deeper Into Fishing TechnologyGetting Deeper Into Fishing Technology If you have a keen angler to wrap an expensive Christmas gift for, then the Apple online store might have started stocking the right present for you. Take a look at Deeper Fishfinder, the hi-tech solution to guarding against an empty net. When cast out on to water, the 65mm…
READ MORE... Marmite Product May Be One For XmasMarmite Product May Be One For Xmas With just five full shopping weeks left before Christmas, it is time to think about possible gifts for the gadget devotee. So, let’s consider the Autographer. An undoubted Marmite product, some will desperately want one, others will simply hate the idea. At £300, this beastie is not cheap,…
READ MORE... Finding Hotspots With Heat Can Be A Big Problem..Finding Hotspots With Heat Can Be A Big Problem.. A Report just out says that there are 5.6 million public Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK, which is a remarkable one hotspot for every ten of us who are over the age of 14. The Self-styled World’s Largest Commercial Wi-Fi Network, iPass, which offers 13 million…
READ MORE... A ‘Window Seat’ For All Thanks To TechnologyA ‘Window Seat’ For All Thanks To Technology One of the pleasures of air travel could be made in virtual in years ahead, as the industry seeks to develop windowless passenger planes. A window seat may not be everyone’s preference but it would be mine every time. Picking out landmarks from 34,000 feet and watching…
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