Month: September 2017
Sphero launches mini robotic ball
This looks fun - a tiny app-driven robotic ball from Sphero which is about the size of a ping pong ball. What's clever about it is that it features Sphero's FaceDrive technology so you can use facial expressions, such as smiles, frowns, winks, and head tilts to control it. Derived from the company's £120 robotic sphere, Sphero 2.0, which…
London’s Shoreditch is world’s most expensive tech district
ClubRooms in Shoreditch. Image: http://www.shoreditch-officespace.co.uk According to a survey by estate agent Knight Frank, Shoreditch is now the most expensive tech district in the world, with intense demand for office space pushing rents higher than those in Mid-Market, San Francisco, and almost double those in Brooklyn, New York. The 2018 Global Cities report, which…
Ford’s brainy benches to offer free solar powered mobile charging and wi-fi
Worrying about a flat smartphone battery could become a thing of the past, at least to those living in parts of London. Ford and smart cities start-up Strawberry Energy are rolling out smart benches to offer pedestrians free solar-powered mobile charging and free wi-fi access while they sit and rest across the city. The collaboration…
Living in the smart city – solar powered pavements and roads that can charge electric cars
From big data gathering information about pollution, water use and traffic through to smart roads capable of managing autonomous vehicles and charging electric vehicles, Fast Future's Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells and Alexandra Whittington look at what the future has in store for the smart city In the coming decades, the planet’s most heavily concentrated…
Tim Peake’s Soyuz spacecraft goes on UK tour. Experience Samsung’s VR space adventure
Want to see the actual Soyuz spacecraft which was used for Tim Peake's Principia mission? Of course you do. Coming to a town near you, the Soyuz TMA-19M is set to go on tour until 2019, complete with a unique VR space adventure. The Science Museum Group, which acquired the capsule, has joined forces with…
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact now available from Carphone Warehouse for £30 per month
The new Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is now available at Carphone Warehouse, both in-store and online. Customers can get their hands on the device for £30 per month and £29.99 up-front on Vodafone. The all-new Sony handset, available in Horizon Blue exclusively at Carphone Warehouse, features a 4.6inch 720p touchscreen display. It also boasts a…
Alexa goes mobile with Amazon Music app integration
No longer do you have to use an Amazon Echo device to ask Alexa to play your favourite music. Alexa is taking on the likes of Apple's Siri and Google's Assistant, by becoming available in the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. Using Alexa voice controls, customers…
Is Apple really making driving safer with iOS11?
Like many millions of others no doubt, I've just downloaded Apple's latest operating system, iOS11. It's easy to be cynical (and I do wonder if it will mysteriously drain the battery more quickly thereby pushing me into purchasing an iPhone 8 when it launches tomorrow). However so far I've been quite impressed. As well as…
Nest unveils Hello video doorbell with facial recognition technology
It's been several years since Google-owned intelligent home company Nest launched its revolutionary thermostat, but those expecting another ground-breaking product launch last night will have been sadly disappointed. Instead what Nest announced were five smart home security products including its Hello video doorbell and a door lock developed in conjunction with Yale (see picture above).…
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