Month: July 2018
Goodwood Festival of Speed – Roborace becomes first autonomous car to complete Hill Climb
There's so much of interest for car enthusiasts at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from classic cars, such as the original Ford Mustang 'Bullitt' driven by Steve McQueen, to modern day super cars like the Lamborghini Aventador. However it was the development of autonomous vehicles like the Roborace which most interested us. Chris Price reports…
Want to put your business ahead of the competition? There’s an app for that
If you run or manage a business, you can’t help but notice that competition gets more fierce with every passing year. It is being seen in each sector and across all sizes of business, from the Walmarts and Microsofts of this world to sole traders working in every sector from web design to window cleaning.…
Christmas in July: Little Red Rooster PR puts colour into consumer electronics
There was a time in consumer electronics where, much like the Model T Ford, you could have any colour you wanted as long as it was black. Black speakers, black amplifiers, black TVs, black set top boxes - that was pretty much all the choice you had. Designs were pretty dull too. Like a bunch…
Creepy or Cool technology? Emotion detection technology tops ‘creepy list’ in survey
Experience personalisation company RichRelevance has launched its annual ‘Creepy or Cool’ survey – a look at consumer attitudes towards technology in the retail space. The annual survey – which was answered by 2,577 respondents across the UK, France and Germany – asked consumers to rate a number of different technologies and trends as either ‘creepy’ or…
UK businesses attacked over 50,000 times EACH in June – IoT attacks most common
UK businesses were subjected to 52,596 cyber attacks each on average in the three months to the end of June, the equivalent of 578 attempt a day or once every two and a half minutes, according to Beaming, the business ISP. Although the rate of attack was slightly down on that experienced in the first quarter…
What is a smart city? Three quarters of Brits have absolutely no idea
A report just published reveals that, despite the many initiatives in place, less than a quarter of UK consumers are aware of the term ‘smart cities’. The 'Smart in the City' research, commissioned by out-of-home marketing specialists Posterscope, surveyed more than 5,500 consumers about their opinion on smart cities and their key features. However, deeper analysis…
New BBC VR Hub experiences celebrate the suffragettes and RAF
The BBC VR Hub has announced two new virtual reality experiences today (July 10th, 2018), Make Noise and 1943: Berlin Blitz, celebrating the suffragettes and the RAF respectively. Make Noise combines VR and voice technology to let viewers use the power of their voice to smash through the barriers faced by the suffragettes during the fight to win the…
350 electric black cabs now on road across UK
PHOTO: Matt Alexander/PA Wire LEVC, the electric vehicle company responsible for transforming the black cab, has announced that it now has 350 range extended electric taxis on the road across the UK. This includes just over 300 vehicles in London. In December 2017, LEVC revealed its intention to revolutionise the taxi…
Amazon Prime Day, July 16th: Top 5 ways to win at sale shopping
Amazon Prime Day is the first of the flash sales days this year, taking place on 16th July. Some might say it's warm up for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday carnage later in the year, others that it's simply a good opportunity to grab some summer bargains. Whatever, there's no doubt that it's a very good reason…
Amazon Christmas in July – SubPac wearable subwoofer and smart bike helmet
At London's Old Billingsgate Fish Market, pictured above, Amazon and its partners displayed hundreds of new products that they expect to be big sellers during the festive season. As ever with these increasingly popular Christmas in July events, there is actually little that it completely new. Most of the products are already available, although many…
