Category: Gadgets
Quarter of Brits struggle to get gadgets to work, reckons Which?
A quarter of British adults struggle to get their new gadgets to work. New research from Which? shows that just over one in four (27%) adults who received a tech gift this year at Christmas had problems using their gift. And just over in four (28%) of us were still trying to get their tech up…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk reveals assembled Starship test rocket
Space X and Tesla Founder Elon Musk has revealed images of his assembled Starship hopper test rocket, as the entrepreneur continues to explore ways of one day sending people to places as far as Mars. The SpaceX founder shared the first real images of the prototype from its Texas launch site, telling Twitter followers it…
BT extends Complete Wi-Fi, promises to end black spots in home
BT has announced it is extending its Complete Wi-Fi solution to new Superfast and Ultrafast Fibre broadband customers. With Complete Wi-Fi, BT claims it is the the only broadband provider to offer customers a strong reliable Wi-Fi guarantee for every room of their home. Complete Wi-Fi is now available for new Superfast Fibre customers, including on…
Teenager’s emoji-filled text read out by voice assistant goes viral
A man has gone viral after sharing a video of his car’s AI voice assistant reading out a text message from his 14-year-old son. Aaron Reynolds, from Toronto, Canada, shared the video of Apple’s CarPlay iOS app reading out the message, which was received while his wife was driving. This is what it’s like to…
CES 2019: AI-powered combine harvesters and cat treadmills among this year’s devices
Agriculture giant John Deere shows off an enormous connected combine harvester (Martyn Landi/PA) Cat treadmills and artificial intelligence-powered tractors and combine harvesters are among the latest devices to get people talking on the show floor of CES in Las Vegas. The annual trade show is now in full swing, with thousands…
CES 2019: BlackBerry boss buoyant as firm now focused on cybersecurity
BlackBerry boss John Chen has hailed the company’s resurgence after moving away from smartphone manufacturing. The company endured a torrid time in the wake of the launch of touchscreen smartphones such as the iPhone and Android devices from firms such as Samsung – which took market share from the firm’s own predominately keyboard-based devices. Mr…
CES 2019: Female sex toy firm claims gender bias after it is stripped of award
A female sex toy company has accused technology show CES of gender bias after claiming it was awarded and then stripped of a prize at the convention. Lora DiCarlo’s Osé Massager was named as an honouree in the CES Innovation Awards’ robotics and drones category but then had its award revoked by organisers, the firm’s founder,…
CES 2019: This year’s highlights include a foldable smartphone and table tennis robot
The world’s first foldable-screen smartphone and a robot that teaches people to play table tennis are among some of the eye-catching attractions on display as this year's CES tech show. Martyn Landi reports from Las Vegas... More than 180,000 people are expected to visit during the four-day convention, which is hosting the latest gadgets from…
CES 2019: Autonomous cars among UK motor industry’s greatest strengths, Liam Fox says
Autonomous and low-emission vehicles are one of the UK motor industry’s “greatest strengths”, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said during his visit to technology show CES. Speaking at an event hosted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Dr Fox said the British automotive industry was at the forefront of “the biggest transformation…
CES 2019: Google Assistant gets smarter with new interpretation and navigation tools
Google Assistant will soon be able to automatically check users into flights and reply to text messages from user voice commands, the tech giant has announced. The technology giant’s artificial intelligence-based virtual assistant is also to get an interpreter mode to help conduct conversations in dozen of languages using both audio and visual cues, Google…