Waterproof Samsung Galaxy S5 Takes Ice Bucket Challenge
The waterproof Samsung Galaxy S5 released a video of the phone completing the ice bucket challenge. This has been released to demonstrate the phones waterproof capabilities and challenge main competitors whose phones are not water resistant. “While this ad was creative and relevant to current social media trends, it has mostly been viewed critically. And with no mention in the […]
Samsung Virtual Reality Headset
Techies may be interested to hear that Samsung has announced a bizarre accessory users can buy with their new Galaxy Note 4 phone. Samsung’s Gear VR is a virtual reality headset that immerses users in a reality constructed by technology. The headset is powered by the Galaxy Note 4. For those concerned about whether a mobile technology […]
New iPad in Production
Anonymous insiders announced the production of a new iPad. This has largely been overridden by Apple’s recent revelation about the Apple Watch. Bloomberg from the New Zealand Herald claims: “Mass production of a full-sized iPad with a 9.7-inch screen is already under way, with an unveiling projected for the end of this quarter or early next, said two of […]
Spark Seeks 70,000 Lightboxers
After releasing Spark’s new Internet TV service Lightbox, Spark aims to attract at least 70,000 paying customers by June 2015. These customers or “lightboxers” will have access to over 5000 hours worth of content. Anyone with Internet access will be able to participate in a 30 day free trial or purchase the service directly for […]
Troubleshooting YouTube Embed Links in WordPress
When embedding YouTube videos in WordPress, sometimes only the link will appear. This occurs when the video has been copied from another webpage and already has formatting applied. When looking at the post on Text editor view, the link can be seen with tags wrapped around it. Here is a video with a quick solution to […]
Kiwi Developed Hover Bike Ready for Pre-orders
New Zealand born Chris Malloy has developed a hover bike drone. As seen in several movies including Star Wars, hover bikes appeared to be only possible in a distant future. However as proved by Malloy, hover bikes are quickly becoming a present day reality: A kickstarter campaign was started with a pledge for $60,000 and ended […]
Potential iPhone 6 Photos Leaked
Luxury iPhone vendor Feld & Volk have released photos of what may be the iPhone 6 prototype. Experts have many predicitions about the iPhones new features. These include: A8 Processor This is a faster and more advanced processor than the iPhone 5 current processor of A6. A Reversible Lightning cable A reversible lightning cable […]
How to Change the Author on a WordPress Post
This video shows you how to quickly change the Author on a WordPress post. Note – you must have “Editor” or “Administrator” rights to be able to change the author on a post.
Martin Jetpack Set to Launch into Sharemarket
Martin jetpack, the world’s first practical jetpack, has recently made leaps and bounds over previous models. This improvement has been described as a ‘quantum leap’ over the previous model. Here is a video of their most recent P12 model: Currently the jetpack has a flight capacity of 30 minutes with speeds up to 74 kilometers […]
Custom Cropping of Thumbnails with the Canvas WordPress Theme from Woothemes
Canvas is a powerful and flexible WordPress theme, from Woothemes. However the way it dynamically creates it’s own thumbnails can cause problems. 95% of the time the auto-cropping is fine. But 5% of the time the auto-cropping creates an unprofessional thumbnail that you need to replace. Like this one: Not a great look cutting off […]