CES 2015 was an event not to be missed by tech enthusiasts. Even gardeners lent an ear as CES attendees promoted smart gardens! As diverse as the offerings were, they all pointed back to the same theme- the Internet of Things. Personally I believe the Internet of Things has been over-promised and under-delivered. In 2015 […]
Apple, alongside thousands of mobile software developers have been met with a particularly ravenous crowd. Enthusiastic users of iPhones, iPads and iPod touches spent a whopping nearly $500 million USD on applications and in-app services in the first week of the year. Not a bad start to 2015 for mobile software developers! This is the highest […]
The ‘Internet of Things’ has been enthused over for many, many years. Perhaps too many years. In fact it was in 1926 that Nicholas Tesla first said, “”When wireless* is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and […]
Is your once tendered and loved vegetable garden now a pot of shriveled roots? Are your camellias now tangled in a web of weeds? A lot of people have a natural talent at killing plants. For people who used to rely on cultivation for food, we are now terrible at keeping plants alive. But now […]
Technology developments are incredibly hard to predict. Technology changes so rapidly and every year it seems to have taken a new direction. I believe one of the best ways to predict technology developments is through looking at the past. ‘ In 2014 we saw several exciting developments in mobile. We saw the iOS8 able to […]
While Star Wars VII is still just under a year away from release, Star Wars social media accounts are running rife with speculation. Everything and anything is being analysed as a hint as to what the film holds in store. Take for example a video posted on the entertainment franchise’s Instagram page. An old commercial […]
Retail has been getting a major upgrade recently. First robotic shop assistants. And then virtual reality furnishing. And now facial recognition technology. This technology is arguably the most personal retail technology has been so far. Japanese technology giant NEC and California based company FaceFirst have broken into this market. They offer systems that use cameras […]
There is no shortage of opinions on Sony Pictures’ decision to withdraw the movie The Interview due to claimed hacking from North Korea. Prominent figures from actors to politicians are willing to give their two cents. And now the infamous Dr Evil has chipped in. Dr Evil, the antagonist of the Austin Power film series […]
As 2015 looms closer, it’s a good time to reflect on what has worked and what hasn’t worked. In terms of Search Engine Optimisation, we face an embarrassingly high list of things which need to change. Sometimes SEO can feel like anyones game. Because of this, many people approach SEO in a fantastical way and mystify […]
Target is always surprisingly far ahead of technology innovations. And by far ahead, I mean Target is on to the next big thing in tech 18 months ahead. Although the retail giant hasn’t made a robotic store assistant like Lowe, they may not be too far away. Target’s four key target areas include virtual reality, […]
