Which explains why carmakers are feeling more threatened than ever by the idea of handing over their user experience to a savvy outsider. As Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives explained to Marketplace.org, “Auto is a massive industry for Apple because… Read More ›
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Startling Tech
Google. It snuck up on me as the fallback search for Yahoo back in the day. When I realized it did a much better job of searching my site than my own homebrew search functions… and it was doing that… Read More ›
Free trials can end up being anything but
I took out a free three-day trial with a US company called Speechify, which converts text into speech so you can listen to articles instead of reading them. As someone who likes to learn on the go, I wanted to… Read More ›
18 mixed up characters for maximum security
According to Hive Systems your passwords should be at least 18 mixed up characters for maximum security. Here’s how long it would take a hacker to come up with as many combinations or passphrases before guessing your password [read more,… Read More ›
The Dyson Zone™🤣
Today, Jake Dyson has unveiled the Dyson Zone™, Dyson’s first step into wearable technology. The Dyson Zone™ is a set of noise cancelling, high fidelity over-ear headphones which simultaneously deliver immersive sound to the ears, and purified airflow to the… Read More ›
Strict new laws to stop phone use while driving
Making calls, texting, taking photos or videos, scrolling through playlists and playing games will all be prohibited. Anyone caught using their hand-held device while driving could face a fine of up to £1,000 as well as six points on their… Read More ›
AirPods vs the world
That is an amazing graph and I am presuming that it is accurate, but if it is Apple seems to be a juggernaut that is unstoppable at the moment. Originally tweeted here.
Pockit
A demo of modular electronics with Pockit as of early 2022, after several upgrades in the recent months based on everyone’s feedback. One for the true nerds, not sure about everyone else.
Video of people trying to avoid drowning will now not be sold for profit
After significant backlash, the Associated Press pulled plans to offer a video of a boat overcrowded with migrants as an NFT. The situation has called into question the ethics of selling photojournalism at all… More here. This was an unbelievably… Read More ›
The HUAWEI MatePad Paper
There’s more than just books though, as this seems like a fully-functioning productivity device with emails, calendars, certain apps available to download from the Huawei App Gallery, handwriting conversion (using the stylus), connectivity between the Paper and a smartphone or… Read More ›
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