Cricket Debate: Time to Review The Use Of Technology
I am all for the use of technology in sport (in general) and cricket (in particular) but I have a number of caveats that I think should be in place: …
IPTV UK
I have resisted the whole Internet TV thing for years, primarily because I was happy with Sky and the solution we had in Spain, but mainly because it all seemed …
Garmin: Please Take Note!
Update: Since the original post (19th April) I received an email on the 20th April apologising for the delay in replying, saying the delay in shipment was because of excessive …
Vinyl sales continue to surge in the UK
I bought a GOP Memphis Turntable at Christmas to listen to my old LP’s. The plan was to record them to SD Card and then import them into iTunes and …
Instagram’s big bet on video doesn’t stop at 60 seconds
Detailed article over on Engadget regarding the challenges that Instagram faced extending the 15 second video (which they only recently introduced) to the 60 second clip option. Solution lay in …
Google’s calendar reminders are coming to the web
Good news for those of us that use Google Reminders (main thing I like is they just automatically role forward if you don’t get them done so no time spent …
Fitbit Charge HR
My quest for the right wearable for me continues, this time with the perfectly adequate Fitbit Charge HR which I tried because it was an unobtrusive wristband with a minimal …
EyeForcer wants to force your kids to sit up straight
Another glasses related post from CES via Engadget which makes a lot of sense! Being 6ft 4ins and short sighted I have spent the majority of my life stooping: driving, …
Carl Zeiss thinks it can make smart glasses you’ll want to wear
Two inherent problems with ‘wearable technology’ as far as I am concerned: 1) it basically only does what something else is already doing for you (so has limited if any …
Edit your GoPro videos on your TV with Sugarlock
Video has always been an attractive proposition, until it came to the editing (not too bad these days) and the uploading (still a slow and torturous process) which is why …
Garmin bike headset warns about traffic behind you
Any technology that combines Garmin with bikes is going to grab my attention so no surprise that the announcement of the Varia Vision over on the Engadget Site caught my …
Garmin Fenix 3 Saphire
Never say Never!! Am a big fan of Garmin, and more than a tad addicted to watches (Rolex, Cartier, Gucci, Breitling, Edox, Oakley and Citizen make up the current ‘collection’. …
BBC iPlayer comes to the Apple TV
At Last!!! Now if they would only see sense and add Amazon Prime Video that would make me a happy chappy. It is a pain having to log into Amazon …
Google Calendar gets reminders to keep track of your tasks
Thanks to Engadget for pointing me in the direction of this Official GMail Blog post Our calendars should help us make the most of our time — scheduling meetings at …
Introducing trailers on BBC iPlayer
I like the catch Up services, and use them more and more these days, basically anything that doesn’t time me to a specific time (commitment) and allows me to avoids …
Instagram brings ‘3D Touch’-like functionality to Android
Err if you say so! I have never really ‘got’ Instagram although we do have an account for our AlStrays Re-Homing & Transport activities. I have never really had (or …