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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Twitter no longer crops the photos in your Timeline
Funny how the obvious can take so long to register with some companies!? A small change, but one that’s welcome all the same. Starting today Twitter.com will no longer crop …
Facebook’s Security Check comes to Android
been catching up on some long over due technology posts over on the Engadget Site and thought this worth a shout out in case people had missed it. Facebook’s account …
Wearable Buyers Guide
Engadget have a good a guide looking at seven of the latest wearable’s that may be of interest.
Sharp’s night vision camera records color even in total darkness
Sharp recently unveiled an infrared security camera that captures color 720p video, even in absolute darkness. The trick is an imaging sensor that uses near-infrared for illumination; unlike virtually every …
iHeartRadio and Rdio are ready for CarPlay
Yet more evidence over on the Engadget Site that online radio is gaining momentum, with the removal (in theory) of a big stumbling block: how to listen to it in …
Broadcasters want phones to come with a ‘hybrid’ radio format
Having spent a little time over the summer looking at Internet Radio I was interested in this article on Engadget You may think that radio is dying in an era …
LifeBeam’s heart-rate monitoring cycling helmet is ready for your commute
OK this is SERIOUSLY tempting! The LifeBeam Helmet comes with a better sensor that cribs tech from the company’s military aerospace systems that are used to monitor fighter pilots and …
Belgian brewery to reduce truck use with underground beer pipeline
Excellent idea! They need to do this in the UK. Think of ways of using the existing road and rail infrastructures less rather than wasting yet more money putting sticking …