This week Apple announced that they would be killing off the ipod nano AND shuffle! When the nano was launched in 2005 it stole the show from the Motorola ROKR as they were launched alongside each other. The nano has always been at the lower end of the priority list for Apple as it remained […]
Facebook has now added the ability to post stories… …and make them public, meaning you do not have to be friends on facebook to be able to watch a person’s Facebook story. It’s essentially a clone of snapchat and instagram stories but results have shown that there’s more interaction on people viewing your story rather […]
Even if you’re rubbish with money! If you’re bad at saving then these 5 app could be the answer to your savings prayers – they might even help you out of your overdraft: 1. Chip: Chip has a clever algorithm that monitors how much money you can afford to save by Looking at your every-day spending over […]
Amazon bosses are now pushing themselves to the limit to make the Alexa speaker smarter. Dave Limp – the man behind Alexa is not satisfied with the the function of the speaker as it is. He now has thousands of engineers inside Amazon adding to its capability every day and then another tens of thousands of […]
Revoke a message in 5 minutes to delete it WhatsApp is currently testing a feature that could help save you if you tend to type before you think! It’s been rumoured for a while that the app was working on an ‘unsend’ feature, which means users can delete messages they have sent and then decided […]
The question has been posed: Does flying Ant day Exist? A new study claims to have cracked the case! Professor Hart who was one of the authors on a report discussing this, explained that although you can not predict the British summertime weather you can you can guarantee that flying ants will make their annual […]
Alcohol, ammo and weed on tap A new vending machine could be on the American market soon. A vending machine fitted with biometric security has been developed which will be used to dispense a variety of restricted goods including alcohol, ammunition and cannabis. The ‘secure’ device will use the customers veins in their fingers to […]
Faking it with Obama The University of Washington researchers have developed new technology that once paired up with AI can create some serious output. Firstly they produced a photorealistic former US President Barack Obama, then then Artificial intelligence was used to precisely model how Mr Obama moves his mouth when he speaks. Their technique allows […]
AI could be the way forward for emergency response teams The Edinburgh Centre for Robotics (ECR) has received new funding and a health care revelation has been predicted. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by the researchers to create robots that will learn from their environment, each other and us. The £8 Million funding is […]
Furniture future? A start-up company that specialises in robotics has created furniture that you can speak to and move on demand. The furniture re-arranges itself to create maximum space in small apartments. The working name of this tech is Ori for now, it has been developed in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and they’re currently […]