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Are New Tech Habits Here to Stay?
Do you struggle to remember what life was like pre-pandemic? You’re not alone. Nobody could have anticipated the speed of widespread...
May 31, 20225 min read
Reclaiming Val Kilmer's Voice
Going to the cinema in the late 20th century would have been a very different experience without the acting talent of Mr. Val Kilmer....
May 24, 20224 min read
Innovations in Market Research
When you think of market research, you might picture wannabe-entrepreneurs from The Apprentice conducting their so-called “focus groups”;...
May 17, 20225 min read
Managing Dyslexia with AI
I utilise language in almost all aspects of my daily life. I rely heavily on my ability to read, understand and interpret, whether that...
May 17, 20225 min read
Car-Charging Robots
In January 2021, Top Gear website introduced a “cute” mobile charging robot. I must admit the accompanying images leave me in two minds....
May 10, 20226 min read
VR in the Military
When you think of virtual reality combat simulations, I expect you’ll picture video games. A fully immersive version of Call of Duty ,...
May 10, 20224 min read
Van Life: Superfast Internet
After power, the second most important thing for my motorhome is fast, reliable internet. For years, camping and caravanning trips meant...
Jan 4, 20224 min read
Van Life: Lowdown on Lithium
For many, a holiday in a caravan or motorhome offers the opportunity to spend some quality time “off grid”. The chance to hitch up and...
Nov 16, 20214 min read
What is Cloud Seeding?
With temperatures continuing to rise around the world, it’s clear we’ll need to rely on something other than rain dances to fend off...
Nov 13, 20214 min read
Futuristic Farming
When I think of farming, I picture tractors, wellington boots, hay bales and an awful lot of hard work. A farm would be one of the last...
Oct 30, 20214 min read
Matchmaking with AI
In December 2020, the BBC published an article detailing how Japan’s government plans to fund artificial intelligence matchmaking schemes...
Oct 16, 20215 min read
Growing Old in the Digital Age
Life expectancy in the UK has more than doubled over the course of two and a half centuries, from below 39 years in 1765 to 81.1 years in...
Aug 7, 20216 min read
The Future of Beauty Tech
I’m no make-up aficionado. I can’t tell powder from primer. But I can appreciate the tech trends that are transforming the beauty...
Aug 4, 20215 min read
Reducing Hospital Admissions with AI
Towards the end of October 2020, Forbes published an article detailing a trial in which an artificial intelligence-based diagnostic tool...
Jul 24, 20217 min read
How Embracing Digital Could Save Charities
The past 16 months or so have been unlike any other in my lifetime. At times, it’s been all too easy to focus on how the pandemic and...
Jul 10, 20216 min read
Is VAR Ruining Football?
Fifty years ago, Joni Mitchell lamented “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone” in her hit single Big Yellow Taxi. She wasn’t...
Jun 26, 20215 min read
Tech You Wouldn't Expect
Innovation breeds innovation. There’s no two ways about it. When the first iPhone was announced, we were blown away by the existence of a...
Jun 12, 20215 min read
The Science of Prediction
Can you believe it’s been more than six months since that nail-biting US presidential election? For many of us “outsiders”, the choice...
May 29, 20216 min read
Waving Goodbye to Old-School Gestures
In October 2020, The Guardian published a tongue-in-cheek “Pass Notes” article about how young people no longer understand traditional...
Mar 21, 20215 min read
Home-a-Drone
I recently wrote a blog about the new technology of 2020, determining if the latest offerings to the gadgetry market were genuinely...
Mar 13, 20215 min read
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