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Google Home Smart VS Amazon Echo

Posted on April 3, 2017 by J P

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Apr

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Everyone has heard of the Amazon Echo by now and if you haven’t then you need to take a look. So of course one of the other mega giants have taken a shot at producing another piece of technology that can help us in our homes. On the 6th April in the UK, Google will […]

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Cafe X Where Coffee Is Served By A Robot

Posted on March 27, 2017 by J P

27
Mar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cafe X was started by three college friends with a passion for robotics and an eye for efficiency. The robot barista uses beans from local coffee shops to create a variety of espresso drinks. TechCrunch visited the mechanized coffee shop at San Francisco’s AMC Matron. It’s predicted that in the future many typical jobs carried […]

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A Quick Explanation on HDMI, Display Port, VGA, and DVI

Posted on March 27, 2017 by J P

27
Mar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Display connectors like HDMI, Display Port, VGA, and DVI can be confusing for even seasoned techies! What are the differences? Which one should I use? Hopefully the video below will give you something to remember[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/f38sotYHqtA”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Xbox One Slim Teardown

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stewart

18
Mar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC4qIx72_Cc”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] There are few things that Ben Heck loves more than to tear down the newest gaming console release, watch how he unboxes the Xbox One S and takes apart each component as he goes, including the controller. We learn how cost savings have been made with design alterations to the chassis and […]

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The New Nokia 3310 2017

Posted on March 6, 2017 by J P

06
Mar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The new Nokia 3310 is back! On the 26th February Nokia showed off what it had made of the 3310 now and it was very impressive. Officially the phone will be available in summer 2017 and for £41 just to play snake again it might be worth it. The video below goes through all the […]

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Driverless Car Testing In London

Posted on March 6, 2017 by J P

06
Mar

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nissan have been testing a driverless car around London, it is interesting to think that this could be a regular occurrence on our roads in the coming years. They get driving on the roads at 1.30[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/TNM5443FKsE?t=1m30s”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Nokia 3310 Is Back!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by J P

16
Feb

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you’re wondering this isn’t an article from 17 years ago, it’s from 2017. Nokia have decided to jump back in time again and release the undestroyable Nokia 3310 at the end of February. When the original unit stopped selling in 2005 it was report that Nokia had sold 126 million 3310’s making it the […]

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The Warehouse Of Ocado Run By Robots

Posted on February 8, 2017 by J P

08
Feb

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In case you missed it last night on the news, the delivery service of Waitrose, Ocado have been using robots in their warehouse to put together customers orders. Take a look at the BBC’s interview with the chief technology officer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/4ytTW2LndSU”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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SpaceX launch: Falcon9 successfully lands on drone ship in the Pacific

Posted on January 18, 2017 by J P

18
Jan

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Los Angeles to send 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into Earth’s orbit. In September 2016, Elon Musk’s rocket failed a test launch, when it blew up on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It has recovered a total […]

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Batteriser / Batteroo Toy test and product failure

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 by stewart

12
Jan

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dave Jones of the EEVBlog, Youtube electrical engineering video blogger debunks the Batteriser once again – showing that humans still cannot defy the laws of chemistry and physics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][sppmemberplayer sppmpvidhosting=”youtube” sppmp_shselectskin=”minimalist” sppmp_yt_videoid=”Tl90m2KHbNk” sppmp_ytvisalign=”Center” sppmp_ytautohide=”1″ sppmp_ytautoplay=”1″ sppmp_ythighquality=”hd1080″ sppmp_vimctrlcolor=”#00adef”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The EEVblog is the world’s largest and most popular Youtube Engineering channel with over 380,000 subscribers, and hosts one of the […]

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Amazon Prime Air Drone Being Tested In The UK

Posted on January 3, 2017 by J P

03
Jan

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amazon Prime Air is a cargo airline and conceptual drone-based delivery system currently in development by Amazon. The drone is currently being tested in Cambridgeshire in the UK, so hopefully by the end of the year Christmas shopping could be even easier! Watch the video below to find out how it works[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/vNySOrI2Ny8″][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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GoPro Recalls Drone Resulting In Job Losses

Posted on December 1, 2016 by J P

01
Dec

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GoPro is cutting 200 of its job and closing some of its IT services that it currently offers. The announcement came as the new Karma aircraft that was launched back in the summer has had a few crashes, causing the company to recall the anticipated drone. The US company president, Anthony Bates would leave […]

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Driverless cars, soon to be on our roads!

Posted on November 24, 2016November 24, 2016 by J P

24
Nov

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Driverless car technology seems to be advancing at breakneck speed, however there will need to be some changes to laws, as Thatcham Research explains.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/VoO6Kw9JWvg”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Mars Probe Crash Lands

Posted on October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 by J P

26
Oct

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/CuxqW_4xN08″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are racing to figure out what went wrong with the Schiaparelli Mars lander. On 19 October, the probe just seemed to drop out of the sky and crash to the surface in less than a minute before its planned soft landing. The ESA is urgently trying to […]

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A 360 Degree View Of Mars Using NASA’s Rover at Murray Buttes

Posted on August 22, 2016August 22, 2016 by J P

22
Aug

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Explore this Mars panorama by moving the view with your mouse. This 360-degree panorama was acquired on August. 5, 2016, by the Mastcam on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as the rover neared features called “Murray Buttes” on lower Mount Sharp. The dark, flat-topped mesa seen to the left of the rover’s arm is about 50 feet […]

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Sophia The Life Like Robot Who Wants To Destroy Humans

Posted on August 16, 2016August 16, 2016 by J P

16
Aug

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is Sophia, a female humanoid robot developed by Hanson Robotics. This alpha-protoype came to SXSW for this first time last week and became an instant sensation, drawing curious crowds wherever she went. But unlike human celebrities, Sophia seemed uncomfortable with all the attention. “Rather than be a spectacle, I would rather learn and participate,” Sophia […]

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Watch NASA Test The Biggest Rocket, EVER!

Posted on August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 by J P

09
Aug

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NASA tested the largest, most powerful booster ever built for flight for the agency’s new rocket, the Space Launch System(SLS) on June 28 at Orbital ATK Aerospace System’s test facility in Promontory, Utah. SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft will launch astronauts on missions to explore multiple destinations on the journey to Mars. The NASA team […]

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China’s Straddling Bus Is Now On The Roads

Posted on August 3, 2016 by J P

03
Aug

The 2m-high Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) straddles the cars below, allowing them to pass through.The Bus is powered by electricity and can carry up to 300 passengers in the 72ft long and 25ft wide carriage. It has been trailing in the north-eastern city of Qinhaungdao and is now expect to reach speeds of 60km per […]

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Eye Sore Buildings In Blackpool get Demolished In Explosion

Posted on August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 by J P

01
Aug

The Three tower blocks which have been standing since the 1960’s were demolished with controlled explosions. Around 700 people were evacuated from the blocks so that they could be demolished and replaced with a new estate.

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Robot Builder Can Construct A House In Two Days

Posted on July 28, 2016July 28, 2016 by J P

28
Jul

A new robot builder can construct an entire house in two days – and never needs a tea break. Hadrian X is a giant truck-mounted robot that can lay up to 1,000 bricks an hour using a 30-metre arm, meaning it can stay in a single position throughout. Bricks are fed on to a conveyor […]

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