Just about a year ago I was writing a blog about the Internet of things (IoT) and some of its stranger permutations (you can read it here: Smart everything everywhere). And, 12 months later, again I find plenty of intriguing to outright weird contraptions which connect to the Internet. Admittedly, some of these applications are […]
Tag: gadget
How to hook your customers early
Tesla has many grownup fans around the world, and their cars are admittedly among the most popular EVs sold. And as any marketing guru would tell you, better get your customers hooked early: and that is exactly what Tesla is doing. The famous manufacturer of cars and batteries has launched – wait for it – […]
09:41
Maybe you hadn’t noticed it either (I certainly hadn’t), that on all screenshots of Apple’s products whenever they show the time digitally (i.e. not on the analog face of the iWatch) the time seems to be 09:41 hours. The story behind it is quite amusing, and, as you may have guessed, it is obviously not […]
Printers
I was actually toying with the idea of changing my already 9 year old inkjet printer recently, but as happens when you are looking for one thing on the Internet, references to something else caught my eye, in this instance 3D printers. Not that I need one, but I find the idea of printing three-dimensional […]
Smart everything everywhere
Reading an article about the annual Consumer Electronics Show CES which takes place every January in Las Vegas, well, online this year, I got intrigued by the number of smart items which have invaded our daily lives. There are smart phones, smart cars, and even things such as smart dog flaps and smart toilets. No, […]
The grumpy older man 