As a father myself, I know how stressful is can be having a newborn baby in the house, especially when you are a new parent. Baby monitors have been the must have purchase for new parents and they have evolved amazingly over the years.
Continue reading All bases are covered with the BT Video Baby Monitor 7500 Lightshow
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This week we have lots of fun in the studio with the Parrot Jumping Sumo Mini Drone.
Packed FULL of sensors and technology including a spring which can be fired on demand to propel the Sumo into the air, this is a really cool Christmas gift for your over 14 year old.
You can control the Jumping Sumo using a smartphone app for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone. This allows for full control over the Jumping Sumo similar to a remote control vehicle.
You can also build a road map within the map so the bot can perform a pre-programmed display.
It’s all great fun and can be bought for just over £100.
Thanks to Steve Puddle for his help organising the loan of the Jumping Sumo
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This week we discussed the availability of mobile phone devices for vision impaired people.
Matt specifically discussed the assistance provided by phone manufacturers in the form of ‘Easy Mode’ and ‘Accessibility’ options. We also discussed addons such as ‘Georgiephone’ and screen readers.
There was also some discussion on the development of active screens that actually change shape to provide haptic feedback.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha was specifically mentioned as it provides Easy Mode and Accessibility features such as Magnify Glass, Torch and easy to read buttons.
Listen to the stream to find out more and I have attached a photo of the Alpha in Easy Mode.
Like many, we are really looking forward to the next trilogy of Star Wars movies coming our way, starting in December 2015 with Episode VII The Force Awakens.
The new trilogy is being directed by J.J. Abrams, who is famous for adding plentiful lens flare into his movies. There’s been much discussion on Twitter and Facebook about whether the new Star Wars movies will inherit this trait along with maintaining the visible style of the previous ‘Hexalogy’.
Right up to the release of the teaser last week YouTube became awash with fan made versions, some good and some bad, we’ve added a selection of the above, including the official version with added lens flare and George Lucas’ ‘Special Edition’.
If you have found some Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens teasers that you think should be added to the list, include them in a comment below!!
Enjoy
The Official ‘Teaser’
The ‘Lens Flare’ Edition
The George Lucas ‘Special Edition’
The ‘Lego’ Edition
Finally, a fake version….
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They’re all the rage at the moment and it looks like they could be the gadget gift choice for this Christmas….
Yes, I’m talking about the Selfie Stick, GoPole, Monopole or Monopod.
These are telescopic poles that allow for the fitting of a camera at the end. Some include inbuilt shutter buttons, others are sold separately.
Listen to the recording of the show to find out whether selfies can replace autographs.
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This week Mark and I chat about the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 from Three and also the Galaxy Alpha. There is so much to talk about with these devices, so full online reviews will be uploaded soon!!
Thanks to Jocelyn Medhurst at Cow PR for providing me with the Galaxy Note 4 and the Three sim to test it with!!
Thanks also to Laura Gale at Kazoo who provided the Galaxy Alpha as well as lots of other tech in the past!!
I took a selfie of myself and Mark, which is attached below, I think I can safely say that isn’t my best side!!
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This week I chat about the BT Smart Home Cam 100 as nice wireless video camera capable of broadcasting at high definition (720p). It’s nice a simple to set up and you can view the footage using either Android, iPhone or via the web portal. Full review will be posted here soon, in the meantime listen to what I had to say about it.
Massive thanks to Laura from Kazoo for arranging the loan of the camera.
We also has a brief conversation about attaching camera’s to pets, below is the video I mentioned in the recording… Enjoy!
BMW have just released a game changing sports car, a vehicle with the performance of a super car and the fuel consumption better than… well, anything on the market. Let me introduce you to the BMW i8. Continue reading BMW i8 – I just stepped into the future
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Completing our reviews of BMW electric vehicles (or EV’s), this week we talk about the BMW i8 Super car.
The i8 was one the most exciting vehicle I have been able to drive, and again; a BIG shout out to Matt Dawson at Cooper BMW Ipswich and Emily Adcock at Cooper BMW Norwich for providing the car for review. What an amazing opportunity, Matt went to a great deal of effort and Emily was amazing with her describing the car and demonstrating it’s features.
Full reviews of both the BMW i3 and BMW i8 are in the pipeline. For now, listen to myself and Mark Murphy chatting about the i8 on BBC Radio Suffolk this morning.
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Staying on the subject electric cars (or EV’s), this week we talk about the BMW i3, a supermini sized electric vehicle. I really enjoyed driving this vehicle and I am massively appreciative of the help I received in organising the use of the car from Matt Dawson at Cooper BMW Ipswich and Emily Adcock at Cooper BMW Norwich. Both dealerships went way beyond the call of duty to help us out.
Don’t forget to tune in next week as I also had a test drive in BMW’s i8, which was something to behold!!
