Mobile service provider Amaysim is the latest retailer to make use of smart speaker technology to engage with their customers. They’ve partnered up with Amazon to use the Alexa digital assistant found in smart speakers being launched this week. To find out more about what this means for Amaysim customers I spoke with Julian Dell, the chief technology officer at Amaysim. [Read More…]
This coming Sunday (Jan 28 ) is international data privacy day, so here’s a quick tip for anyone about to get rid of or sell an old computer. Firstly, even if it’s just being recycled, you’ll need to securerly erase the hard drive…and this means going beyond just using the ‘format’ option (from which it’s actually possibly to recover deleted[Read More…]
The largest TV screen you’ll find on sale in most retail stores is perhaps 75 or 82inches. Make no mistake, that’s more than big enough for most rooms, but at last week’s consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, Samsung grabbed plenty of attention with their latest big screen offering. It’s called “The Wall”. A 146inch Modular MicroLED TV that Samsung[Read More…]
While many fitness trackers can give you a good indication of how well you are sleeping, Nokia has just announced new technology that takes sleep analysis to the next level. Nokia Sleep is an advanced Wi-Fi enabled sensor that fits under the mattress and provides insight into the quality of the sleep experience, plus there’s an app that can guide[Read More…]
This post is especially for the listeners of 3GG in Victoria. Along with the daily dose of Tech Daily on the radio I also have a weekly chat with Andrew Deak on the 3GG Breakfast program. ‘Deaksy’ occasionally makes references to my Chickens, so here’s one of them. When I’m not playing with the latest smartphones, WiFi routers or other[Read More…]
