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A review by Robin Christopherson, Head of Digital Inclusion at UK tech charity AbilityNet. What’s even better than having a generous smattering of those ever-obliging Amazon Echo devices scattered around … Continue Reading Alexa in your Ears: A Review of the Amazon Echo Buds
Do you remember a time when you weren’t in the house all day every day? No, me neither. I am reliably informed that, yes, once upon a time we were … Continue Reading Missing Deliveries? Worried Who’s Behind The Door? The Ring Doorbell Could Help
If I were to ask you for your own ‘tech torture’ examples – those things which really grind our gears when it comes to gadgets and gizmos – I’m sure … Continue Reading Taking the Pain out of Passwords
It may have started out as just an advertising slogan in 2009, but the phrase “There’s an app for that” is perfectly believable. Whatever you want to do, no matter … Continue Reading Can An App Teach You Braille?
I don’t mind admitting it, I’m angry. It’s now nearly the year 2020 and yet I’m still not whizzing about on a personal jet pack or sending my very own … Continue Reading The Smart Plug Just Evolved. Smart Power Strip Review
After recently switching from my iPhone to an Android powered Pixel 3, I’ve been asked enough questions, and usually in a surprised tone, that it seems that the Android vs … Continue Reading The Pixel 3 vs The Pixel 3A: Does Affordability Mean Compromising?
Although I’m a great believer in the old visually impaired saying, “You look with your hands, not your eyes”, sometimes being able to pull a pair of eyes out of … Continue Reading Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? SuperSense, A New Object Recognition App May Be Able To Help
An app for Apple’s iPhone and iPad promises to help blind and partially sighted people retrace their steps indoors using augmented reality. For many years now, navigation apps have proven … Continue Reading Find Your Way Around Indoors With Clew
Every so often a new piece of technology comes along that changes the direction the whole genre is moving in. Bose AR Frames has certainly done that as it fuses … Continue Reading Hands-On With Bose AR Frames
Life is becoming more and more stressful, and studies suggest technology and social media are at the heart of this. Work life balance has never been more important but could … Continue Reading Calm Yourself, Steven