Whilst watching BBC Breakfast a few weeks back, I found myself fascinated by a jacket. Not exactly the fashion kind, but a life saving, wouldn’t look at all bad on most people, would help to reduce road rage kind! (more…)

There are plenty of developing technologies out there, and plenty of wild concepts. Some of the best I have seen over the past year can be read about on the right, just choose Future Technologies on the right menu.

Back in February Nokia certainly got tongues wagging with its latest concept phone, and I have to say I am turning my noise-up here. (more…)

I always though that Touch Screens needed a little work done on them. Over the years, (more…)

Well, another future technology is on the horizon. This time it is Philips who are taking their Ambi-light technology and placing it on windows. No, not the computer Windows, but real windows, the thing you look out of! (more…)

No, I am not test driving the A380 myself and I’m by no means into aviation, but whilst coming back from Athens on Olympic Scare-Ways I could not help but wonder what the aircraft of the future (not that far off anyway) would look like. A very, very quick search and I found a five minute answer to my question in glorious digicolour. It’s actually quite interesting, but I would like to point out that I am not a plane spotter! :-

It’s is difficult to get me exited about new technologies these days, but still plenty of it around. Then ever so often, something comes along that makes me think “hummm, that has real potential”.

This month has seen the arrival of Microsoft’s all new product ‘Surface’. This is not quite what you may be thinking. It isn’t a new kind of operating system, software or anything else you will already be familiar with. In fact, it has no moving parts because you are the moving parts (don’t worry, Microsoft is not about to turn us all into cyber men).

Surface is the available surface computer from Microsoft. It turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, interactive surface. The product provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. In essence, it’s a surface that comes to life for exploring, learning, sharing, creating, buying and much more. Soon to be available in restaurants, hotels, shops and anywhere else, this experience will transform the way people shop, dine, entertain and live.

Surface computing breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology, changing the way people interact with all kinds of everyday content, from photos to maps to menus. The intuitive user interface works without a traditional mouse or keyboard, allowing people to interact with content and information by using their hands and natural movements. Users are able to access information either on their own or collaboratively with their friends and families, unlike any experience available today.

Microsoft Surface – Teaser

Microsoft Surface – The Possibilities

For more info, head over to microsoft.com/surface for some better uses of the technology. I really do look forward to seeing this whilst out and about, and in my home in the not to distant future.

Some people are still having trouble fixing Flash in Windows Vista, despite trying my original fix back in February. I am getting masses of emails and comments about it, mostly [fortunately] to say a successful fix, but a few not. So here goes with another line of attach:-

Go to the Control Panel > Choose Programs & Features > look for anything which is called ‘Adobe Flash Player’ or ‘Macromedia Flash Player’ and uninstall it. Make sure Internet Explorer is closed before you uninstall. (more…)

Whilst wondering down High Street Ken on Friday to go to a customer, I could not help but notice in Easy Internet a tall, black, strange looking box with the words ‘ChargeBox’ written down the side. This wasn’t the first time I had seen one of these Space Odyssey 2001 looking boxes. On further investigation later that day, I discovered what this mysterious box did – and it is rather clever.

A ChargeBox allows you to charge your power hungry devices whilst out and about. – such as mobile phones, iPods and PDAs inside a securable locker. It does seem they support quite an array of mobile devices.

The idea is that should your mobile battery, or iPod, be dying due to no juice, just find your nearest ChargeBox location (and there are plenty of them about, not just in London but the world over) either pay the £1 fee using the old coin method or paying via text message. This will then buy you 40 minutes of charge time. You seal you device in one of the lockers, leave it be and come back later to collect and go. Genius!

You can find more about this clever invention and its locations at www.chargebox.com