We really, really wanted to get along to the first HomeCamp event – which covered the now-realistic world of automating your home. Due to a change of circumstances on our side, we couldn’t make it. Much to our relief IBM Master Inventor and Distinguished Engineer Dr Andy Stanford-Clark (who you may know from his house … Continue reading HomeCamp Event: Andy Stanford-Clark’s View
It’s interesting how a couple of months can change the view you hold of a collection of companies. These in particular center around Kevin Rose and the companies that he has an involvement in – Digg, Revision3 and Pownce. It’s not long ago – back in March 08 – that there were rumours that Digg … Continue reading Kevin Rose: Pioneering the Downturn As Well?
Pownce, a competitor to Twitter, has announced that it is shutting the service on 15 December – Just two weeks notice. The two main people behind the service, Leah Culver and Mike Malone, will be going to work with blog company, Six Apart. Two more of the Pownce team, Kevin Rose and Daniel Burka will … Continue reading Pownce: Shutting Shop On 15 December
Every day more people are accessing data services from their mobile phones, like Internet browsing, Twittering, checking Facebook. Virgin Mobile are to be offering a 30p per day Internet tariff from 8 December to tempt people to their network, or indeed keep them.
I’m on my way to Amplified 08, a new UK event that brings together people who want to actively contribute to the conference/event that they’re going to – Think BarCamp/ unconferenced events. Essential to the event is the lack of hierarchy to the organisation of the event – you don’t have a self-appointed panel of … Continue reading Amplified 08
When you’re sitting at home or at work, tapping away in your Web browser, you hardly ever consider where your request queries are being dealth with. Sure they’re runing on a computer _somewhere_ on the Internet, perhaps in a data centre, but do you really know what goes on behind making that machine run?
Europeans can now can legitimately order their own One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) XO Laptop. The XO Laptop has been available for around a year in the US under two schemes – buying one to donate and Give One. Get One, which for double the price of a machine the purchaser would feel good for … Continue reading OLPC XO Laptop: European Orders Being Taken
We know that this isn’t the _latest_ gadget, but it shouldn’t always be about the new should it? This is one device that become a consistent must-carry item for us – which is pretty rare in the world of constant development. We thought we’d detail why. I’ve been using a Blackberry Curve (8310) for the … Continue reading BlackBerry Curve Review: Long Term (88%)
We love daft uses of technology – that’s one of the reasons we’ve been enthusiastic supporters of DorkBot for so long. The latest that’s sprung onto our radar is people using small GPS devices to track the movement of their cats.
Excitement is rising in the Digital-Lifestyles offices for the upcoming Future of Web Apps event in London later this week. The conference is running this Thursday to Friday, 9-10 October, with workshops running through out the Wednesday.