Category: Internet
Rudolph and friends now being tracked using GPS!
Image: Press Association Rudolph and friends no longer need to rely on the famous reindeer’s red nose to avoid getting lost. Now they have wireless technology. To keep track of their animals in Lapland, Northern Finland’s vast and remote snow-covered forests, reindeer herders are turning to technology by fitting them with…
Fitch: 2018 will be a good year for gaming operators
Fitch Ratings is an international credit watcher which many people turn to when they are trying to get a sense of the state of different markets. According to Fitch, 2018 will be a good year for gaming operators. Gaming operators never entirely know what is going to happen from year to year. The entertainment industry…
Global Online Gambling Market Forecasted – What to Expect Until 2020?
The online gambling industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. It might be a strong statement to make but it’s a well-supported one with numbers speaking in its favour. The statistics provide a clear insight into the growing trend of the online gambling market which, only two years ago, had a total…
TP-Link introduces new smart wi-fi LED bulb
Control home lighting to suit your mood via your smartphone with TP-Link’s latest smart Wi-Fi LED light bulb. Called the LB130, the Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb is colour-changeable and can timed to come off and on, or dimmed for parties and cosy nights in. It installs like a standard lightbulb and is also compatible with…
SpotCam announces home security and monitoring solution for £159
Cloud-based video solutions startup SpotCam announces the SpotCam Sense, an all-in-one home monitoring and security solution. Like the Blink security system reviewed here, the SpotCam Sense will record video footage if it senses movement, say from an intruder. However, unlike Blink which records in 720p, the Spotcam offers full HD 1080p, covering an entire room…
Six of the best accessories for the Amazon Echo smart speaker
Chris Price looks at some of the best accessories you can buy for the latest voice controlled speaker and multimedia device, the Amazon Echo. A hands-free speaker you can control with your voice, the Amazon Echo is fast becoming 2017's must have gadget. The idea is that rather than having to press buttons to control…
Internet sleeps as Star Wars: The Force Awakens. UK traffic figures down nearly 9%
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Harrison Ford attends "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" European Premiere at Leicester Square on December 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Walt Disney) Must admit the internet did seem suspiciously quiet yesterday. Now it seems we may have the reason.…
Which ISPs have the fastest broadband connection speed?
In Association with Hyperoptic Across many devices, we can now view webpages, download/upload files, play games and stream video with fast, top quality broadband speeds that satisfy the high demands we place on our internet connectivity. How broadband speeds are measured Broadband speeds are measured in megabits per second (MB/s) and the higher the number…
Review: Hive 2 heating/hot water control system from British Gas
Designed by design entrepreneur Yves Behar from Fuseproject, the new Hive 2 display looks beautiful I've had the British Gas heating control system for quite a while now, since April 2013 in fact when it was first introduced. See our review here. Back then it was called simply enough the British…
Sensors working overtime: Bosch’s big plans for the Internet of Things
Tech Digest's Chris Price visited Bosch’s recently opened Research and Development Facility near Stuttgart, Germany to see how the latest sensors are shaping the Internet of Things (iOT) revolution Think Bosch and what comes to mind? Probably one of the company’s dishwashers or maybe its range of popular power tools. But actually the German company,…
