BBC BBC Interview IoT media NaBloPoMo radio Smart Home · 350 words
After hearing my interview on Radio 4, the Jeremy Vine show asked me to talk about my smart home tech for Radio 2. BBC Radio 2 @BBCRadio2 BBC We discuss controlling all the devices in your home with your mobile phone. #r2vine pic.x.com/O9hx7aTFpp …
Continue reading →Chipolo NaBloPoMo review sponsored wearables · 2 comments · 900 words · Viewed ~1,337 times
Earlier this year, I reviewed the Chipolo Bluetooth Tracker. It's a small fob which you can attach to your keys & bag, stuff in a wallet, or slip in a pocket. Push a button on your phone and, if the Chipolo is within 60 metres, it starts beeping loudly. Six months is a long time in technology, and Chipolo have just released the Chipolo Plus. They've sent me one for free to review. Set your…
Continue reading →fiction future NaBloPoMo Tales Of The Algorithm · 2 comments · 900 words · Viewed ~557 times
Scene: An airport. A few years from now. "I'm sorry sir, we can't let you on the flight until you visit the rest-room." I'll admit that it caught me off-guard. Surely the woman at the airline gate was joking? "Sir, two of the plane's toilets are out-of-order. At this time we're requesting all passengers void themselves before entry." "Look, I'm a grown man. I've been responsible for my own…
Continue reading →emoji images mozfest NaBloPoMo twitter · 1 comment · 400 words · Viewed ~845 times
This is a lazy way of making a collage of Tweets. I was originally going to use this method: Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edentReplying to @6byNine@6byNine it is all I've got so far!❤️ 1💬 0🔁 019:11 - Sat 29 October 2016Mike@6byNineReplying to @edent@edent No idea about getting urls, but this may or may not be useful (cmd is also in image alt-text) pic.x.com/jh3yh4yki0❤️ 4💬 2🔁 020:01 - Sat 29 Octo…
Continue reading →edent meta NaBloPoMo · 1,000 words · Viewed ~238 times
Rather than wait until the end of the December, I like to use my birthday to reflect on how the year has been. This has been a very weird year. I mean, even aside from all the news, it was just an absolute mess of a year. I ended 2015 by unexpectedly winning tickets to the Star Wars premiere! That day in December was, basically, the high point of 2016... I started off the year with an amazing …
Continue reading →bug NaBloPoMo privacy security tintag · 3 comments · 500 words · Viewed ~608 times
If you have a TingTag, your location is being broadcast without encryption! Earlier this year I purchased and reviewed the TinTag. I've spent the last month trying to get hold of the company to report a serious privacy problem with their Android app. I've not received an adequate response, so I'm publishing this post to let affected users know about the issue. The TinTag is a BLE tracker. …
Continue reading →BBC BBC Interview media NaBloPoMo radio · 200 words
Off the back of my ThingMonk talk I was invited on to BBC Radio 4's PM programme to talk about the Internet of Things in the home. Listen to me on BBC Radio 4 - about 47 minutes in 🔊 💾 Download this audio file. Want me on your show or podcast? Give me a call! You can read more about my IoT adventures, including: Singing to my lightbulbs. Hacking my vacuum cleaner. Hacking my elect…
Continue reading →fgw gwr NaBloPoMo rail travel · 7 comments · 700 words · Viewed ~685 times
Moribund train company Great Western Rail currently have a two month backlog of complaints. I think that this breaches their agreement with the Office of Rail and Road. In an ideal world GWR would be forced to improve, or be stripped of their franchise. I've spent an utterly miserable month commuting between Oxford and London on GWR's over-crowded and decrepit trains. I was delayed around 21…
Continue reading →BBC BBC Interview hacks interview media NaBloPoMo solar · 100 words · Viewed ~225 times
Always a delight to be interviewed by the BBC again. This time, talking about our Solar Batteries. You can listen again on the BBC iPlayer. The solar stuff starts at 14m 30s, with my interview at 17 minutes. You can also hear my electric car being charged :-) Terence Eden is on Mastodon@edentBeing interviewed by a nice man from the BBC about @Edent_Solar, @OxfordSolarLive and…
Continue reading →3d NaBloPoMo Star Wars · 1 comment · 1,050 words · Viewed ~440 times
This blog post looks at the 3D conversion process for The Force Awakens. Where it succeeds and where it falls short. Last year I managed to blag tickets to the premiere of The Force Awakens - in 2D. The next day, we saw it again in 3D. I've never been a huge fan of 3D films and, despite owning a 3D TV, think the format is a bit of a gimmick. But the 3D Star Wars was something else! …
Continue reading →conference NaBloPoMo schwag · 200 words
Just a quick shout out to the wonderful people at Ink Edibles. I was heading to a bunch of conferences and was looking for a fun and quirky way to promote one of my websites. At some of the bigger conventions, I'd noticed people handing out branded confectionery. All the sites I went to would only take orders for several thousand units - which was far too expensive for me. I stumbled across a…
Continue reading →death NaBloPoMo · 900 words · Viewed ~556 times
My friend died last month. When I was a lad, it seemed that I was always going to funerals for some ancient relative. Everyone looks old when you're a kid. But my friend wasn't old. He was about my age. He had a trendy, digital job. The funeral is done, the grief lingers on. What should I do now? Do I stop following his accounts? I don't want to. In part, because I don't want to think…
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