Category Archives: Techs Corner

Assorted tech related blog

Blog, Techs Corner

Driverless Car Testing In London

Posted on by J P
06
Mar
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nissan have been testing a driverless car around London, it is interesting to think that this could be a regular occurrence on our roads in the coming years. They get driving on the roads at 1.30[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/TNM5443FKsE?t=1m30s”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Continue reading →
Blog, Techs Corner

Nokia 3310 Is Back!

Posted on by J P
16
Feb
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you’re wondering this isn’t an article from 17 years ago, it’s from 2017. Nokia have decided to jump back in time again and release the undestroyable Nokia 3310 at the end of February. When the original unit stopped selling in 2005 it was report that Nokia had sold 126 million 3310’s making it the […]
Continue reading →
Blog, Techs Corner

The Warehouse Of Ocado Run By Robots

Posted on by J P
08
Feb
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In case you missed it last night on the news, the delivery service of Waitrose, Ocado have been using robots in their warehouse to put together customers orders. Take a look at the BBC’s interview with the chief technology officer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/4ytTW2LndSU”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Continue reading →
Blog, Techs Corner

SpaceX launch: Falcon9 successfully lands on drone ship in the Pacific

Posted on by J P
18
Jan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Los Angeles to send 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into Earth’s orbit. In September 2016, Elon Musk’s rocket failed a test launch, when it blew up on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It has recovered a total […]
Continue reading →
Blog, Techs Corner

Batteriser / Batteroo Toy test and product failure

Posted on by stewart
12
Jan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dave Jones of the EEVBlog, Youtube electrical engineering video blogger debunks the Batteriser once again – showing that humans still cannot defy the laws of chemistry and physics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][sppmemberplayer sppmpvidhosting=”youtube” sppmp_shselectskin=”minimalist” sppmp_yt_videoid=”Tl90m2KHbNk” sppmp_ytvisalign=”Center” sppmp_ytautohide=”1″ sppmp_ytautoplay=”1″ sppmp_ythighquality=”hd1080″ sppmp_vimctrlcolor=”#00adef”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The EEVblog is the world’s largest and most popular Youtube Engineering channel with over 380,000 subscribers, and hosts one of the […]
Continue reading →
Blog, Techs Corner

Amazon Prime Air Drone Being Tested In The UK

Posted on by J P
03
Jan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amazon Prime Air is a cargo airline and conceptual drone-based delivery system currently in development by Amazon. The drone is currently being tested in Cambridgeshire in the UK, so hopefully by the end of the year Christmas shopping could be even easier! Watch the video below to find out how it works[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/vNySOrI2Ny8″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Continue reading →
Blog, Techs Corner

GoPro Recalls Drone Resulting In Job Losses

Posted on by J P
01
Dec
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] GoPro is cutting 200 of its job and closing some of its IT services that it currently offers. The announcement came as the new Karma aircraft that was launched back in the summer has had a few crashes, causing the company to recall the anticipated drone. The US company president, Anthony Bates would leave […]
Continue reading →
Blog, Techs Corner

Mars Probe Crash Lands

Posted on by J P
26
Oct
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/CuxqW_4xN08″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Engineers at the European Space Agency (ESA) are racing to figure out what went wrong with the Schiaparelli Mars lander. On 19 October, the probe just seemed to drop out of the sky and crash to the surface in less than a minute before its planned soft landing. The ESA is urgently trying to […]
Continue reading →