Category: IoT

  • Data Security – Is the Data Yours Or Everyones?

    Data Security – Is the Data Yours Or Everyones?

  • Adiantum – What is it? Why use it? Will it affect you?

    Adiantum – What is it? Why use it? Will it affect you?

    Adiantum encryption? No this is not a cage for keeping a feral Wolverine in. Adiantum is actually Googles latest version of something that has been around, at least since the early 2000’s.

  • WiFi Charging Imminent?

    WiFi Charging Imminent?

  • Rise Of Contactless Payment

    Rise Of Contactless Payment

    The rise of contactless payment is spreading. Cash has been around for quite a while now. We’ve all used it, grown up with it, most of us cannot imagine a world without cold hard cash. Well, it could soon be time to wake up and smell the coffee! We all  know those times when you’re […]

  • 5G In The UK  – Road to 2019

    5G In The UK – Road to 2019

    5G in the UK is coming, like it or not  the super quick data service is heading to a city near you within the next couple of years. This is a really big deal too; with the advent of 5G, access to high-speed internet will become similar to expecting electricity or clean water. The internet […]

  • Google Home Adds Bluetooth Support

    Google Home Adds Bluetooth Support

    Google Home has been having a few niggles of late, our one here has anyway. Until recently the only way you could share music was through casting. This was great, but not when it would randomly stop while playing then refuse to be seen by anything on the network thus prompting a reboot.  The team […]

  • TrackR Bravo – Never Lose Your Keys Again

    TrackR Bravo – Never Lose Your Keys Again

    Ever lost something somewhere and it is just too large a search? We feel your frustration here at Gadgethelpline and may be able to help prevent future loss with TrackR Bravo. TrackR is a California based startup company that originally started on Indiegogo and has gone from strength to strength ever since it reached its target.  […]

  • Google Assistant Cometh

    Google Assistant Cometh

    Google Assistant Now Google are heading into uncharted territories with AI, changes are imminent. First, we had keyboard and mouse. This evolved to keyboard and touch, now we will have vision and voice as viable input devices. This has all come about through deep learning.  We could go into an involved explanation here on how […]

  • Lens & Home Updates –  Google IO 2017

    Lens & Home Updates – Google IO 2017

    After watching the opening talks at Google IO on Lens and Home we could not wait to let everyone know whats in store for them from Google in the very near future. Google Home Home was only launched 6 months ago and Google happily announced that they have already added 15 new features since launch.  With […]

  • RFID, iot and Automation – Whats It All About?

    RFID, iot and Automation – Whats It All About?

    Automation creeps ever closer and the internet of things (iot) is Harbinger of this story. Will the imminent future be some dystopian nightmare or utopian wonderland? There is no doubt that automation will inevitably cut jobs. By 2030, Googles “top rated futurist speaker”, Thomas Frey, predicts that the planet will be down 2 Billion jobs, […]

  • Google Wifi – First Impressions

    Google Wifi – First Impressions

    Google Wifi now available for use in the U.K., what is there to know about it and how do you get it to work? The new Wifi device from Google aims to put all your internet eggs in one basket. Many can relate to throttled internet, especially if you have a housemate that seems hellbent […]

  • Google Home – Released In The U.K. Today!

    Google Home – Released In The U.K. Today!

    Google Home is the multinational tech companies answer to the Amazon Echo which is, already, moving off the shelves swiftly. The personal assistant slash home speaker from Google costs £129 and is now available to purchase from online retailers in the U.K. Google were kind enough to send us one to review at the Gadgethelpline. As you can […]