Death of the pelican crossing? New ‘smart’ traffic lights will automatically detect pedestrians and wait for slower people to cross the road using cameras and artificial intelligence Now Wireless developed technology so councils can programme traffic lights Artificial intelligence will be able to detect a pedestrian from 15 metres away System takes images from wide-angled … Read more
Energy firms could be forced to automatically repay customers their credit balances and limit what they can keep with BILLIONS held by them Ofgem is consulting on new proposals that could save £1.45bn in total It may limit the amount of customer credit balances suppliers can hold Experts have welcomed the news, saying it would be … Read more
Netflix subscribers are probably very familiar with how much time we spend scrolling through the entire library when we don’t know what to watch next. The algorithm that makes suggestions sometimes helps but when we’re undecided, we may need a little more push. A new feature called Downloads For You may help with that as … Read more
Netflix is making it easier for subscribers to watch content offline with a new feature that automatically downloads TV shows and movies they might like. Available worldwide on Android, the ‘Downloads For You’ feature pulls in content based on your preferences and viewing history. To enable Downloads for You, subscribers must go to the Downloads … Read more
One of the highlighted new features of the Pixel 5 is reverse wireless charging which lets you use the devices as a wireless Qi charger. This means your wireless earbuds or another smartphone can also be charged when placed on top of the back of your device. Having to turn on the setting every time … Read more
You know those memes that say the last text message you receive will be on your epitaph or is what you will say to your significant other, etc? Well if your answer is always an OTP message, it doesn’t mean your life is sad or anything. It just means your inbox is cluttered with too … Read more
Clever tech: Hybrid BMWs will be able to detect when they’re entering a low emission zone and turn off their combustion engines Smart hybrid cars that automatically switch off their engines to run purely on electric power when they enter city clean-air zones have been launched in Britain by German car giant BMW. In a … Read more
The bot that rocks the cradle! Robotic smart crib will automatically coax crying babies back to sleep without parents needing to wake up in the middle of the night A San Francisco tech firm will release a new smart crib in September It will automatically detect when a baby wakes or cries in the night … Read more
The bot that rocks the cradle! Robotic smart crib will automatically coax crying babies back to sleep without parents needing to wake up in the middle of the night A San Francisco tech firm will release a new smart crib in September It will automatically detect when a baby wakes or cries in the night … Read more
Video streaming giant Netflix has revealed it is starting to cancel user accounts that have been inactive for a year. In an effort to ‘help’ users who haven’t been using the service to save their ‘hard earned cash’, Netflix is eliminating unused accounts that are still billing the user. Emails or app notifications will be … Read more