When Limerickman David Hunt announced his latest DIY project on his blog in the last week of April he was hardly expecting the response that followed. His YouTube video racked up nearly half a million views and he was subsequently interviewed by Sky News. The project is PiPhone, a smartphone based on a Raspberry Pi, […]
Update: If you’re using Amazon.co.uk, the hashtag is #AmazonBasket, i.e. I just bought: 'Billionaire Boy' by David Walliams Reply w/ #AmazonBasket to add this via @KindleUK http://t.co/r6pHQK3W1J — Conn Ó Muíneacháin (@conn) May 6, 2014 As if it wasn’t already easy enough to impulse-buy from Amazon, they’ve gone and added a new feature using Twitter. […]
This is creative and cool, but most of all, fun! Pomplamoose combine two great songs with some creative video. HT: Leo Laporte
Update: this article was the subject of an interview on Today FM’s Sunday Business Show this morning. As the phone hacking trial continues in Britain, Technology.ie can exclusively reveal that voice mailboxes on at least two Irish mobile networks are vulnerable to hacking, and the hackers don’t even need to know your PIN. Last week, the […]
We’ve spoken about Hailo several times in the past. It’s an incredibly useful service and I personally love it. Earlier today they announced the launch of a Hailo for Business service. What’s the difference? Essentially the business service lets a company control who can access the company credit card for payments. As an admin on […]
This week’s Irish language podcast (18:48, 10.7MB, MP3) is an interview with journalist Caoimhe Ní Laighin, who wrote about her decision to quit Facebook in this week’s Irish Times. Cuireadh go leor spéise in alt san Irish Times inné le Caoimhe Ní Laighin, inar mhínigh sí an chúis go bhfuil sí tar éis éirí as Facebook. Ní […]
Speaking of Star Wars, via Buzzfeed comes a look at this amazing concept art, produced to aid in the production of the original films, by artist Ralph McQuarrie (1929-2012). What’s amazing is the realisation that these pictures were not painted after the films. These iconic scenes were conceived in the mind of the artist, and the films were then […]
