An interesting debate that is raging at the moment is that robots will not only take over the world, but also take our jobs. The latter point seems to have touched a…
An old idea reinvented
With Elon Musk’s recent announcement of a battery for the home, I got thinking about how innovative this idea is and if it could change the world as the entrepreneur claims. I…
The future is electric
Previously I have written about the advancements in electric cars, notably the Golf GTE which combines electric power and a petrol engine in a classic hybrid format. I felt it ticked many…
Have Microsoft gone mad?
I am not sure if you have seen a little icon appear on your Windows desktop next to your time on your taskbar, but last weekend I saw this little Windows icon…
The pinnacle of combustion
I recently got a call out of the blue from Rolls Royce asking if I might like to borrow one of their new Wraiths for a weekend. No strings, no catches, just…
Mobile networks begin to innovate
I have always considered my iPhone very much like a modern day tricorder, bringing back memories of watching Star Trek when I should have been revising. The tricorder, while depicted in the…
Geneva Motor Show
As a petrol head one of the big events of the year has to be the Geneva Motor Show. Every year though I usually realise when it is too late or just…
Take an interest and make a difference
With the election looming I am surprised by the lack of interest by my fellow generation and those younger who don’t seem at all enamoured by the prospect of voting. I assume…
The new Audi R8
I am not sure why I am quite so excited about the new Audi R8 but I have just got hold of these pictures on what the new model will look like…
Time to scratch the petrol itch
One thing I am looking forward to immensely in March is a flying visit to the Geneva motor show with my stepfather. As both keen car owners the prospect of going to…
Innovation on a simple idea
Just when I thought I didn’t need another car in my life, my old friends at Ariel have recently announced the launch of their new off road ‘Atom’, the Nomad. Staying very…
Hybrid technology is sexy
Now that my petrol itch is being seen to by the new Audi, I have started to have another desire which has manifested itself in the form of a hybrid car! Not…
Bye bye Scotland?
With the media slowly awaking to the sad truth that Scotland is close to leaving the United Kingdom it got me thinking about how badly this campaign has been managed by the…
It is finally here!
Well nearly a year ago I wrote about the loss of the Ariel Atom, as I sold it due to the realisation that having such a fast car didn’t excite me as…
Diesel is bad for air quality. No shit.
It has recently dawned on policy makers that our adoption of diesel engines has meant a higher level of pollution in our cities, notably London. I have spoken before about my hatred…