Echo Dot and your Buisness

Well  can an Amazon echo dot be used for in business? In answer to that i would say yes as an aid in some areas where security is not a great factor. Below I have listed some areas I think it can be of use.

1. As a means of desk top communication, The Echo dot can be used as a hand free chat device between office \ desk . ie " Alexa  call transport".
2. As a research tool, while you are typing you a can ask Alexa to look something up in Wikapedia or generally over the web.
3. As a shopping aid to order stationary etc.
4. Add tasks to a todo List
5. Order a Cab
6. Check you flight status
7. Check the weather

The list really is endless and with IFTTT integration the world is you oyster. Hope this has given you an idea or to to improve your productivity or just to make you work life easier.

London Airport Goes Digital

Image from NATS


London City airport is staying with NATS  for the next 10 years after signing a partnaship deal in November.
In 2020 the airport will move to a digital platform giving Swanwick live HD footage of the airport displayed on 14 screens. It is reported that the CAA took some convincing to approve this but has given the go ahead.

See Nats Media

Driver-less and Trackless Train

The worlds first driver less  and trackless Train being tested in China

Being tested in China this train uses white lines on the road as a guide so does not   need rails. Loads of uses this has got to be a winner.

Automatic Navigating Ships

Japanese shipping companies are working on self navigating ships that will plot the quickest most fuel effective coarse and hope to have them operating by 2025


See unmanned-ship-to-cross-atlantic.html.

Full story at the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40219682

Hydrogen Bus Delivered for regular Services

A fuel cell bus developed by Toyota and Hino motors has been delivered forregular use on the  streets of  Tokyo. This is planned to be the first off 100 such busses in Tokyo.

Source  Toyota 

Tour of the International space station

 A 16 minute tour of the Internatinal space station ISS courtesy of ESA

New Module for ISS being instaled

Ever wondered how you build a space station watch this new module forming.