life with tech

Little things

Little things

Sitting on a plane and feeling “G” as the plane takes off, getting a calendar appointment notification at the due time regardless of which device I’m using and what device I added the appointment to…literally telling my phone to “wake me up at 5:30am”…dragging my files to my dropbox folder before running out of the house, and having access to the same file... »

THE FUTURE AND YOU

THE FUTURE AND YOU

  Interaction with technology is constantly changing and the next interface is you. Google came up with Project Glass which gives us a bird’s eye view of the future and how humans will become one with technology. The Google glasses are outfitted with voice navigation and a camera so as to truly augment the wearer’s reality. In 2014 when they become obtainable to consumers, we have to as... »

The Coolest Tech from 2012

The Coolest Tech from 2012

It’s just a couple of days to the end of 2012. And during the year, a lot of things  went down in the world of technology, and a couple of them struck me as awesome, so here’s a rundown of all the cool things I can remember that I used or came across in the last twelve months. Mobile devices: The Samsung Galaxy S3: Where do I start, with this beast of a phone? And I mean beast literall... »

Differentiating Between Killer Feature and Gimmick

Differentiating Between Killer Feature and Gimmick

As the mobile landscape gets more competitive, new innovations are bound to crop up as each OEM tries first to differentiate itself, then also add features to its products that will compel you to pick their products over a competitor’s. The thing is most people fail to see that some of these added features are just marketing gimmicks. They really don’t enhance your experience or make y... »

Apps for architects and designers

Apps for architects and designers

I’m not a writer, I’m a landscape architect and it is like a pre-requisite to be a techie studying any design course, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design etc. always on the laptop 22 out of 24 hours, the remaining 2 hours is spent on your iPod, iPad, and android. Trust the real techies to come up with a couple of apps that will make us spend an extra hour we don’t h... »

How Tech helped a friend recover his stolen car

How Tech helped a friend recover his stolen car

A friend of mine who works at a telco had his car stolen by some relatively tech-savvy criminals about two weeks ago. I followed the story and was somewhat involved in recovering the said car. So when I got the good news that the car was recovered and one of the thieves apprehended yesterday, I made a mental note to share the story here. (P.S, I suck at telling stories) It all started from a phone... »

HITTING YOU HARD…WITHOUT TECH!

HITTING YOU HARD…WITHOUT TECH!

Gadgets, my earliest memory of this was a cartoon when I was 6 called Inspector Gadget, my mom explained what gadgets were but I believe she said ‘horns, bells, and whistles’. The next introduction was the Apple computer my uncle brought back from America which we weren’t allowed to touch but that was fine because he had a water-bed and that was much more interesting.  By the time I was 10, I knew... »

Life with Tech: TECH HELPED ME SLEEP!

Life with Tech: TECH HELPED ME SLEEP!

Sleep well and relax Technology is amazing isn’t it? You all have to agree with me on this. Yesterday, it helped me sleep. Seriously. Some call me an insomniac. I say I have challenges sleeping and I have decided to embark on a “re-branding”, hoping to psych myself into not being one.. But I’m doing my darnest to overcome it. A while back, an app was recommended to me. Its ... »

Life with Tech: the Genesis

Life with Tech: the Genesis

It’s like 1:20am, a couple of hours before this site goes up. You’ll think I’ll be in front of a computer putting finishing touches, or asleep right? Wrong…I’m at auto-lounge, somewhere in abuja hanging with a bunch of friends…and being deafened by loud music (good music by the way…but I digress). As almost customary, in such scenarios someone always hits ... »