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TARDIS Set Tour – Roath Lock Studios
Having been the production home of Doctor Who for more than ten years, Cardiff Bay itself has become an immersive set tour for Whovians. Standing upon Roald Dahl Plass, beneath which the cavernous Torchwood base was located, you’re surrounded by buildings that have doubled as alien landscapes and streets that pretend to be London. Even looking out to sea, obscured slightly by the gleaming Norwegian…
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301+ : Interviews with the Internet
301+ is a new series of blog posts I’m starting on the Huffington Post UK, in which I interview popular content creators, YouTubers and public figures on the Web who you don’t ordinarily hear about. The first interview is scheduled for next Monday (16th June 2014) and there will hopefully be a new interview every…
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Project Ara: Would You Buy a DIY Smartphone?
My newest HuffPo blog is up, talking about how non-technical users will engage with the concept of a modular phone being developed by Google. Project Ara: Would You Buy a DIY Smartphone?
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Wearable Tech at CES 2014
Wrote a thing. Wearable Tech at CES 2014 – Huffington Post UK Tech Mat xx
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We Shouldn’t View Sherlock as an Autistic Savant
Hi all, My second blog piece for the Huffington Post has been published. I could repost here but instead let’s get traction on it over there. We Shouldn’t View Sherlock as an Autistic Savant Cheers, Mat
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Moto G Review
Selecting a budget smartphone usually means compromising on performance and features just to stay within a sub-£200 price range. But Motorola’s first smartphone to get a UK release since being acquired by Google – the Moto G – comes packing an impressive set of specs for a paltry £135 price tag. So what’s the catch?…
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It’s a Wonderful (Post-Uni) Life?
I’ve had a blog post published on the Huffington Post website. See for yourself: It’s a Wonderful (Post-Uni) Life? Moto G review coming shortly. Ta.
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iPad Mini Review
In 2010, Steve Jobs veraciously denounced the batch of 7-inch tablets being created by Apple’s competitors to fend off the iPad, bemoaning the sacrifice in usability that had to be made to cram it into the smaller chassis. Two years later, incumbent Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage to unveil the more diminutive iPad…
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Still Got Legs
Because my final year project is the biggest piece of academic work I’ve ever had to do, it naturally attracts the biggest opportunities for procrastination. I’ve been meaning to switch my blog over to a new host and redesign its template since 2011 but only now that I’m in the deepest, darkest, deadliest parts of…
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Hello (new) World
If you’re reading this, then I’ve successfully transferred my blog over to a new web host. Now all that remains is to find a template I like or build my own. Shiny!