The Samantha Johnson Tech Blog

GTA Definitive Trilogy a Full review

Posted on 13th November 2021 by surfwidow

GTA Definitive Trilogy just exactly does the gaming community think?

This has been a long time coming and despite the offline servers issue over the last few days (Rockstar made PC play impossible even for GTA5 Online) it has had very mixed reviews.

Of course those who were there first time around will fondly remember it and want it back in a crisper version to play again, and those bored of GTA5 who never played it the first time around will likely play it on PC especially after their favourite Twitch stars have demonstrated it.

Facebook Metaverse Mark and the future of VR

Posted on 30th October 2021 by surfwidow

Its time to begin the move to a Ready Player One VR world. And Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg has dreamed big.

From a messageboard to media to Oculus to this… It is going to happen. Maybe not as good as the video below will show just yet. But as we already have Second Life and VRchat. Merging the two concepts is possible right now.

Below is Marks Presentation but rather than have the official video version I have linked to a VR channel on Youtube that has a very active and telling chatroom beside it to see what the people likely to be the first to use this actually think. The chat is actually hilarious and the number of ‘Cringe’ comments made me laugh. But it does look exciting especially for those of us who are isolated.

For the chat version click here

When Robotic eyes look back at you something strange happens in humans!

Posted on 7th October 2021 by surfwidow

When you know you’re being watched, it’s hard to pretend i is not happening. This applies to anything watching you.

Tis has now been fully evaluated by scientists using robots as the ‘watcher’ to see how it changes our behaviour.

Science Alert reports… ‘If the robot looked up at the human players during the session, it ended up affecting the participants’ behavior and strategy in the game – a change that could be discerned in measurements of their neural activity recorded by electroencephalography (EEG) during the experiment.’

This kinda in a way reminds me of the quantum observed photons that behave differently when observed but I digress…

How do I opt out of EBAY SELLER HUB? (SOLVED)

Posted on 4th October 2021 by surfwidow

Ebay Seller Hub How to remove?

Ebay have a couple of options for selling one is the traditional MY EBAY a simple list and easy to navigate and the other is SELLER HUB thats really for high volume sellers that needs data and analytics and precision listing controls. Many people accidently opt into the professional SELLER HUB and dont know how to escape forever bothered by it. Well up until recently Ebay has made it quite difficult to change back. Their are numerous hacks on YouTube somehow creating the interface with a bookmark to the old one. But now all you need to do is this (see the screenshots) well thats on your SELLER HUB Overview.

NeXt Personal Air Taxi

Posted on 17th September 2021 by surfwidow

The NeXt Personal Air Taxi promises Autonomous flight bookable from a phone app!

AirTaxi from NeXt!

This is a tech blog and not a flight blog. However, sometimes the two will meet. Flight like ground vehicles increasingly are becoming autonomous. However, the hurdle seems to be taking to the skis for personal transport that does not require an airport or acres of land and a pilots licence. Modern aircraft today have screens and fly by wire already and of course autopilots routing, mapping, they can even land themselves! If you want a great channel on YouTube for Aviation with a 747 pilot who explains everything in a fun way check out Kelsey on 74 Gear here. The fact that the skies are almost empty compared to the roads makes the idea of Air Taxis or Air Ubers very attractive. The advancement (compared to the early days) in quadcopter technology and their ability to stay still film and move to designated points flawlessly can of course just be upscaled. Courier companies are already trialing it (Amazons infamous air delivery service for example) so this is where the Bolaero comes in. Bol Aero get it…. nice!