Our writer sets out to understand the mysterious technology. Here is what he learnt

Confident companies have no need for it and do not want to hear it

Walmart and ‘clicks-to-bricks’ newcomers still have appeal

After wrestling with the fiddly ways of Psion, I found a surprisingly simple solution

While ‘smartcases’ have proliferated, many travellers want good design, not gadgets

A machine held its own in an argument. What else could it achieve?

Commuters and homeworkers listen to music but are denied the ability to tweak the mix

It is already possible for the ‘biohacked’ to wave a hand to pay for a rail journey

A venture launches from Shetland this week — far away from San Francisco or Shoreditch

Mirrors offering fashion tips will terrify consumers, not seduce them

From Netflix to TED to podcasts, there are too few hours in the day — but help is at hand

Slippers, razors and even gas boilers offer ripe pickings for profit and disruption

Inspired by the Great Exhibition, a V&A show provides a glimpse the future

From parking to shopping, today’s machines and programs could revolutionise our world

Fully connected societies will share intelligence — and travel in driverless cars

Hyper-local produce continues its gentle growth but remains strictly for the discerning

Kialo is a strange proposition in an age of Trumpian tweeting

Plenty of small-scale tech shows promise at the Consumer Electronics Show

Loubie and her ‘pet influencer’ chums are big business

The children of 1966 got it wrong and so have today’s naysayers

Older technology has its place as it is often more practical than the latest thing