Amazon Alexa

Scary. Amazon was forced to apologise to a woman in the US after her Alexa device gave her 10 year old daughter a dangerous challenge involving an exposed electrical plug. Mum Kristin Livdahl tweeted a screenshot of her Amazon Echo smart speaker’s activity log after she discover the terrifying interaction between the device and her daughter. […]

3 years ago

Ah, the perils of modern-day parenting. If you, like many of us, rely heavily on Amazon in order to get the Christmas presents bought this year (I mean; with the lockdowns and restrictions on movement, it has been rather tricky to get to the shops!) you might want to read this. Especially if you have […]

4 years ago

Very interesting. I’m currently in the process of potty training my toddler and it’s not going too well. At first, she seemed very keen to learn but now anytime the potty comes out she runs in the opposite direction. Great. I know what you’re thinking, because I’ve thought of it too, f only there was […]

5 years ago

There is no denying that reading bedtime stories to your kids is one of the absolute sweetest parts of parenting. However, let’s be honest – there are nights when having some other way of getting your kids to settle down and get ready for sleep would come in super handy, no? Enter the Amazon Alexa […]

5 years ago

Ah, god. If you had a daughter for a couple of years, would you be bothered changing her name? Probably not – it involves a lot of paperwork, effort, and many other things that require a lot of time and we wouldn’t really be bothered, really. There’s one lad though who has decided that he […]

8 years ago