21st July 2010
Microsoft have finally ended months of speculation and announced their new Xbox 360 Kinect controller will retail at £129.99. The package also includes the game ‘Kinect Adventures’. A quick look at the online retailers shows the big guns like Game and Amazon are selling Kinect at the full asking price, while Shopto.net appear to be…
Read More20th July 2010
With so many interesting projects in development, we thought we’d update you with some of the sites due to go live in the coming months. First up we have the excellent ‘History’s Heroes?’ for E2BN. You won’t find Batman or Spider-Man on this site but the real life heroes who made their mark on history….
Read More20th July 2010
Creator of the Katamari games, Keita Takahashi has been in Nottingham for the past month designing plans for a new play area in Woodthorpe Grange. This is exciting news for Nottingham’s families and is the first of its kind in the world. Speaking to the BBC the innovative designer said “I want it to be…
Read MoreHousing charity Family First have teamed up with Waste company Veolia. They are appealing for old fridges to be taken to recycling centres in Nottingham where they will be refurbished and given to needy families. For more information please contact Family First or Veolia: www.familyfirst.org.uk www.veolia.co.uk/nottinghamshire Note that Gooii Limited are not directly involved with…
Read More13th July 2010
For all the brilliance and ease of use, one area WordPress has suffered is its security. Easily customisable, and in some cases just as hackable, this article could be considered something of a godsend. Split into two parts, the article describes what to do if your WordPress site is hacked and advice on how to…
Read More12th July 2010
‘Big Night Out’ always reminds me of the classic Reeves and Mortimer programme, and I’m always disapointed there’s no Man with a Stick, Stott brothers, Wheel of Justice, Novelty Island or Les. What there is however is a beach on Old Market Square, live entertainment, music, free or discounted events, guided and historic walks, ice…
Read More12th July 2010
As each browser implements new CSS standards, each publisher interprets these differently. In the past (and present for that matter) designers and coders have been using hacks to hide code from one browser, or to appeal to another directly. CSS3 vendor prefixes will render hacks a thing of the past, as coders will be able…
Read More8th July 2010
The Nottingham Innovation Expo 2010 is a free event showcasing the ground breaking work being carried out at Nottingham University. The exhibition features new inventions, cutting edge technologies and gives an insight into the research work carried out at this prestigious university. The event starts on 8th July at 1pm at Nottingham University in the…
Read More6th July 2010
A really interesting article this. Over at the excellent zeldman.com, Jeffrey Zeldman discusses the use of CSS and HTML to create web graphics without the need for Photoshop or Illustrator. The site links to some quite brilliant examples of graphics created entirely using CSS, check out Louis Harboe’s iOS icons and Jeff Batterson’s iPhone. Zeldman argues that “no company will ever create…
Read More1st July 2010
For all you Evel Knievel fans, it’s a chance to relive the thrill of the wind-up toy motorbike and see the real thing in action at the Red Bull X-Fighters Jam in Nottingham’s Old Market Square. Shows run on 2nd July at 5pm and 8pm and is free and open to spectators. For more info…
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