14th June 2010
The revolutionary Xbox 360 controller, previously known as Project Natal, has been renamed ‘Kinect for Xbox 360’ in time for its launch at this year’s E3 gaming event. I personally really liked the name Natal but it’ll be exciting to see what this new gaming controller can offer. For more info and launch title previews…
Read More11th June 2010
Nottingham City Council is driving plans forward to double the city’s district heating system and includes plans for solar panals to go on thousands of roofs. Graham Chapman, Deputy City Council Leader stated “We are already the most energy self sufficient city in the UK and we want to maintain that lead and increase it and…
Read More9th June 2010
No not a Transformer, silly, but Chinese car manufacturer Changan Automobiles, who are setting up a new research and development centre at Nottingham’s Science Park. This is great news for the city as the move will potentially create over 200 jobs and, according to EMDA Chairman Bryan Jackson, will “further establish the region’s reputation as…
Read More8th June 2010
Above image is of the Apple Newton Message Pad handheld computer released in 1993. Forget the phones left in bars and internet predictions, Apple have revealed the iPhone 4 and the iOS 4 operating system (formerly known as iPhone OS). Some of the more notable new features include mulitasking (iOS4 compatible apps only, so don’t…
Read More7th June 2010
When I got into work today I booted up my trusted Mac and found my Apple Wireless keyboard had bitten the dust. Fresh batteries did nothing for it and a replacement seemed the only way to go. After quite a bit of Googling on my iPhone, I read that if you roll up a small…
Read More3rd June 2010
For a lot of people in the UK, 3D projection mapping was first seen on Sky New’s coverage of the 2010 election ‘Leader’s Debate’. The above video is an advert for Samsung TVs and is projected onto a building in Amsterdam. The effect is quite stunning and I can’t wait to see how well the…
Read More2nd June 2010
Sherwood Art Week will be running from Saturday 19-26th June, 2010 in Nottingham, UK with events, displays and workshops being held in the Sherwood and Carrington areas of the city. Organisers are expecting 80-100 artists to be involved in the event, which has been organised by volunteers, artists and local businesses. Artwork will also be…
Read More1st June 2010
Google have released the top 1000 most visited sites on the web, based on unique visitors as measured by their Ad Planner. Facebook is the most visited site with Yahoo, Wikipedia, Bing, Adobe and Twitter making noteable appearances in the top 20. Click here to view the full list, which will be updated monthly. The above…
Read More28th May 2010
There’s alway loads to do in Nottingham and the BBC have compiled a list of events in the coming weeks. This includes GameCityNights on Friday 28th May, part of the excellent GameCity, and City Pulse, a 3 day music festival to be held in Old Market Square from 29th-31st May. There’s also a free Robin Hood funday to…
Read More27th May 2010
The BBC have announced their iPlayer will be made available at some point on the iPad. This is a great example of how Flash based video can be adapted to output H.264 video that is iPhone and iPad compatible. I have to say I’m very impressed with the BBC iPlayer, it works as excellently on…
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