I am in control
I’m not much into gaming consoles, but we are talking about a real breakthrough here. Last week at E3, Microsoft unveiled a revolutionary controller for the Xbox 360 console: the human body! Project...
View ArticleA tribute to GeoCities
As of today, GeoCities belongs to the past. After almost 15 years of offering free web space to anyone with “creative” ideas, GeoCities is no more. Yahoo! has decided to permanently terminate the...
View ArticleFinding your way in Google Wave
If you’re lucky enough to hold a Google Wave account, or just want to learn more about this exciting new technology, there is a guide out there by Gina Trapani, editor of Lifehacker.com. The guide is...
View Article1 year old…
A year ago, I was starting this blog, after taking a break from loads of christmas food… just like today! Here’s to another year of blogging! Cheers!! :D
View ArticleReinventing reading (?)
In anticipation of the big announcement of the new tablet / e-reader by Apple next week, Jason Bradbury of the Gadget Show wrote a very passionate piece in his blog: Let me place my neck squarely on...
View ArticleReinventing reading? Probably not…
So the new iPad was finally unveiled this week, giving an end to loads of speculations and high hopes… The device is essentially just a large iPod Touch, lacking basic features someone would expect...
View ArticleI am not a robot. I am a unicorn.
Conversations with chat bots can be quite amusing. Their intelligence hasn’t yet evolved to a point where they would fool us to believe we’re talking to a human being. What would happen though if a bot...
View ArticleSanta’s new helper
Christmas eve is coming soon, the busiest day of the year for Santa Claus :) But this year, Santa has got some extra help! Merry Christmas! ;)
View ArticleThe first FORGE newsletter is out!
The FORGE project has the ambitious aim to transform FIRE (Future Internet Research and Experimentation) into a learning resource – making world class experimental facilities available to students...
View ArticleThe FORGE iBook is live on the Apple Store
The FORGE iBook is now live on the Apple iBooks Store and available in 51 stores worldwide. This is a fully interactive eBook for iOS and MacOS. It introduces a range of Future Internet topics using...
View ArticleInnovative startups for 2009
Erick Schonfeld, editor in TechCrunch, is wondering about the kinds of innovative startups we mostly need in 2009: At the moment I’m writing this post, electric car batteries have the lead with 30%....
View ArticleData and Computing Skills for Digital Science and Society
The European Big Data Value Forum 2017 took place on November 21-23 in Versailles, Paris. This event has served as a platform, as well as a business and technology oriented showcase and exhibition...
View ArticlePT Anywhere and the Open Networking Lab make news
The latest STEM newsletter of the Open University features the collaboration of the Open Networking Lab with the Watford college. The Open Networking Lab makes available introductory practical...
View ArticleA successful conclusion for HUB4NGI
Last week saw the final review of the HUB4NGI project in Brussels. Starting in January 2017, HUB4NGI was the first Coordination and Support Action dedicated to transforming the Next Generation...
View ArticleDiscovering Computer Networks: Hands on in the Open Networking Lab
The Open Networking Lab project has launched a free online course entitled “Discovering computer networks: hands on in the Open Networking Lab”, which is available through the Open University’s...
View ArticleThe Ufi VocTech Showcase 2019
The annual Ufi VocTech Showcase took place on November 21, 2019 in IET London. The event showcased a wide variety of projects funded by the Ufi VocTech Trust. Attendees had the opportunity to learn...
View ArticleOpen Networking Lab Accessibility – The Challenge
In the UK, there are over 2 million people with sight loss, with 360,000 registered as blind or partially sighted. Approximately 25% of those with partial sight loss are employed, but this decreases...
View ArticlePT Anywhere in the UK Government Digital Skills Toolkit
The OpenLearn course Discovering Computer Networks has been included in the UK Government Digital Skills Toolkit for furloughed workers. The Digital Skills Toolkit is a collection of training...
View ArticlePT Anywhere presented at the IEEE EDUCON 2017
The IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) 2017 has been the eighth in a series of conferences that rotate among central locations in IEEE Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and North...
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