Category: Technology

  • How much energy can you produce on your bike?

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    For 12 hours? The BBC’s Bang Goes the Theory programme investigated (and demonstrated) what it would be like to try to power a single household by pedal power. Sure, it’s not a practical idea but it gives the viewer some real energy awareness. Well, if the viewer has ever ridden a bike anyway. I won’t…

  • Google Wave, aha, I get it

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    There’s been a lot of chatter about Google’s new product, “Wave“, for the last couple of months. Looking from the outside it’s difficult to see what it does, what it does different, and what we can really use it for. It’s in beta at the moment so only a limited number of people are able…

  • Yet another great reason to buy a Rhoomba

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    Or several Rhoomba floor cleaning robots if you really do want to play Pac-Man with them. Link: Gizmodo – Video: Hacked Roombas Used to Play Pac-Man, Finally!

  • More MS Courier Info

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    I still really like the ideas within Microsoft’s future Courier device, but I bet it won’t play nicely with all my data. Link: Gizmodo – Courier User Interface in Depth

  • I love Halloween

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    I’ve always loved Halloween, maybe from an interest in all things ghoulish (and I guess that interest may have lead me to my current job). Go and get your Halloween wallpaper: – Lifehacker: Wallpaper Roundup: All Hallow’s Eve and Spooky Scenes

  • Embryology quiz

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    I’m writing the quiz for my introduction to embryology lecture that I’ll be giving to the first years next week. The quizzes use the Turning Technologies interactive ‘clickers’ systems, and we use them anonymously. There’s no record of how well an individual scores within the lecture quiz – it’s just for fun (and instant lecturer…

  • Media, information, access

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    How do you access most of your information? As a learner? As a teacher? (Unfortunately this is a question you’ll have to think about, as I still haven’t fixed my comment system).

  • Mobile phones in developing countries

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    Jezebel have an interesting article on the importance of easy communication, in this case via the mobile phone, in developing countries. (I don’t read Jezebel, honest – this was linked to from Gizmodo). There’s an important need to be able to easily contact someone, but also to access information. I’d love to know more about…

  • A Microsoft tablet? It might not be what you think.

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    Take a look at the Courier, Microsoft’s potential addition to the tablet market. It’s quite different to what you might expect, and looks very, very useful. It almost looks, er, Appley. It’s more of a booklet than a tablet. See the Gizmodo article: Courier: First Details of Microsoft’s Secret Tablet

  • BMW’s Augmented Reality repair manual

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    Via Gizmodo.