Year: 2009

  • iPhone Augmented Reality

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    I’m not the only one thinking out loud about this: Link – Fast Company article

  • Augmented Reality

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    With the announcement of the iPhone 3GS on Monday it appeared to have only incremental updates. For me, it has finally reached the point where I could use it as my phone (a term that doesn’t just refer to a device for calling people any more). It offers me a lot more than previous technology,…

  • Homage

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    I’m paying homage to Andrew Coogan by trying to include Homer Simpson images in my next lecture about the development of the nervous system. I must ask FOX for permission… Andrew used to give the neuro lectures in Swansea, and rumour was that he included an image of Homer Simpson in every lecture.

  • Working!

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    Working!, originally uploaded by samwebster. My job is fun. I was walking this skeleton around the School of Medicine. No-one else wanted to take the lift with him.

  • Penultimate embryology lecture quiz

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    In the pharyngeal arches embryology lecture the boys won the quiz again, bringing the score to 5:4 to the girls. I think the boys have decided to get competitive and might be paying attention to the quiz, and maybe even to the lecture itself! There will be one final lecture (that I hope will be…

  • Student tracker

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    A Tokyo University have given out iPhones to staff & students to encourage use of elearning materials (great idea). As an extra feature, students will be using the phones to register their attendance, verified by the inbuilt GPS. That’s an interesting thought. CNET Crave – Japanese university uses iPhone to keep tab of students

  • Automation

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    I’m feeding the kids breakfast and they really know how to make a mess. I’m sure the lino floor is getting thinner with the constant sweeping and washing. I reckon we need one of these: iRobot Scooba or one of these: ilovedogs.com – Dog licks floor constantly.

  • Online Calendars

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    If any of you subscribe to my online calendars to synchronise with your own (e.g. anatomy, DGR), note that I’m just about to move them to MobileMe. You can subscribe to the calendars from the links at the bottom right of the medicine page of this website.

  • Swansea – Cardiff commute

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    Now this is serious bike commuting: Tredz Talk: Cycling to work, Tredz style (43 miles from Swansea to Cardiff, and then back again).

  • Map

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    DSC_0024, originally uploaded by samwebster. I love this. Walking this weekend I tried to teach Jack (Indiana Jones) some map reading skills. He wasn’t convinced that I had any idea of where we were or what we were doing.