January 2015

Following the news that the building has reopened, we've been working hard to recommission the Arts Theatre. http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2015/01/29/the-edge-opens-for-business/ The theatre has had a large refit undertaken, and the layout is slightly different than before (the stage area has changed). There...

The company that provide our lecture capture platform, Panopto, have announced a minor update to our version of the software from version 4.7 to 4.8. It's due to be done on January 29th from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. ,...

The BETT Show has started this morning. There is a live stream of the presentations are available from the website: www.bettshow.com The scheduled programme for the arena is here: http://www.bettshow.com/files/bett_2015__bett_arena_agenda_21.01.pdf  

This looks to be an interesting new product in development....The Mouse-Box. It's a combination of the two most important elements in a computer set – a computer and a mouse. The PC is actually built into the mouse! Based on...

This year sees the start of the centrally funded GTA Rolling Refurbishment Programme. In conjunction with the Estates Department, AV are running a large project to upgrade and replace the teaching technology and refresh the rooms in 8W over the...

Google have decided to stop the selling their Glass product, including through "The Explorer" programme. They insist there will be work continuing on a new consumer version, but there is no confirmation of when a newer version may come along....

In the next few weeks there are several shows and exhibitions that may be of interest: First up is BETT at London ExCel. Bett (British Educational Training and Technology Show) is an annual trade show in the United Kingdom that...

Does anyone remember the start of the home computer market in the 1980's? It's been announced this week that the ZX Spectrum is going to make a comeback! Although it will not work the same way as the old computer,...

Bose have released a new version of their music player - Wave System 3. https://www.bose.co.uk/GB/en/home-and-personal-audio/wave-systems/wave-music-systems/wave-music-system-iii/?dc=large&brochure_dc=8aa3840335aeeb9c0135bdf4ec12173c It offers DAB/FM/AM radio reception, onscreen text information, and options for Internet radio, smartphone apps, tablet, music from your computer. It can turn the Wave...