Equipment

  • Conference Season - new products

    The early part of the year brings several conferences and shows for teaching technology. Recently there has been BETT (teaching technology - January) and ISE (integrated systems - February). BVE (broadcast video) is next week. We'll highlight some of the...

  • Upgrades - University Hall

    We've been working hard over the last couple of weeks to update some of the technology in University Hall   We are piloting an installation of Apple, Android and Windows display sharing. We've fitted an Apple TV and a Miracast...

  • Room Update - 8W 1.28

    We've been busy over the last week or two putting in some updates in some of the classrooms. In 8W1.28, we've upgraded each of the individual workstations to have a micro PC on each one. Each controller now has a...

  • Product Demo - CleverTouch Screen

    Next Tuesday (12 January - 10:30 to 12:30 in the AGN Suite 3W4.13) we have IDNS coming in to present one of the new range of CleverTouch screens. Clevertouch Interactive Touchscreens Technology for Immersive Engagement Available in 55″-84″, Clevertouch utilises...

  • CES 2016 - Update 1

    With the start of CES 2016 today, several products have been launched - some of the early notifications are: Panasonic Technics Turntable Two Technics SL-1200 models were unveiled - one of which is limited to a run of 1,200 units...

  • Consumer Electronics Show - CES2016

    Tomorrow marks the start of one of the largest technology shows in the world - CES2106 in Las Vegas. One of the previews comes from LG, who are  demonstrating a bendable LED screen: Further review of this can be found...

  • Watching Panopto

    We've had a few reports recently that some of our academic colleagues have forgotten to wear their microphones during lecture capture sessions. As a consequence, some recordings can be a little quiet. In this instance you can select a little...

  • New Lecterns

    The AV Unit has invested in some new wooden lecterns to supplement our fleet of existing lecterns. We now have a matched pair of these lecterns that can be used for events staged around the campus. Please let us know...

  • Microphones in teaching rooms

    We provide microphones in every teaching room on campus to be able to capture at least the PC Screen and Voice. The microphones in the small rooms are on the lectern top - and look like this: In most of...

  • New Product - Digital Paper from Sony

    This morning we had a demonstration from Sony for a new product: Digital Paper. Digital Paper is a platform to manage documents. The device is not meant for reading books on - like a Kindle. It is a purpose built...