Rob Hyde

  • Looking back - History of Sony

    We've noticed recently that there have been some profiles of several established companies published on Gizmodo. The recent release of the Sony profile makes interesting reading, showing off several bits of technology that have become ubiquitous.  

  • Product Demonstration

    We have been offered a demonstration of a new interactive screen from Clevertouch. The demonstration will go ahead in 3W4.1 on 12 May 2015 at 12:15pm. Further details about the screen and its abilities are here: http://cleverproducts.com/clevertouch/clevertouch-plus-55-10-point-touch-with-ag-glass Please come along...

  • Images from University feature in product guide

    Images from some recent installations here at the University have featured in a new guide for Teacherboards. Teacherboards won the installation as part of a competitive tender for the install of the Chancellors' Building in 2013, and Uni Hall in...

  • New Products Demonstration

    On Wednesday 13 May 2015, Displaynote are coming along to demonstrate some of their new products. http://displaynote.com/ Their primary product is displaynote itself, which claims to offer the following features:   The second is Swoodle, which is a collaboration product....

  • Panopto Update - Silverlight

    Panopto have announced that there appears to be an issue playing back files if you are using Google Chrome v.42. By default, the new version of Chrome has NPAPI plugins turned off, even if you already have them installed. The...

  • New product - Microsoft Hololens

    Microsoft have recently announced the release of a new development project - the Hololens. The Hololens is an advance on augmented reality and virtual reality by enabling us to interact with three-dimensional holograms blended with the real world based on...

  • New technology in furniture

    It was announced yesterday that IKEA have teamed up with WPC to launch a range of furniture with in-built wireless chargers for devices. It looks to be included in Lamps, Bedside tables, Coffee tables and in an especially made charging...

  • Things that technology for events won't change.

    Every time we go to a conference or event, especially for technology demonstration, there is always a new product to look at - a new gadget on a table, wall or suspended from the ceiling, or a process that we...

  • ISE 2015 Conference Report

    Last week we attended ISE in Amsterdam. ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) 2014. (http://www.iseurope.com) (10-12 Feb 2015) ISE is a pan-European forum for Audio-Visual and electronic equipment integration into installed environments. This includes both commercial and educational settings. It is the...

  • New Product - HP Pro Slate 12

    HP have recently annouced the release of a new tablet - Pro Slate 12. When teamed with the Duo Pen, it appears to be able to allow for pen and paper to be digitised and projected onto a large screen....