Interesting

  • Technology Trial - Display Sharing Device

      Over the next few weeks we're going to trial a new piece of equipment in some of the teaching rooms. We've arranged to have several of the GTA spaces equipped with them, so we can do some trials. The...

  • Helping Innovative Teaching

    In the last semester, we've had a great session held in the TV Studio: http://www.bath.ac.uk/health/news/news_0147.html We've helped to stage a mock media interviews, to give students the feeling of being quizzed on topics. The session was run by Dr Jess...

  • Victorian thoughts of technology

    We've been looking through an old set of pictures of what the Victorian age commentators thought technology would be like in the 2000s. It's certainly fascinating to see them! How schools might function: Using helicopters to scout: Getting around in...

  • 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 areĀ  demonstrating a bendable LED screen: Further review of this can be found...

  • BBC Question Time

    The University is hosting Question Time tomorrow night (10 December), and we thought that you might like to have a preview of what goes on behind the scenes to build a set. This is the set being built in the...

  • Looking Back - Intel

    Yesterday saw the 44th anniversary (15 Nov 1971) of the Intel 4004 microprocessor. This marked the first time a user-programmable microprocessor was available on the general market. These were snapped up, both by Universities to use in research and teaching;...

  • 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...

  • Camera Tracking

    Our colleagues at Durham University have been testing the new version of the Swivl camera mount. http://www.swivl.com/ The product looks interesting - but their testing has highlighted a few issues. We'll obviously monitor the outcome to see if it becomes...

  • 8W Project Update - 2 June 2015

    TheĀ  8W refurbishment continues at some pace. We should be having Level 2 rooms handed back to us late on Friday evening. There are some changes in the rooms: All the rooms will be fully HD and Widescreen. All the...