Galway company RealSim Games have released the first trailer for their 3D model of Medieval Galway, circa 1651, based on the famous Pictorial Map of Galway. Commissioned by Galway City Museum, it’s an exciting view of a beautiful city whose medieval character remains evident to this day. Maith sibh! Posted by RealSim Games. HT: James Larkin Related articles […]
Being hit from behind is the single biggest cause of cycling deaths in the US. It’s a global problem, as the founders of Backtracker discovered when they met a man in their native Stellenbosch, South Africa, who chose to cycle in the face of oncoming traffic, rather than take the risk of being hit unawares from behind. The solution they came up […]
According to the Open Rights Group, a non-profit group in the UK, 20% of the internet is blocked by the “porn filters” operated by ISPs there. They’ve just released a humorous video which suggests the gauntlet users must run if they want access to the remaining 20% – or “The Dirty Internet“. Mobile ISPs in the […]
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s latest album “Mandatory Fun” is doing well in the charts. So well that it’s actually topping the charts in the US. One of the tracks from the album is sung in the style of Crosby, Stills & Nash and might hit a chord with anyone in the business world or high tech […]
Professor John Boland, Principal Investigator at AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland funded materials science centre at Trinity College Dublin has made a world-first breakthrough in area of material mechanics. Professor Boland and his team along with Prof. Sader from University of Melbourne have developed a simple, robust approach to measure one of the most fundamental […]
Independent News & Media (INM) has announced that it is making significant investment in its digital arm through the creation of close to 40 new roles in its Dublin office. A recruitment drive has begun with roles such as Multimedia Designers, Product Managers, Mobile Engineers, Technical Architects, UX Designers and Digital Sales Specialists on offer. […]
Simon Gray is Head of Mobile Workplace Solutions at Fujitsu, UK and Ireland. He gave a talk, entitled Mobilising the Enterprise, at the Fujitsu World Tour at Dublin’s Convention Centre. According to Simon, businesses need to act fast to address the challenges and opportunities of the mobile enterprise. There is a danger that both customers and employees may […]
“You are all individuals”, is the message from Apple to its army of loyal customers, with this latest video ad. It’s a celebration of the MacBook Air, and it’s screen-back logo, customised and augmented in dozens of different ways. http://youtu.be/ULL6DqJfdoE Via Business Insider. Related articles Apple Launches New ‘The Notebook People Love’ MacBook Air Ad New MacBook Air Ad […]
Sorry – but it’s good for a giggle! Via Visual Idiot on Twitter.
Take a tablet, and give it the ability to orient itself: to twist in your direction when you speak, to recognise and track faces and use a speech interface. You’ve got a robot! It won’t make the tea for you, or clean the bathroom, but Jibo looks like it could be a real leap forward for a user interface […]
