French enthusiast Olivier C built a Millenium Falcon skin out of styrofoam and fitted it to a remote control quadcopter (he says ‘drone’ is the wrong word). The result is pretty impressive – especially after dark! [youtube]http://youtu.be/GRtXd1eiH-s[/youtube] Want to build one yourself? There’s a bit of work involved! HT: The Next Web – via Qamir Hussain […]
There’s no doubt about the importance of video in the new world of online media, but the precise nature of how it’s going to turn out is still unclear, says Irish Times‘ Digital Development Editor Hugh Linehan. He spoke to Technology.ie at the OMiG Digital Summit in Galway last week. It’s no help looking to other industries for clues, explains […]
You might think the flying car is a cliché of 1950s Sci-Fi – or a silly, impractical toy for billionaires. Or it could be a versatile vehicle with an 800km range that “perfectly makes use of existing infrastructure created for automobiles and planes”, running on petrol, capable of taking off or landing on just a few […]
Check out this great idea currently on Kickstarter, by Dublin designer Steve Killian. Like many great inventions, it started with a personal ‘itch’. Using a clever yet simple geometric design, this convenient stand supports a range of laptops and tablets, raising them to a comfortable elevation, for best results when working with an external keyboard. The […]
A life-or-death struggle with genetically engineered dinosaurs? No, it’s not the Superbowl – just the commercials. [youtube]http://youtu.be/4mvWuky1g0g[/youtube] Related articles Amazon Enters the Feature Films Business Defy Media Chooses Sci-Fi Thriller As Winner Of ‘Prototype’ Contest Why you should plan to see ‘Jupiter Ascending’ 2015 Honesty Oscars: Help pick our nominees! Interstellar is Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD Translator […]
Blacknight, Ireland’s leading provider of web hosting and domains, has announced that it is to be the headline sponsor for the inaugural SME Awards to be held on April 25 2015, at the Radisson Hotel in Cork. Blacknight CEO Michele Neylon joins us on today’s podcast to talk about the Awards and Blacknight’s commitment to SMEs. Click on […]
If you’re using social media for your business or even for personal use tweaking your profile so it looks well is important. But which size image can you use? This handy graphic explains it all: source
Here’s what you missed if you’ve been unplugged for the weekend. Dundalk musician David Keenan sat into a taxi the other night to go home, and ended up as a guest on his driver’s dashboard talk show! Taxi driver ‘Maxi’ Mark Kavanagh pulled over while David got his guitar out – and then they were immortalised in […]
Lara Croft, the heroine of Tomb Raider, might not be the obvious character that you’d think of when looking at computing principles, but the character’s evolution can be seen as a good way to illustrate Moore’s Law: Via
