Web Summit 2015 Tickets On Sale Tomorrow
While the dust on Web Summit 2014 has barely settled they’re already working on the 2015 edition. Tomorrow will see 1000 tickets for Web Summit 2015 going on sale. They’re apparently cheaper than the “2 for 1” price that was on offer several months in advance of this year’s event. You can sign up here […]
The Cold War In 9 Minutes [Video]
With this week marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall a lot of people are probably a bit curious about the Cold War. So here’s a crash course: [youtube]http://youtu.be/wVqziNV7dGY[/youtube] The video is the latest from Irish actor and artist John Ruddy.
This Guy went Hurling Training with a GoPro on his Helmet [Video]
Ever wondered what it feels like to play hurling? Here’s a first-person view, thanks to Daniel Farrell of Erin’s Isle GAA Club in Dublin, who put a GoPro camera on his helmet when he went training. Clearly his hurling skills are matched by his skill at editing video! [youtube]http://youtu.be/ugNNxT0_zes[/youtube] Could we see this become a feature of […]
Facebook Messenger Reaches 500m Users
Facebook has announced that the Facebook Messenger standalone app has reached 500m users. That’s fairly impressive, it’s true. But it’s less impressive compared to over a billion users who access the social network every month from mobile devices. They’re using Facebook, but they’re not all using Messenger. There’s been a vocal pushback against the unbundling of Messenger […]
New Raspberry Pi A+ is Smaller, Cheaper, Better [Video]
Raspberry Pi is known as the’credit-card-sized’ computer. Not anymore: the newest Model A+ is even smaller, measuring 55mm x 65mm! They’ve redesigned it to get rid of a lot of “wasted space”. Like its predecessor, the Model A, the A+ has just 256MB of onboard RAM (as opposed to 512MB for the Model B and B+), a single USB connection […]
Russell Brand Parodies ‘Parklife’ – With Help from The Rubberbandits [Video]
Russell Brand has embraced a meme which mocked him on Twitter, and has recorded his own version of Blur’s Parklife, with the help of Irish band The Rubberbandits. The comedian’s tendency to use long, over-wordy sentences with observations on politics rang a bell with one Twitter user, who was reminded of the 1990s hit song: Russell Brand's […]
Obama Backs Net Neutrality
President Obama has come out with a clear message in favour of “Net Neutrality”. In a video published earlier today Obama uses similar language to other supporters of Net Neutrality and states unequivocally that he’ll be getting the FCC to assist him by making it illegal for any company to prioritise traffic or access to […]
19th National Science Week Is Underway
The 19th annual National Science Week is underway with a host of fun and exciting science events, seminars, demonstrations and tours taking place across the country. Over 800 events will take place in Dublin, Donegal, Galway, Sligo, Mayo, Waterford, Cork, Limerick and across the Midlands aiming to entertain, educate and enthral young and old alike with […]
Amazon Echo Parody: “Look It Up, You Insufferable Imbecile”
Amazon’s announcement of Echo last week came as a surprise to many. Think Siri or Cortana, except it’s not just another app on a device. Instead it comes in its own standalone hardware: a cylindrical audio interface, i.e. a speaker with seven embedded microphones which is always listening, ready to respond when you use a keyword to awaken it. If that […]
Web Summit May Leave Ireland if RDS Won’t Fix WiFi
Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave has said that the event may leave Ireland if WiFi issues at the RDS cannot be resolved. He was speaking on stage yesterday as Web Summit drew to a close. He also revealed that he thinks the event which catered to 22,000 people is still not big enough, describing it as “Glastonbury for Geeks”. Later, RDS and […]