Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label events. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 January 2008

CES 08

The Consumer Electrical Show is on over 7th-10th January in Las Vegas. I didn't get a chance to see the news yesterday, so haven't heard much about it. Here's a mediasplurge.

Official website - complete with RSS feed, and media coverage pages, including Bill Gates' final keynote speech (link to his QnA session on BBC website).

The BBC is blogging the Show, and has a page of gadgets to look at.

FWIW, I'd be happy with a half-hour programme on mainstream tv from each day of the show. If we truly live in a technological age, what happened to our "Tomorrows World" type of programmes? But I suppose it gives people a chance to create solutions and sell you them on dvd or on niche channels. I class Freeview as niche channels, until the digital switchover forces us plebs to update our systems, and forces the 'service providers' to improve the signals and coverage. I foresee a lot of people walking away from mainstream television unless the digital authorities get their act together.

In the meantime, and back OT, the channel that has the BBC scared, YouTube, has plenty of coverage. Here's the results for a search on CES 2008. Share and enjoy.

Monday, 10 December 2007

Christmas Cards go on Sale

Christmas cards designed by our HNC Multimedia Computing students are going on sale this afternoon in the Charity Box on the South Block, Ground Floor of the Gallowgate.

Cards on Sale

Special promotions include: Christmas Mystery Parcels at only £3 each, and Stocking Fillers from only 25p.

Opening hours are

  • Mondays and Thursdays : 10.15 -12noon & 1.15 - 2.30pm
  • Tuesdays: 11-12noon
  • Fridays: 2.45 - 3.30pm

The charity being supported is the Aberdeen Cyrenians.

Wednesday, 19 September 2007

Wednesday, 12 September 2007

TechFest 7-24th Sept

TechFest is up an running in Aberdeen. This technology showcase has enough to interest all Computing & IT students. For example - a tour of NorthSound studio or Shell's Virtual Reality Centre, or even round RGU's Forensic Labs. Other events include building your own 3D worlds; renewable energy; how protecting the environment helps animals too; lenses and light.

Bookings can be made online.

Link