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Netbooks, Apple goodies, vintage kit and a futuristic datacentre
Photo Business training got a lot more exciting last month with the release of an online game called INNOV8 2.0. The game casts players as a business consultant tasked with helping turn around the struggling... [02 Oct 2009]
Photos: Computer history goes under the hammer
Photo Another classic in the collection is this BBC Micro computer which comes complete with user manual, the game 'Tank Attack' and the Prinztronic tournament mini TV game, otherwise known as 'Pong' (with... [29 Sep 2009]
Photos: BT previews superfast fibre broadband... in Muswell Hill
Photo Here Phil Newton, innovation consultant at BT, shows off the faster speeds offered by FTTC by downloading the same game on two separate Xboxes, one connected to fibre getting in the "high 30Mbps", the other on a "normal"... [17 Sep 2009]
Photos: Game over for boring business training
Photo The game takes less than 45 minutes to complete and players are then able to start the game again to make different choices and see if they can get better results. INNOV8 2.0 is an online... [08 Sep 2009]
Photos: The future of mobile life - in the lab
Photo In the iPhone version of the game users pick up virtual gnomes created by fellow game players, adding photos and messages before leaving them in locations for other users to find - building up a... [26 Jun 2009]
The top 10 alternatives to Google search
Photo But it's not the only game in town: newcomers are pushing alternative models promising to tame the internet using crowd sourcing and "computational knowledge engines". Google is so firmly entrenched as most people's... [16 Jun 2009]
Photos: Inside a virtually perfect hospital
Photo This is not a real hospital, however, but a virtual model inside the online world of Second Life, set up by Imperial College in London as part of a pilot project to explore game-based learning. The wards are spotless,... [20 May 2009]
Tech-world wonders, cyber art and Windows 7...
Photo Above is the game control room at the stadium where security staff control the 139 CCTV cameras during match days to monitor crowd activity. silicon.com's Natasha Lomas selected her seven modern wonders of the world in... [11 May 2009]
Photos: The restaurant where the table takes your order
Photo For those with less exciting dates, there's always a game of battleships, shown here, to be had and the opportunity to view the chefs in the kitchen as they work. While big name phone vendors are falling over themselves... [15 Apr 2009]
Photos: My seven wonders of the tech world
Photo While gaming has created its own subculture spin-offs where gamers dress up as their favourite characters or hang out at the annual Tokyo Game Show, the popularity of mobile phone technology has spawned a cultural... [09 Apr 2009]
Photos: FC Porto on the ball with stadium tech
Photo This is the game control room at Estádio do Dragăo where security staff control the 139 CCTV cameras during match days to monitor the activity within the stadium as well as around its perimeter. The video security system... [01 Apr 2009]
Photos: Bowled over by high-tech cricket at Lords
Photo Lords also has a cricket school in which international players can hone their bowling and batting skills and school kids can learn the basics of the game. Despite the venerable history of the game, Lords... [25 Mar 2009]
Photos: Robots learn how to get friendly with humans
Photo Berti can also be set up to play the game paper, scissors, stone with a human. It randomly generates the three hand shapes for the game and by using a range of sensors is able to tell whether it's won,... [20 Feb 2009]
Photos: From robot teachers to Microsoft Surface
Photo Surface can also be used to help kids improve their spelling - with this interactive game, students can manipulate letters on the screen to create words. Forget laptops - tomorrow's classrooms could be getting their... [19 Jan 2009]
Alien hunting, Windows through the ages and Christmas gifts
Photo Suggestions include a light sabre, USB pop up pirates game and this radio controlled version of Knight Rider's Kitt. Not so - it's aliens. The Hat Creek Radio Observatory, in Northern California, is home to the Allen... [22 Dec 2008]
