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Photo silicon.com has been given a behind-the-scenes tour of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games venues and technology infrastructure. These two giant venues are both located on Beijing's Olympic Green, which is also home to the team charged with making sure...
[07 May 2008]
Photo Tapping on the screens allows people to access information or video, navigate menus or play games. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas Hundreds of bags wait to be loaded into the high tech baggage system at Heathrow's brand new Terminal 5.
[28 Feb 2008]
Photo Shoppers can interact with the system, play games and enter their details. The latest innovations in tech for retailers were showcased at the Retail Business Show held at the Olympia in West London earlier this month.
[15 Feb 2008]
Photo Tapping on the screens allows people to access information or video, navigate menus or play games. There were shades of sci-fi film Minority Report as Accenture showed off its 'interactive wall' at its Technology labs in France.
[01 Feb 2008]
Photo Pictured here is Atos Origin's account manager for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Rob Price, who gave a presentation to delegates on how the company intends to develop new tech talent as part of the Games' regeneration theme.
[31 Oct 2007]
Photo Job ads will appear in real world scenarios - such as billboard and street advertising - in a number of online games. The ads will appear in various Massive online PC and console games in the UK - for around a month - towards the end of October.
[23 Oct 2007]
Photo Atos Origin's account manager for the London 2012 Olympics, Rob Price, told delegates about how the company intends to develop new tech talent as part of the Games' regeneration theme. Atos Origin is the official technology supplier to the Olympic...
[16 Oct 2007]
Photo Micrsoft is also working with IGT - which makes computer arcade games - on Surface's launch in the US later this year. It uses a 30" screen, several cameras, a Vista PC and a projector to create an interactive, touch-sensitive environment which...
[02 Oct 2007]
Photo It comes in a full metal design, a new range of colours, three games bundled in and has a 24-hour battery life for audio and five hours for video playback. Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new range of iPods in San Francisco this week.
[06 Sep 2007]
Photo This competition is now closed. The winning entry was: "Blue scream of death.from Richard. You can check out all the captions below. Photo credit: Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier
[13 Jul 2007]
Photo Encouraging schoolchildren to use computer games may sound like a no-brainer but scientists are developing software that allows kids to build their own games - in a bid to improve their creative and IT skills.
[31 Jan 2007]
Photo Scientists are developing software which allows school children to build their own computer games - in a bid to improve their creative and IT skills. The 'Adventure Author' software, currently being developed at the Heriot-Watt University in...
[23 Jan 2007]
Photo Among the other games at the exhibition are classics like Pong, released by Atari in 1972. Professor Griffiths' research shows that the mental stimulation of games can help improve hand-eye coordination and speed up reaction time.
[28 Nov 2006]
Photo A variety of distros can now run on the system including Debian, Mandrake and Suse and has its own set of games - including a Tux vs Clippy battle to the death, reportedly. Running Linux on Microsoft hardware has been the ultimate prize for open...
[22 Nov 2006]
Photo When they aren't compiling code or fixing bugs, guests can play Xbox 360 games or try their hand at darts. A display in Building 3 - the home of the Windows marketing team - highlights Windows Vista. Microsoft makes extensive use of ads within its...
[09 Nov 2006]
Photo Here's the Yankee stadium - site of re-enactments of actual baseball games. Unsurprisingly big businesses in the real world have been looking with interest at this and now a constant stream are setting up their own offices, stores and even hotels...
[01 Nov 2006]
Photo When the personal hub - here, in the form of a watch on the table - is plonked on it, the Ikea-esque table acts as a thin client, displaying games, movies or other info. HP turns the tables: HP unveiled its vision of the next generation of gadgets...
[31 Oct 2006]
Photo When the personal hub - here, in the form of a watch (pictured on the table) - is placed on it, the table acts as a thin client, displaying information or games and movies. This wireless mat can be stored in its rolled-up state, or unfurled to act...
[09 Oct 2006]
Photo This mock-up includes phone, music games and internet access. To show off some of the gee-whizz stuff being dreamt up by eggheads in its labs, BT has set up an 'innovation showcase' at its London HQ. This is the iVine gadget, thought up by a focus...
[02 Oct 2006]
Photo In addition to ordering drinks, students can use the built-in screens to send text messages, play games and soon even to order taxis. Welcome to the Intermission Bar at the University of Westminster students' union, where academics come to while...
[20 Sep 2006]
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