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Photos: Babbage's Difference masterpiece in action

Photo His intent was to create an automated computing machine but was never able to turn his vision into reality. For his next project, Swade says he plans on building Babbage's Analytical Engine.but this time, in a virtual space.

Tags: history museum, babbage

[12 May 2008]

Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle

Photo Dr Joseph Barnard of the Barnard Microsystems team models a virtual reality headset and wireless controller that is being used in its entry. The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address...

Tags: military, sensor, robot

[06 May 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 04.04.08

Round-Up Rosedale and a handful of other virtual-reality experts, testified this week at a House of Representatives hearing. Rosedale said virtual reality is the next step in the evolution of the internet, and argued the virtual world has more...

Tags: microsoft, apple, vista, hmrc

[04 Apr 2008]

Second Life avatars meet lawmakers

News Second Life founder Philip Rosedale and a handful of other virtual-reality experts, testified yesterday at a House of Representatives hearing that was also attended by online personas, or avatars, portrayed on a video screen in the hearing room.

Tags: court, second life

[02 Apr 2008]

Collaborating in Virtual Worlds

whitepaper Listen now and find out how yesterday's dreams are becoming today's business reality. Christian is currently Chief Architect of Networked Virtual Environments for Cisco. Hear him share his views on the importance of a communal office space (either...

Tags: knowledge and data management, style, virtual, environments

[16 Mar 2008]

Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Sunday

Comment There is also a company touting a Wii-inspired virtual reality technology and another offering a noise suppressing tech that means you can talk on the phone without having to shout to make yourself heard.

Tags: mobile world congress, mobile, 3gsm, mwc

[10 Feb 2008]

AstraZeneca brings its email bang up to date

Case Study He said: "The reality is it was anything but easy. So users could be on either of the virtual systems and it would effectively, from their point of view, feel the same. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: astrazeneca, migration, global, email

[23 Jan 2008]

Jack Human Simulation Software Helps Pratt & Whitney by Speeding Aircraft Engine Development

whitepaper The company adopted solution that include design for maintainability considerations upfront which simulate human maintenance in software to optimize the design to communicate maintainability issues via 3D visualizations and Validate...

Tags: groupware - workflow

[14 Jan 2008]

Solid Edge Helps Wauquiez International Accelerate the Development Cycle and Provides a Digital Platform for Eventual Customization of Boat Interiors

whitepaper Wauquiez International wanted to reduce the time needed to bring a new boat from concept to reality. The company modeled boat components as 3D models in Solid Edge software and created virtual assembly models of entire boats to replace physical...

Tags: groupware - workflow

[14 Jan 2008]

Dear silicon.com... Vista uptake… HMRC blunder… iPhone too cool or too costly?

Comment We hear over and over again from the 'bizzies' telling us technical types to wise up to business reality. I have been locked out from my machine as an 'illegal copy' three times so far, each resolving itself after a couple of reboots - I now run a...

Tags: vista, iphone, hmrc, microsoft

[29 Nov 2007]

The cashless revolution is coming...

News That's according to Gartner analysts who predict making payments through mobile phones using virtual currencies - such as Second Life's Linden dollars - could be a reality in the not too distant future, making cash obsolete.

Tags: cash, future, gartner, digital

[09 Nov 2007]

Virtualization in IT/HP: Virtual Reality Made Real

whitepaper The presenters of this webcast show why virtualization is one of the top initiatives in IT organizations.

Tags: infrastructure management, initiatives, virtualization

[02 Nov 2007]

CIO Essentials: Virtual worlds, biometrics and green IT

News Companies are now realising they can sell their products twice - once in reality and once in virtual space - and I expect 2008/09 to be dominated by virtual pennies dropping. Real world terrain coming to the virtual sphere

Tags: esure, cio essentials

[16 Oct 2007]

Photos: Google Earth in the virtual world

Photo Virtual-world developers using Multiverse Networks' platform are able to import 3D models from Google's 3D Warehouse into their projects. In combination, the models and the terrain will let those making virtual worlds build in all kinds of...

Tags: second life, virtual world, google earth

[15 Oct 2007]

Dear silicon.com... McInternet, FON in the UK, safety first, e-fraud...

Comment So when Mr Plod asks for a key you give him one and he discovers a virtual World of information that in reality is protecting the 'real' World. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week?

Tags: bt, wi-fi, fon

[11 Oct 2007]

Dear silicon.com... open source vs MS, budget overruns, the iPhone, patents...

Comment Whilst patents afford holders "the protection of the law", the reality is that, even if I (an individual) spend £100s obtaining a patent on plastic widgets, I couldn't even contemplate fighting a smal-sized company if they infringed my patent, due...

Tags: mobile tv, iphone, open source

[20 Sep 2007]

IPsec and SSL: Complementary VPN Technologies for Universal Remote Access

whitepaper This immutable reality touches virtually every choice and issue in life. Enterprises have been quick to see the potential in IP (Internet Protocol) Virtual Private Network (VPN) services - which use Internet technology to extend private networking...

Tags: ip technologies, vpn, protocol, logic

[15 Sep 2007]

Desktop PC 'not dead - but changing'

Desktop PC 'not dead - but changing'

News Speaking at the launch of a series of new products from HP in New York, Alberto Bozzo, the company's European personal systems group general manager of commercial products told silicon.com: "The reality is the desktop is not dead - it is...

Tags: desktop, hp

[06 Sep 2007]

Interactive Tools for Virtual X-Ray Vision in Mobile Augmented Reality

whitepaper This paper presents a set of interactive tools designed to give users Virtual X-Ray vision. These tools address a common problem in depicting occluded infrastructure: either too much information is displayed, confusing users, or too little...

Tags: data visualization, tool, person, view

[03 Sep 2007]

Interactive Tools for Virtual X-Ray Vision in Mobile Augmented Reality

whitepaper This paper presents a set of interactive tools designed to give users Virtual X-Ray vision. These tools address a common problem in depicting occluded infrastructure: either too much information is displayed, confusing users, or too little...

Tags: tool, person, view, displayed

[13 Aug 2007]

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