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This week I attended the Architect Insight Conference in the UK. The conference is for leading software architects to share the latest implementation strategies. I was exhibiting my Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio(MSRDS) work accompanied by Lib-b...
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If you have ever had a drink or a meal in a Hard Rock Cafe you will be aware of the enormous range of music memorabilia on display at each cafe. Now you can look at it all in close up detail using some new technology from Microsoft called Silverlight...
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I'm off to Leicester University's 50th anniversary Science Day celebration this weekend - Saturday 8th. I'll be showing off a number of fun things including something I'm working on at the moment - robotic missile launcher targeting :...
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Video: Your Digital Lifestyle See more at http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/digitallife/default.aspx
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I hope I live to see the day household service droids can be purchased from your local super market (or much more preferably from your non-chain local high street specialist!!). I have pretty much a dream job now - but my real dream job...
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Today I spent over 90mins having x-rays taken of my kidneys. Its difficult to see the structure of kidneys in x-rays so a contrast medium is injected into you and you have to have an empty bladder. Towards the end of the 90mins, before the final x-ray...
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The Metro free newspaper circulated around London rail stations reports: The Internet is turning many Britons into cheats, spies, thieves and liars who pretend they have far more interesting lives. More than half of us regularly illegally download music...
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If you read this blog at all you'll know I enjoy building and dreaming of robots. So to co-inside with the Robots Supplement that is available this month we're running another competition - yes another one, that's three if you include the...
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Capture the fun and happiness this festive season on your video camera and use Windows MovieMaker to produce a professional quality film to share with friends and family. If you have Windows XP or Windows Vista on your PC you have Windows MovieMaker available...
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I was able to attend the First Lego League 'Power Puzzle' challenge tournament at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford last weekend. Duxford, an old WWII fighter air base, has an enormous collection of commercial and military planes. The FLL tournament...
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November is definitely going to be a month of hard work in the robotics department. Following on from my week at Tech Ed Developers in Barcelona I have some unfinished work producing my BT IVR robot control application. But late in the month I have also...
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The Guardian has an interesting article on the the DARPA Urban Challenge event. Take a look at: Meet your new driver, the robot | Technology | The Guardian Technorati Tags: PAVE , Robot , DARPA
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This year's Poppy Appeal has a number of new virtual ways to participate. You can now send a Poppy to friends on Facebook. Get a Poppy email signature and poppy wall paper for your mobile phone! The Poppy Appeal supports British men and women who...
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Well on Zune things - yes we nearly are! You will have seen the recent announcements regarding new Zune models and the expectation - See Mr Clayton's blog - that they will be coming to the UK soon'ish. Also good news that the original Zune will...
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Saw this PC Plus magazine article which tells a great story. After doing some photography focus groups we have discovered the astonishing fact that out there in the 'real world' - where people have real lives that don't revolve around technology...