The economic situation might make it difficult to look up at the world with much cheer right now, but every now and then along comes a story that makes you smile … and hope. Witness Mashable’s story yesterday on the creation of…
The consequences of a malfunctioning synthetic sphincter do not bear thinking about
Tagged with: bionics, iain s bruce, innovation, invention, journalism, robotics, technology
Posted in Journalism, Technology
Posted in Journalism, Technology
Vint Cerf, Google and the interplanetary internet
This just in: the fascinating news from NASA that internet inventor Vint Cerf has been working with the space agency to create high bandwidth data networks in outer space. After teaming up with NASA, the legendarily egg-headed Cerf has successfully developed…
Tagged with: google, iain s bruce, interplanetary internet, networking, online, vint cerf
Posted in Internet, Journalism, Technology
Posted in Internet, Journalism, Technology
From Batman suits to Blackberries
Innovative protection experts Tech21 are today launching the Impactology Impact Shield, which they claim is the most advanced screen protection available for your smartphone. Having used their unique D3O Impactology to deliver highly protective smartphone cases for a while now, it’s…
US finally folds to online poker’s bluff
In what’s being hailed as an historic moment, the first ever “legal” online poker room opened for business today in the USA. UltimatePoker.com is only available to players located within the state of Nevada to play, but industry insiders believe…
Tagged with: business, ecommerce, iain s bruce, online, web
Posted in Fun, Internet, Journalism, Social Media
Posted in Fun, Internet, Journalism, Social Media
Cyber bullying and online abuse here to stay
A Kent man who subjected two women to a prolonged campaign of intimidation and sexual harassment via social media has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Mon Basra sent a stream of abusive texts to both women and began demanding money from…
Education system must address the skills gap
Earlier this month, umbrella group Scotland IS published survey findings revealing that there is a significant skills gap in Scotland in the digital and IT sector. Now, business expert Roger Harrop has told the Chartered Management Institute that many of the…
Posted in Business, Journalism
