It’s not often that a design student’s university work gets put straight into market, but 23 year-old student Kieron-Scott Woodhouse from Middlesex University has managed it. He originally designing a concept phone out of steel and bronze which was picked up by a website that specialised in concept phones. After spreading from blog to blog, Woodhouse was approached by a technology entrepreneur who liked the idea and together they formed a company to develop the concept further. The phone was named ADzero and after working on the design for a while, it was modified to have a uni-body bamboo case.…
Author: Will Osborn
The Internet is spreading, and the world is becoming more and more connected. You can bump into people at an event or on a night out and add them on Facebook to keep in contact. You can meet people at conferences and add them to LinkedIn. It’s not just social networks that are getting bigger though, there’s a whole “web of things” developing. With smartphones becoming the norm, it’s becoming easier to stay connected wherever you go. Many of you will have probably seen QR codes on posters. These are simple graphics that can be scanned by any smartphone. They…
Laser tag games have been around for a long time. The first commercial game was released in 1984, when Star Trek Phaser toys were developed. At the time, this was cutting edge technology, that the military had had for training for only a few years. From here, it became a much bigger sport, both indoors and outdoors. Many of us might remember going to a Laser Quest or Q-Zar for a game with friends. Putting on some body armour and running around with a large laser gun to see who could score highest from shooting each other. It’s always been…
The Game Boy; possibly the most Iconic mobile games console ever. Over 118 million sold around the world. Born in the 90s. Just. Original Game Boy The first Game Boy was announced in 1989, but didn’t reach Europe until 1990, making it a true child of the 90s. It was a steep competition for Nintendo from the start. There was competition from Atari and Sega; both had just released new colour screen devices to compete against them. They were bulky, short on battery life and very expensive though, making them unpopular. The Game Boy undercut both of these…