Archive for November, 2011

Check out my amazing iHelicopter

I came back home a couple of days and found this waiting for me: It’s a remote-control helicopter with a twist. Instead of having a dedicated remote control, it has an infra-red emitter that plugs into your phone. And you control it using an application you can download from your...

Third Thursday – November 2011

photo credit: Frank_BB It’s Third Thursday again this week and as usual, we’ll be meeting for a Social Media Club lunch at Paparazzi at 12:30. It’s a social event, open to anyone with an interest in Social Media. It doesn’t matter whether Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or YouTube is your thing;...

Geek Power – Great Christmas Gift

I’ve been keeping my eyes out for gifts for the family, as you do when Christmas is approaching. I’ve come across a few great things for different members of the family, and it’s always fun to see what new items are hitting the market. Most of you will remember playing...

Getting to try LTE in the Isle of Man

Last week I was invited by Manx Telecom, one of the telecommunication operators in the Isle of Man to join them on a trial of the 4G technology they are planning to deploy in the next couple of years. It’s a mobile technology called LTE which, based on what I...

The Isle of Man in space

I’ve been hearing a lot recently about the Space Industry being more prominent in the mix that makes up the local economy here in the Isle of Man. Here’s a video that was produced by one of the UK channels about what’s going on, in case you were curious: It’s...

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