Thursday, 25 November 2010

Bloomsbury Media Cloud goes live!

A joint Bloomsbury initiative to create a "Cloud" based media resource funded by JISC.

Example videos:



Sunday, 7 November 2010

Samsung Galaxy Tablet

We have just purchased the Samsung Galaxy Tablet which has just come out in the UK. The device is a clear competitor for the Apple iPad but has the clear advantage for mobile surveillance of a SIM card slot allowing mobile data and voice calls. So far we have been pretty impressed by the quality and functionality of the device. It also seems a good platform for our mobile learning resources. More later ...

There is good comparison of the Galaxy and the iPad available here:

Monday, 1 November 2010

Tanzanian collaboration

Dr Esron Karimuribo and Mr Eric Beda from the SACIDS project on a visit from Tanzania. They met with colleagues at the RVC, Imperial College, IoE, Open Air Radio, Wellcome Trust and the LIDC to discuss the use of mobiles for surveillance and m-learning. They have now been using EpiCollect for the last 6 months successfully in the field.