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  People learn in different ways. We are unique learners with our own learning style. Some learners have a dominant style whilst others display a mix of learning styles which they call upon in different situations.    Visual learners digest information by reading and observing.  Auditory learners process ...

Imagine a digital utopia where designers are free from grid-based design, and precision mouse control & clicks are replaced by gestural mechanisms. Where imagination is not exclusively for the mavericks to throw a curve ball at what’s achievable. Where we move away from the chair-and-desk paradigm and the frightening portrait WALL-E ...

Friday 28th November saw the first of the Virgin Atlantic VJAM workshops to brainstorm ways to improve the travel experience for customers.  Conchango took the Microsoft Surface unit along and I played guardian and host of this device for most of the day.  The attendees included travel professionals, experts in social media and ...

In a previous post, Object Recognition leads the way for Microsoft Surface, I touched on how Microsoft Surface recognizes devices placed on top of it.  Microsoft Surface reads a small square 8-bit tag that is attached to an object so that users can interact with it.  The tag is a combination of dots that works like a barcode. When ...

During the Surface workout Isobel demonstrated the magic of Microsoft Surface.  The one feature of Microsoft Surface that Bel didn’t touch on was object recognition.  Yet object recognition is one of the features of Microsoft Surface that really excites me. The five cameras inside the unit can recognise objects placed on the ...