Skill Zone News issue 81
When the iPhone 6 was launched this month, people all around the world queued for days outside Apple stores to make sure they were the cool kids who got them first. The guy who bought the very first iPhone6 in Australia managed to drop it on live TV while trying to get it out of the box.
29th September 2014
Less paperwork for the motorists
Many car owners are unaware that the tax disc, that piece of paper which shows you have paid the annual road usage charge, will be replaced by an electronic system on 1st October.
Statistics and phone theft
Do government statistics clear things up or just muddy the waters with misinformation? This month the government's Behavioural Insights Team published its first Mobile Phone Theft report which Home Secretary Teresa May lauded with claims it will help people make informed decisions about what handsets to buy.
An inkjet printer for an Airbus
Have you ever wondered how they get those logos onto the sides of aircraft? Its surprisingly low-tech, but Airbus is building a jumbo sized ink-jet printer to take over the job.
Printing music
Music and technology are no strangers and the latest innovation of the instrument builders is plastic instruments printed with state of the art 3D printers.