Great Big Free Tech Giveaway
On the 20th February we will be having a Great Big Free Tech Giveaway. This consists of more than 35 boxes of electronics, electrical, robotics, computing and associated components, assemblies,…
QuanClick project night
Members of the Quantum Technology Club gathered to undertake the build of the club’s latest project; QuanClick. QuanClick is a USB device that can emulate multiple keyboard and mouse operations…
Second Visit to North West Computer Museum
On the 6th June, members of the Quantum Technology Club visited the North West Computer Museum. The last visit was not long after the museum opened, now it’s celebrating its…
Visit North West Computer Museum
Come and join us for an evening of fun with old computers. For some it will be an evening of memories, for others it will be a case of, “You…
There’s a new Pi on the block – Raspberry Pi 5
Announced early this morning, the Raspberry Pi 5 will hit streets in a matter of weeks. Raspberry Pi 4 was good – very good! The Raspberry Pi 4 has been…
£149 computer – almost a sad farewell
Our £149 computer is a GeoPad 110, a Celeron equipped 10.1″ 2-in-1 laptop/tablet sporting the very latest Microsoft Windows 11. The device was purchased to see whether a cheap computer…
£149 computer – initial impressions
We announced a couple of weeks ago that we were going to look at a £149 computer. The principle reason was to determine whether it is actually usable in any…
North West Computer Museum visit
I was tempted to call this article “Mature folk relive their younger years at the North West Computer Museum“. However, we had a ‘youngster’ amongst us for whom most of…
What use is a new £149 computer?
Over the coming months we are going to have a look at a brand new computer that can currently be had from its manufacturer for just £149. The GeoPad 110…
Raspberry Pi Five Years Old
The Raspberry Pi is five years old – that’s a long time in the history of IT and the Raspberry Pi continues to go from strength to strength; a testament…