CHILD FRIENDLY SMART SPEAKERS Amazon is launching a child-friendly version of its Echo Dot smart speaker in the UK, several years after it was made available in the US.The speaker - which comes with either a panda or tiger design - is billed as a learning tool, allowing children "to have fun and learn with Alexa".But critics said that parents should remember that it will also be collecting data on […]
Culture may be in quarantine, but the ISLAND Arts team is working to bring you a Virtual Arts Centre to your device daily. We’ve created #InThisTogether(apART) to entertain, inspire and enable you to feel socially connected while we are distancing. You’ll find too, lots of useful boredom busting resources for all ages and interests. There'll be opportunities to participate in virtual workshops, relive ISLAND Arts memories with archival footage from […]
INNOVATION AWARDS Mayor of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Alderman Stephen Martin is delighted to announce that the 2022 Mayor’s Innovation Awards are now open.A total of £15,000 is available to help inspire entrepreneurship, social enterprise and address diversity and inclusion. There are three award categories and the successful applicant of each category will receive a one-off grant of £5,000 to help develop and implement their idea. The categories are: Youth […]
