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Australians play video games for 1.5 hours a day: survey Interactive entertainment ... a new study shows the average age of gamers is creeping higher. Picture: Thinkstock Source: News Limited AUSTRALIA might be a sunburnt country but it’s also a land of sweeping games, with six in 10 Aussies playing video games, and dedicating almost an hour and half every day to interactive entertainment. And while children are still most likely to play video games, the average age of gamers is creeping higher, and the fastest growing gaming crowd is old enough to retire. Wet Trades @SkillsTech Australia September 28, 2012 by admin · 1 Comment · Uncategorized Welcome to your brand new blog at Skills Tech Sites. To get started, simply log in, edit or delete this post and check out all the other options available to you.

iiNet: New world of devices From smart clothes to augmented reality, next generation gadgets are going to change workplaces for the better. by: Joshua Gliddon It’s estimated the average smartphone user unlocks and glances at their device 200 times per day. Every interaction with a smartphone takes up a small piece of time – and a piece of attention. The next generation of devices aren’t things that we simply pick up and use. Refrigeration & Air-conditioning @SkillsTech Australia September 28, 2012 by admin · 1 Comment · Uncategorized Welcome to your brand new blog at Skills Tech Sites. To get started, simply log in, edit or delete this post and check out all the other options available to you. Possible cancer cure being tested in human medical trials in Sydney, Melbourne Man on a mission ... Professor Phillip Hogg is conducting cancer research. Picture: Melanie Russell Source: News Limited

Plumbing @SkillsTech Australia Qld Notifiable work 12 October, 2012 by Honora · 3 Comments · Hydraulics, Legislation, Plumbing, Regulation, Regulatory Authorities A new category of plumbing and drainage work called ‘notifiable work’ has been created in Qld. This expands the amount of plumbing and drainage work that does not require a permit or mandatory inspections. When a licensee performs notifiable work, they must simply lodge a Form 4 to the Plumbing Industry Council within 10 business days of completion. Skip, Companion, Water Balance: Why the app store is destroying humanity Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% There seems to be an app for almost everything these days. Liz Burke joins the team on Daily Dilemma to discuss whether apps are killing our humanity. Courtesy: Studio Ten

HCV Diesel Fitting @SkillsTech Australia September 28, 2012 by admin · 1 Comment · Uncategorized Welcome to your brand new blog at Skills Tech Sites. To get started, simply log in, edit or delete this post and check out all the other options available to you. For assistance, visit our comprehensive support site, check out our Edublogs User Guide guide or stop by The Edublogs Forums to chat with other edubloggers. How Digital Disruptors Could Transform Trade Finance If digital tracking can be baked into the physical flow of goods, via the IoT, then many of the bottlenecks to trade financing can be removed. Digital disruptors are a key theme at this week's Sibos conference in Singapore—and few developments hold more promise for transforming the corporate landscape than the “Internet of Things.” The IoT is not just changing the manufacturing space or helping companies makes use of mountains of process data. It also could also drastically alter the relationship between the physical and financial supply chains.

Engineering @SkillsTech Australia September 28, 2012 by admin · 1 Comment · Uncategorized Welcome to your brand new blog at Skills Tech Sites. To get started, simply log in, edit or delete this post and check out all the other options available to you. For assistance, visit our comprehensive support site, check out our Edublogs User Guide guide or stop by The Edublogs Forums to chat with other edubloggers. This is the future of schools Future of education? On a crisp autumn morning, Tsi-Ann Calixte furiously pounds on her Chromebook’s keyboard, hashing out details on a project she’s spearheading for her 14-person team. As she sits at a collaborative table reflecting on a job well-done, half a dozen colleagues surround her, tapping on their own laptops.

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