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News Release from: TDC (Telecom Design Communications)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 July 2003
Competition rewards innovation of youth
Basingstoke-based distributor TDC (Telecom Design Communications) has launched its second annual young innovator of the year competition.
Basingstoke-based distributor TDC (Telecom Design Communications) has launched its second annual young innovator of the year competition This year's theme is "making machines see", and invitations are being sent out to all schools in Hampshire and Berkshire to participate
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Video cameras are part of our everyday lives and now new technology is allowing everyday machines to see for the very first time.
TDC expects that by 2010 there will be many video cameras built into every vehicle on the road.
This year TDC is asking students to list the number of video cameras that will be installed in the car of the future.
Possible suggestions might include cameras to help reversing and parking.
Students have the task of listing as many innovative uses as possible on two sides of A4.
The competition has been kindly sponsored by Siemens which has donated an M50 mobile phone, Natwest Bank which will be opening two bank accounts with GBP 50 each and OmniVision - TDC's latest franchise, which has kindly donated a Polaroid digital camera, memory card and leather carry bag.
TDC will also present GBP 200 of book vouchers to the winning school.
Entries are open to students under 18 years of age in full time education in Hampshire or Berkshire.
The competition will close on the 30th September and schools are being personally invited to sign up before the end of the Summer term.
TDC's Managing Director Jerry Sandys comments: "With this being the second year of our Young Innovator Competition, we are really looking forward to the entries, we were certainly impressed by last year's winners.
We have also been delighted by the generosity of all of our sponsors".
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