Large touchscreens using a custom interface being used to organise and edit content collected from kiosks around the show.The output then forms the backbone of the ‘movie of the show’. This may be adapted on the fly by the VJs.
Mike thinks the touchscreen is from Fujitsu and the app is Director. Note the touchscreen is only single input.
Source: Mike Williams
There’s been a lot of chat (and plenty of legal wranglings) about this project and this Economist article reminded me that I really should investigate.
Good nugget:
“That humans are involved is beyond doubt (fingers are visible in the corners of many pages on books.google.com) although this is uncharacteristic of Google, which has a fetish for purist technology.”
Do look at Google Books.
Vinçon (gorgeous Spanish homewares store) have just unveiled their new paper carrier bags:
Source: Sarah Brownrigg
Very interesting and exhilarating footage of German ICE train being ridden – top speeds of up to 300km/hr.
And a sad ending.Worth a watch.
If anyone was wondering where I found the invaluable resource which is currently adorning my workspace, the ‘Lego trains 1981 – 2003′ poster can be found here.
If you’re looking for another excuse to have a lightsaber lying around, I’ve got one for you. The lightsaber remote control. Having one of these means you’ll have the Jedi’s weapon of choice in your living room at all times.
Source: Slashgear
You may note that comments on YouTube focus on the laggy the response times. This is because of the programming interface/solution and is recognised by the makers.