| Top Ten Most Read Stories | | #1 | Eye Candy: 360-degree video using six GoPro Cameras (video) | | | via ProAV Solutions | | | Jonas Ginter, a journalist and photographer based in Germany, created this stunning 360° video using 6 GoPro cameras and a custom, 3D-printed mount. Jonas attached the contraption to his bike and his car, creating what appears to be the world's first spherical panorama video. More»
Why This Matters: This case study from a Pro AV company in Australia is just great to look at it. But it also suggests how this type of innovative , GoPro-shot imagery could make for powerful public spaces video, retail signage, etc. I thought it was interesting that a national Pro AV company (offices in five cities) was putting this forward. And: don't miss the mention of a custom, 3D-printed mount. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Why wait for the Pono portable music player? The FiiO X5 is here now | | | By Steve Guttenberg, CNET | | | The Pono player is due in October, but the X5 is cheaper, plays more types of file formats, and sounds sweet says the Audiophiliac. More»
Why This Matters: This is a review the FiiO X5 alternative to Neil Young's Pono player, along with a look at how it performed with various accessories.–Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | Cable Geek: This is what the Internet actually looks like: The undersea cables wiring the earth | | | By Kieron Monks, CNN | | | The information age is powered by thin fiber-optic cables buried in the seabed, spreading between continents to connect the most remote corners of the planet. These great arteries account for practically all of our international web traffic, and each one has been logged by Washington research firm TeleGeography in its interactive Submarine Cable Map 2014. More»
Why This Matters: Forget about satellite, it's all cables and they all have names! Like the Southern Cross, the Hibernia Atlantic, and APNG-2. This is an irresistible gallery of maps and minutiae about the spectacular cable runs that underpin the entire world like ancient trading routes. After you browse the article, click on to the actual interactive TeleGeography Submarine Cable Map, which not only shows the full ecosystem, but has tidbits on installation, maintenance, maintenance zones, and faults (primarily from fishing—as in fishermen). –Cynthia Wisehart |
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