| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Samsung launches eye mouse system | | | Via InAVate | | | Samsung has launched a system that allows people to compose and edit documents and browse the web through simple eye movement. Heralded as the first device of its kind in that it does not require users to wear any device, Eyecan+ is a portable box that sits below the display and works by wirelessly calibrating with the user's eye. More»
Why This Matters: This whole eye tracking thing was interesting enough on its own. But then I learned how it applies to ordering pizza.
Reminds me of working in Tokyo where the custom is if you stare at something it means you would like to be served a healthy portion of it.-Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Hands on: How Surface tablets are changing the way NFL coaches work; inside Microsoft's $400 million digital gridiron | | | By Dan Seifert, The Verge | | | NFL sidelines are almost always entertaining to watch, but this year, it hasn't been about the players and coaches — it's the new technology that has been catching viewers' eyes. If you've been watching NFL games at all this season, it's been hard to miss the bright blue Surface tablets, complete with giant "Microsoft Surface" branding, that team staff almost constantly use during games. More»
Why This Matters: This is a fun video of this sort of awkward-looking implementation of AV in sports. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | Eye Candy: Sports stadium architecture; welcome to the new temples of pleasure | | | By Sheena McKenzie, CNN | | | If sport were a religion, then the stadium would surely be its place of worship. So much so that architects these days must create more than a stage for human endurance. It's as if they have been asked to perform the architectural equivalent of feeding the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish -- constructing an arena to elevate the senses, capture the spirit of a community, and become an icon for a city long after the last fan has passed through the turnstiles. More»
Why This Matters: I don't usually like slideshows but this one is worth it. Imagine creating the AV for these cathedrals? –Cynthia Wisehart |
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