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ISWI 2007 is NOW!

June 1st, 2007 No comments

Today ISWI starts for the ISWIsion and ISWIradio team!!

From June 1st to 10th, a group of approximately 50 students of the university daily presents a TV show about this get-together with all its events and participants. Most of them are members of the student broadcast station called iSTUFF, a department of the Forschungsgemeinschaft elektronische Medien e.V. (FeM e.V.).
The ISWIsion studio is located in the Fischerhütte at Langewiesener Straße 22. The former glass manufactory is being remodeled into our media centre for the traditional ISWI. All shows will be broadcast live and in English via internet stream, campuscable on channel 3 and – for the first time – via DVB-T on channel 23 in the whole city zone of Ilmenau.”

You can get the always up-to-date schedule here.

ISWIsion starts in a few minutes…check it out via live stream!!!

Source 1: http://www.iswiradio.de/
Source 2: http://www.iswision.de/

Categories: FeM, Radio, TU-Ilmenau, TV Tags:

FeM moves in.

May 31st, 2007 No comments

Today FeM did one important part of the preparations for the ISWIsion TV and radio shows. More in a few days…


the ISWIsion Broadcast Center entrance

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Gadget Geeks episode 2

May 26th, 2007 No comments

It’s available now! ;-)

Categories: Blog-o-Sphere, TV Tags:

ISWI – ISWISION Radio and FeM DVB-T parts coming together…

May 25th, 2007 1 comment

There’s something great going to happen this summer. After the great experience we had with the DVB-T TV Station of the Maintech guys at the 23c3 Achim decided that it would be great to have such a DVB-T TV Station for FeM e.V.. He went through the hassle of getting a license and organized the needed hardware. Today one of the important parts arrived… but first a teaser:

Yes! FeM is going to broadcast 24 hours a day from June 2nd to 10th the ISWISION and ISWIradio via DVB-T on channel 23 (490 Mhz). Today the antenna arrived… this thing is humongeous:

Achim wants me to shout out to the partners of this DVB-T FeM e.V. project: Maintech GmbH and SR-Systems. Consider that done.

If you want more information stay tuned on technology-ninja. In the meantime you can read the press feedback:

Forschungsgemeinschaft elektronischer Medien e. V. veranstaltet erstmals Ereignisfernsehen

Anlässlich der traditionellen Internationalen Studentenwoche Ilmenau 2007 (ISWI 2007) wird die Forschungsgemeinschaft elektronische Medien e. V. vom 1. bis 10. Juni erstmals Ereignisfernsehen veranstalten. Im Stadtgebiet von Ilmenau wird das Programm als DVB-T-Signal (Terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting – digitaler Fernsehempfang über Antenne) ausgestrahlt. Zu sehen sein werden Live-Sendungen aus der Fischerhütte in Ilmenau, Übertragungen von Veranstaltungen sowie eine Sendeschleife mit Veranstaltungshinweisen und Wiederholungen. Zusätzlich wird die DVB-T-Frequenz genutzt, um das Programm vom Ilmenauer Studentenfernsehfunk und von Radio hsf zu verbreiten.” (Press release, Thüringer Landesmedienanstalt)

Source 1: http://www.fem-dvb-t.de/index.html
Source 2: http://www.fem.tu-ilmenau.de/index.php?id=69
Source 3: http://www.maintech.de/
Source 4: http://www.sr-systems.de/
Source 5: http://www.tlm.de/tlm/aktuelles_service/presse/index.php?pm_id=272

Categories: FeM, Hardware, Radio, Research, TU-Ilmenau, TV Tags:

Gadget Geeks video podcast

May 17th, 2007 2 comments

“Gadget Geeks” is a new video podcast show made by some guys from Berlin. Just wanted to point you to that ;-) Give it a try.

P.S.: this is episode 0. Hopefully that does not mean that they’re going to argue why they did not start with episode 1 in the next episodes…

P.P.S.: I like the Schäuble picture ;)

P.P.P.S.: Oh… what about more… NOT OSX specific stuff? It’s not as if there are no OSX only podcasts available…

Source: http://gadget-geeks.de/

Categories: Blog-o-Sphere, Internet, TV Tags:

there’s a big ass tv when you need it

May 10th, 2007 No comments

I was forced to do other things yesterday evening when my friends of FeM e.V. decided to take out their big-ass tv and play a some WiiSports on a house…

Of course that little game had a purpose: They wanted to test if the Sanyo projector is bright enough for the upcoming drive-in cinema season…

You can read more (in german however) on the official FeM blog.

Source 1: big-ass tv
Source 2: official blog

Categories: FeM, Games, Research, Riot, TU-Ilmenau, TV Tags:

Kleine Details

March 27th, 2007 No comments

Was man nicht alles so entdeckt, wenn man nur ein wenig genauer hinsieht:

Aus der 6. Staffel, Folge “Buds 18. Geburtstag”

Jens Heymann
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anyone in need of a joost invitation?!

March 2nd, 2007 48 comments

I’ve got two joost invitations left. So if you want one just comment on this one and leave your eMail. The first two ones will get it.

What? You don’t know what joost is? Take this:

“Joost™ is a new way of watching TV on the internet, which uses new and established technologies to provide the best of both the internet and TV worlds. We’re in the process of making it as TV-like as we can, with programmes, channels and adverts. You can also see some things that we think will enhance the TV experience: searching for programmes and channels, for example, as well as social features like chat. There are many more new features to come!”

Source: http://www.joost.com/

Categories: Blog-o-Sphere, Internet, Movies, Software, TV Tags:

Lost

February 19th, 2007 1 comment

I am not watching LOST since the very very very disappointing Season 2 final. And as it seems I was right not watching anymore.

Now there’s a blog article about just what happened until now and how badly everything went wrong.

Source: http://krhunt.blogspot.com/2007/02/why-lost-is-lost.html

Categories: Blog-o-Sphere, TV Tags:

Charlotte @ polylux

November 19th, 2006 12 comments
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beware of the teeth bleachers!

October 7th, 2006 5 comments

No one would have thought that the teeth bleaching overlords are already among us.

I was watching TV when this showed up:

What’s this, you’re wondering. But wonder no more: It’s a teeth bleaching device on the one hand. And a adult torturing device on the other. You don’t just look completely moronic with this thing, you also get a manic grinning concreted into your face for everyone to see.

The TV shopping blokes are even suggesting you should give it to your neighbours kids (you don’t have any, have you?) and let them feel the pain. And well, it’s just 49,95…that’s cheap, compared to the money you have to pay for your cable tv, which is almost as painful…


happy bleached kids…yeah!

Back to business: WTF! This was one of the weirdest TV evenings I ever had. I watched an american tv show called “Dirty Jobs” where some guy does quite strange jobs. In fact: When you live in a more modern country like, let’s say… Germany, where we (thankfully were) stopped making war on everyone else in 1945 – well – when you live in such a country, you are really really surprised what a big part of the states is third world territory… And then this: teeth bleaching the hard way… TV is getting stranger and stranger everyday. There are a lot good things coming over the big sea from america…but please; no more american tv shows…

P.S.: sorry for the picture quality…it’s just a bad analog cable tv…

Categories: Riot, Satire, TV Tags:

Serien und wie ich sie sehe…

September 20th, 2006 No comments

Achtung Satire! Wer das aufgrund von Anordnungen seines Arztes oder seiner Religion nicht verträgt, sollte bitte nicht weiterlesen.



Ich gehöre nicht zu den Leuten, die den Fernseher verteufeln. Da Patriotismus wieder in ist, darf man ruhig auch bei dieser urdeutschen Erfindung die Fahnen schwenken.


Jeden Tag laufen uns eine Menge Serien über den Weg. Zeit für einige Gedanken…



Ich beginne bei den Öffentlich-Rechtlichen:


Verbotene Liebe, Marienhof, Sturm der Liebe,…


Ich kannte doch tatsächlich Männer, die so etwas freiwillig gucken, und die waren meines Wissens nach nicht schwul. Oder Mental-Masochisten, die auf geistigen Schmerz stehen. Wobei ich größten Respekt vor den Drehbuchautoren habe, die sich nach 3000 Folgen immer noch was Neues ausdenken – oder etwa nicht? Ich habs ja nie gesehen…


Lindenstraße


Wie sagte schon Ingolf Lück in Formel 1: Man sollte sich tunlichst zurückhalten, die Lieblingsdinge der eigenen Mutter in den Schmutz zu ziehen…


SOKO, Großstadtrevier, Rosenheim-Cops,…


Warum gibt es eigentlich so viele Serien über Polizisten als menschliche Helden? Wo doch in der Realität jeder den Bullen lieber aus dem Weg geht, außer man ist rechter oder linker Schläger…


Und jetzt die Privaten:


Das Strafgericht, Das Familiengericht, Das Jugendgericht,…


Leider passiert in diesen Shows außer Laberei und Theatralik nicht viel. Wer Filme wie “Running Man” oder “Ein Richter sieht rot” kennt, weiß, was möglich wäre.


Wer wird Millionär?


Ich glaube, diese Frage konnte bislang noch keiner beantworten…


Dr. House


Diese Serie entwickelt sich in Deutschland zu einem Sleeperhit. Obwohl ich sie noch nie gesehenhabe, kann ich mir denken warum: Dem Arzt gehts beschissen, den Zuschauern auch (Schließlich ist es RTL, der Sender für Hartz-IV-Empfänger.), Diagnose: Treffer.


Welcome, Mrs. President


Wann weiß man, dass ein Schauspieler ausgedient hat? Er oder sie spielt die Hauptrolle in einer Fernsehserie, was er oder sie früher wie der Teufel das Weihwasser gemieden hat. In dieser Serie spielt Geena Davis eine US-Präsidentin, was sicherlich in Amerika für ungläubiges Staunen gesorgt hat. Hierzulande sind wir da ja erfahrener, weswegen wir auch nür müde darüber lächeln und weiterzappen. Deshalb wird die Serie nicht über die erste Staffel hinauskommen. Um darüber zu lachen, muss man wissen, dass es nur eine Staffel gibt.


Charmed – Zauberhafte Schwestern


Der Dauerbrenner unter den seichten Mädchenserien. Für alle, denen Buffy zu hart ist. Und für alle notgeilen minderjährigen Jungs. Hässlich sind die drei Mädels ja nicht, wenn nur die Bösewichte nicht so dämlich wären, und das Ganze etwas mehr Ironie hätte.


Die Simpsons


Leider bin ich nie Fan davon geworden. Neiiin!!


Desperate Housewives


Irgendwie habe ich das Gefühl, aus dieser Serie ist bereits nach einer Staffel die Luft raus. Da zieht eine neue mysteriöse Frau in die Nachbarschaft, und der ganze Kram geht wieder von vorne los. So verzweifelt bin ich nicht und lasse wohl die zweite Staffel in der Vorstadt.


Lost


Diese Serie mag ich. Denk ich zumindest. Hier ist noch nicht alles gesagt, was gesagt werden muss. Im Gegenteil: Es gibt bestimmt eine Menge Leute, die zutiefst unzufrieden mit dem Ausgang von Season 1 waren. Und genauso geht es nun weiter. Wieder zieht sich jede Folge zäher als fünf Jahre alter Kaugummi von unter einem Schultisch hin. Welchen Grund hat es eigentlich, in der ersten Folge der zweiten Staffel die gleiche Handlung aus drei verschiedenen Perspektiven zu erzählen oder überhaupt diese ganzen Rückblenden? Ich werde es wohl erst in Staffel 3 erfahren und bis dahin brav weitergucken…


Grey’s Anatomie, ER,…


Was fasziniert Menschen an Krankenhausserien? Wer selber mal in einem war, weiß, dass er schnell wieder raus wollte. ER ist wohl nicht totzukriegen (Ironie!)…


King of Queens, Eine schrecklich nette Familie


Warum ist der KoQ so ein Quotenbringer in Deutschland? Nun ja, der Mann und seine Frau spiegeln uns einfach perfekt wieder.


Bill Cosby Show


Wo haben Eltern ihre blöden Moralpredigten her? Genau, von Bill Cosby. Dabei kriegt der Mann von Salami Alpträume…


Seven Days – Das Tor zur Zeit


Also wenn ich sieben Tage in die Vergangenheit zurückreisen könnte, wüsste ich Besseres, als immer nur die Welt zu retten…


Eine starke Familie


Das Gleiche wie bei Bill Cosby – nur in Weiß.


J.A.G., Stargate, Navy CIS,…


Wo früher eine Wochenschau nötig war, guckt man heute diese Serien und macht sich geistig fit für den nächsten Eroberungsfeldzug. “Sir! We have lost Intelligence! I repeat: We have no Intelligence!”


Jens Heymann

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YAPS bug fixing and daily build access

September 4th, 2006 1 comment

I just configured the build system to generate daily builds straight of the subversion repository. You can grab the daily build archive here.

Dailybuild (Microsoft.NET): http://www.slow-backward.de/yaps_daily_build.zip

Dailybuild (MONO): working on that

Dailysource: http://www.slow-backward.de/yaps_daily_source.zip

The changelog since I wrote the last YAPS news:

04.09.2006

  • fixed a PlayCount bug
  • removed unnecessary files for Daily Build support

03.09.2006

  • changed all text messages and web-templates to english
  • added correct mimetype handling to the http server
  • fixed a bug in the 404 error handling when a file was not found
  • aded a verbose mode to the ConsoleOutputLogger – disabled by default; only logging to console html page
  • fixed a bug that caused a complete crash when a wrong/unknown adress/channel was requested for streaming
  • added more error handling to the http server (streaming and vcr)
  • added license.txt (BSD license)
  • added Settings Loading and Saving (to be extended…)

01.09.2006

  • fixed a bug in the Usage_Bar HTML Template Processor that could cause a lockup in the HTML page rendering process
  • fixed a bug in the HTTP Server error handling that caused “Saving Settings” everytime a 404 occured…
  • added a startup check to the VCRScheduler that sets unfinished recordings after a YAPS restart to done

You can find the changelog in the daily build archive “Documentation and Misc” folder. Also a build logfile and svn checkout logfile can be found in the “logs” folder.

In the next days I am going to implement the Settings System and GUI.

Tell us what you are YAPS using for, which features are great, which ones not, which ones do you you need in the future? What would make YAPS a great tool for you?

Categories: Development, private, Software, TV Tags:

udp multicast to tcp unicast proxy and vcr updated..(YAPS)

August 31st, 2006 No comments

Today I am releasing a current build of YAPS to give you the chance to take a look at it during the development process. There are a number of new features and bug fixes in this version, the most noticable enhancement is the brand new user interface:

One of the new features is the Space-Usage-Bar:

For a complete overview of all fixed and added things, take a look at the changelog below. Everyone who is waiting for some particular feature to be implemented: it’s on the list and soon in YAPS. Everyone who wants to see a feature in YAPS which isn’t there or planned, please comment this article and tell me what you would like to see.

changelog:

31.08.2006

  • fixed a bug in the HTTP Processor where only lower case AddRecording calls were accepted
  • added ManageRecording function call to the HTTP Processor to allow better TVBrowser Integration (remove should work now) (added type=add or type=del)

30.08.2006

  • fixed a bug that caused the HTTP server to malfunction

29.08.2006

  • added Recording PlayCounter which shows how many times each recording was downloaded or streamed directly from the YAPS server
  • fixed a bug that caused a crash when a wrong formated URL was requested…
  • changed the default port to 80
  • fixed a bug in the RecordedList TemplateProcessor which produced not working Streaming URLs
  • fixed some of the html templates
  • added some more data fields to the recording data structure (activated)
  • added a simple sorting algorithm (Sorter.cs) used for RecordingTable and DoneRecordingTable HTML Template Processor Rendering
  • added a resume-streaming feature: Once you started streaming and stopped, YAPS resumes at the last position you stopped it; the next time it starts at the beginning of the recording

25.08.2006

  • changed file information of the YAPS assemblies…
  • added addrecording.html (new design)
  • added default page when / is requested
  • added some commented-out extensions to the Recording Data structure; to be activated when a Recording File Converter is available

23.08.2006

  • added addrecording.html to the Design Project (to be updated soon)
  • added TVBrowser (tvbrowser.org) Capture Plugin Definition File (YAPS.tcf)
  • mono compatibility in TemplateProcessor.cs via Mono.Unix.UnixDriveInfo
  • better recognition of the mountpoint for the videodirectory
  • fixed some bugs in HTML Templates where Firefox had some issues with the top toolbar of all pages (ello)
  • added live-streaming support for recordings, should be possible now to read recordings while recording…
  • added blue bar to space usage bar – blue bar shows how much space would be used when all recordings are done successfully
  • added blue bar and exclamation mark graphics
  • minor todo addition to TemplateProcessor.cs

22.08.2006

  • first checkin
  • import in MonoDevelop
  • fixed path-bug in http.cs
  • added MonoSocket.cs for better compatibility betwenn mono and microsoft
  • modified multicast_vdr.cs to use the MonoSocket class in case of mono (define preprocessorvariable “MONO” in case of compiling for mono)
  • fixed the /vcr/AddRecording Encoding bug which created some weird recording names
  • fixed the warning in MonoSocket
  • added console page
  • added help page
  • added percentage bar template keyword and html generator
  • finally fixed the UTF8 URL Handling

Download the current build: YAPS310806.zip (577,92 KB)

Read on: udp multicast to tcp unicast proxy extended to be a vcr

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program your YAPS VCR recordings from within tvbrowser…

August 16th, 2006 2 comments

I recently wrote about the progress I made with YAPS – the multicast to unicast proxy that suddenly became even a vcr. And today I found “TVBrowser“:

“TV-Browser is a free electronic program guide. It offers more than 140 mainly german stations.”

You get everything you might expect from an electronic program guide with TV-Browser and even more. It’s extensible and fast. The extensibility is exactly the reason why I am using it as the EPG frontend for YAPS/VCR.

I used the WebSearch Plugin of TV Browser to actually do a http-request on the YAPS/VCR webserver. This request adds the recording to the schedule list…easy as it could be…

It looks like this:

right click on the programme and you’re about to
program the recording…

Infact the only thing I had to do is to add one line to the WebSearch Plugin config, which looks like this:


Simple, isn’t it… one webrequest and the recording is added.

Finally I’ve got a great EPG to program my recordings…yeeehaaa!

Source 1: udp multicast to tcp unicast proxy extended to be a vcr
Source 2: http://www.tvbrowser.org

Categories: Development, Internet, makes-my-day, Software, TV Tags:

udp multicast to tcp unicast proxy extended to be a vcr…

August 14th, 2006 No comments

Some weeks ago I wrote about that UDP to TCP Proxy I wrote. And since I am mainly using it for DVB-S tv watching I always wanted it to be a VCR as well. So I extended YAPS to be a VCR.

At the moment I am redoing the Web-Interface of the VCR to give it a shiny and sleek finish, but in the meantime I want to give you the chance to take a look on YAPS+VCR in action, and of course an even deeper look into the sourcecode:


this is the “Add new timer…” screen

this is the home page of the vcr…showing one programmed timer..

So apparently some things happened the last days. I would appreciate any comments on the application and the sourcecode. So feel free to download and use. I am releasing it, as usual, under the BSD license.

You can download the sourcecode here: YAPS12.zip (375,35 KB)

Source: udp multicast to tcp unicast proxy YAPS revisited…and bugfixed

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Mystery Science Theater 3000 is sort-of back…

August 10th, 2006 No comments

“Mike Nelson – the comic genius behind MST3K – has launched a new site called RiffTrax, where he provides an audio commentary track to mainstream films that you can download and listen to while watching the movie.”

For just $1.99 (beta pricing!) you get a commentary track for a growing number of movies…really really great stuff.

Source: http://www.rifftrax.com/index.php

Categories: Internet, makes-my-day, Movies, Riot, TV Tags:

Why would you love a Mac?

August 1st, 2006 No comments

“Macs are great. So are PCs. So are toasters – what’s your point? It’s just a computer, get over it.”

Source: http://tv.truenuff.com/mac/

Categories: Apple, Riot, TV Tags:

Xbox3000 TV – episode June 2006

July 19th, 2006 No comments

Here we are – the newest episode of XBox3000 TV (german).

Download WMV (1100 MB)
Download iPod kompatibles MP4 (480 MB)

Nat

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udp multicast to tcp unicast proxy YAPS revisited…and bugfixed

July 14th, 2006 2 comments

Yesterday I had an idea how I could fix the last remaining problem in my udp multicast to tcp unicast proxy server (YAPS).

The last time I had to report this:

“There are some glitches I am afraid to say: one known bug is that there are 12 bytes to much in the outgoing data stream which corrupts the picture. If anyone here can fix it: Do it please ;) I tried one day and I could not find a solution for the problem.”

My idea was now, that those glitches are possibly there because some bytes of the header remain in each packet and therefore the movie stream itself is destroyed. MPlayer was able to display something, but as I said…glitches.

So I made a method that actually calculates the size of the header of each RTP packet and then removes this header:

   1:  public byte[] killRTPheader(byte[] b,ref int inlength)
   2:  {
   3:  byte[] outbytes = new byte[1600];
   4:  int headersize = 12+4*((b[0] >> 0) & 0x0f);
   5:    Array.ConstrainedCopy(b, headersize, outbytes, 0, inlength - headersize);
   6:    inlength = inlength - headersize;
   7:  return outbytes;
   8:  }

The results speak for themselves: A perfect sound and picture.

Beside that I added some additional features. Read the source and you’ll find out.

You can grab the source and binaries here: YAPS.zip (24,74 KB)

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it’s bullet time!

June 27th, 2006 No comments

What these guys created is just stunning:

Source: http://ryanw.michaelfrisk.com/pwr/gallery.html

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Weizenbaum. Rebel at Work.

June 26th, 2006 No comments

Peter Haas and Silvia Holzinger did a film called “Weizenbaum. Rebel at Work.” and I think you should hear about it:

“The film spans 8 decades of Joseph Weizenbaum’s life. It provides a stage for his humorous narrative depicting a World of Yesterday while reflecting on the dawn of the computer age. It follows 83-year-old Weizenbaum on some of his numerous public lessons, effortlessly entertaining overcrowded lecture halls.

The old man is an up-to-date chronicler, a chief witness against militarism and the myths of technological progress, but he remains a modest, funny and most reflective story teller.”

It’ll be available in german language in august and later this year in english.

Source 1: http://www.ilmarefilm.org/W_E_1.htm (english)
Source 2: http://www.ilmarefilm.org/W_D_1.htm (german)

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meet the Jetsons: a new type of elevator

June 26th, 2006 No comments

Have you ever seen the Jetsons? If so, you might remember the vacuum elevators. Well. If you ever wanted to have one of those, you can now:

“It is our self-supporting vacuum elevator; a light and resistant structure built with aluminium and polycarbonate. By simple principles of physics; the difference in air pressure above and beneath the vacuum elevator cab literally transports you by air. It is the vacuum pumps or turbines that pull you up to the next Floor and the slow release of air pressure that floats you down.

Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators are easier to install, maintain, and operate than traditional elevators. They are especially ideal for existing homes due to their compact design because excavating a pit, and hoistway are not required. Air pressure above and beneath the elevator cab are the key to transporting.

The reliability and safety of these vacuum elevators are unsurpassed due to the physics behind the design; it is virtually impossible to get stuck between floors, or freefall.”

Source: daytonyelevators

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the world championship live…in your telnet terminal…

June 12th, 2006 No comments

When you don’t have the chance to watch the football world championship live on tv, you can watch it on a very nerdy way: ascii-art telnet livestream.

You cannot deny the similarities to the actual tv picture…but you need to be very nerdy and/or very desperate to watch it this way…

Source: http://www.ascii-wm.net/#

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new holographic display technology…

June 11th, 2006 No comments

Wow this looks awesome compared to any holographic display technology I could take a look on to this date. Now I do know what 50 Gbytes of storage space could be useful for…

“Invented by Tibor Balogh, these flat panel “holo TVs” are capable of displaying images in 3-D — or so it seems.”

Source: http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-holo-tvs

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