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Re: Amazon Launch Event

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Is there anything discernible in the reflection on the hipster-glasses at 0:42? ... enhance ...

http://i.imgur.com/oe2f1pP.png Tough to see much, but you do see a shadow of her hand and the proportions indicate to me a tablet-sized device not a phone.

It's definitely a phone in the video: http://i.imgur.com/MgBcxMw.png

You can see its top at the bottom of the photo.

Re: Amazon Launch Event

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post #21

I'm going to get downvoted for this, but this video is hilarious when you imagine they're trying out some sort of sex toy attachment. Just watch it again with that in mind.

That works too well. I found the comment "that's pretty damn intuitive" the most funny with the image of it being a sex toy in mind.

"I would use that alot" Caused me to actually crack up.

Re: Amazon Launch Event

#38

Is there anything discernible in the reflection on the hipster-glasses at 0:42? ... enhance ...

http://i.imgur.com/oe2f1pP.png Tough to see much, but you do see a shadow of her hand and the proportions indicate to me a tablet-sized device not a phone.

¿Porque no los dos?

Re: Amazon Launch Event

#39
post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is a video under "June 18 | Seattle" on the linked page

Weird. I don't see it. Could be Ghostery or some similar ad blocking plugin I guess.

Yeah I have "click to play plugins" enabled on chrome and didn't see it until I saw these comments, and manually enabled plugins.

Re: Amazon Launch Event

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post #8

The questions here in the form certainly give some hints about what it's about: "Are you interested in developing apps utilizing a new type of sensor?" "Describe an innovative way in which you have used gyroscopes, accelerometers, or other device sensors in your app development."

The clue is in the title: it is the drone! Those people are just watching some wild footage of it on some tablet, the teaser is there to just throw people off the scent, gyroscopes etc: must be the drone. Should I place a bet on that or would I be best to go with the 3d eye-tracking kindle-phone?

You do know that most (maybe all) modern smartphones and tablets have accelerometers in them, which are often gyroscope based, right?
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