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Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by nairteashop »

noonespecial wrote: post #21

The really cool thing about how digital technology has changed the world is that by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels, you could buy this pico-projector and project all of the pictures you'll ever take. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001L4L7AQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=...

You are dismissing the emotional factor; I think this is a fantastic gift. It is most certainly easier to send someone a free "e-card", so why are good old "dumb" paper greeting cards still in vogue?

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by devindotcom »

noonespecial wrote: post #21

The really cool thing about how digital technology has changed the world is that by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels, you could buy this pico-projector and project all of the pictures you'll ever take. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001L4L7AQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=...

If you're going to get a pico projector, do yourself a favor and grab one of the MPros from 3M; I reviewed a few when these were in vogue and the Optomas (edit: actually, not those but the laser-based Microvision PicoP ones) had a shimmery effect due to their projection method. The MPros cost a bit more and are a bit chunkier, but still fit in your laptop bag easily and produce a better image IMHO:

http://www.amazon.com/3M-Pocket-Projector-MPro160/dp/B00452V...

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by nairteashop »

chops wrote: post #37

It's interesting the throwback trend to the old slide projectors. A friend of mine has an app for iPad and AppleTV that mimics the old slide projectors called "The Carousel" ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carousel-slide-projector-for... ). Basically, it uses the iPad like an old slide projector (complete with the chunk chunk sounds, visuals, and controls), and then "projects" the slides to AppleTV (which is then m…

This is a very cool app. Carousels always remind me of this poignant bit from mad men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by chops »

nairteashop wrote: post #53
chops wrote: post #37

It's interesting the throwback trend to the old slide projectors. A friend of mine has an app for iPad and AppleTV that mimics the old slide projectors called "The Carousel" ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carousel-slide-projector-for... ). Basically, it uses the iPad like an old slide projector (complete with the chunk chunk sounds, visuals, and controls), and then "projects" the slides to AppleTV (which is then m…

This is a very cool app. Carousels always remind me of this poignant bit from mad men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus

That scene was actually the inspiration for the app (if you notice in the photo I posted, it's actually the first image from the Mad Men presentation).

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by Fuzzwah »

thomasrynne wrote: post #43
mtrn wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At Hackday Paris in 2011 (48h hackathon), the winners among 49 teams were a group of three, who made listening to music a more haptic experience again. They called it NoiseBox, but they seem to have abandoned it: http://noisebox.herokuapp.com/ . It was a cute hack and won, because it combined hardware, software and some magic. I liked it very much, but then, why not just go straight to vinyl for the experience? See a…

This is a lot like a project I have been working on: https://github.com/thomasrynne/swisher which uses cheap RFID readers and a raspberry pi. Does anyone know how this one works? Re vinyl: It takes longer to choose a song, records can get scratched and take up more space. My intention was to try to make the best interface to play music. Now that the media is digital there are less restrictions on the physical interfa…

Awesome!

I currently use an RPi running xbmc to handle all my media playback.

For videos I have no concern about plonking down on the couch and having to "drive" through the menus to get something playing, since I'm going to sit there and watch it anyway.

For music.... it bugs me greatly. xbmc has a wonderful interface and I have album art set up for my music collection, but since I'm normally putting music on because I'm doing something else (cooking, cleaning, juggling, workout, etc) having to "drive" through menus annoys me so much.

A set up like this is exactly what I need. Thanks!

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by zimpenfish »

harpastum wrote: post #28
noonespecial wrote: post #21

The really cool thing about how digital technology has changed the world is that by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels, you could buy this pico-projector and project all of the pictures you'll ever take. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001L4L7AQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=...

Non-mobile link: http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-EP-PK-101-Pico-Pocket-Projector... Optoma EP-PK-101 Pico Pocket Projector ($114.99)

Or a mere £191 if you're in the UK.

Wait, what?

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by xyzzy123 »

meraku wrote: post #56
bluthru wrote: post #23

Some people work hard to reduce waste and pollution in society. Others choose to do this.

Lol, true, true. Everyone who buys one of these things will end up sending them to a landfill soon enough.

One of the phrases that changed my world view was "waste in transit".

You know those dollar stores full of crap toys, plastic bibs and bobs, screwdrivers that will strip after two uses, etc?

All those things are on their way to the landfill, they just happen to briefly pass through someone's house first...

Re: The tiny Instagram projector

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Post by bradbatt »

harpastum wrote: post #28
noonespecial wrote: post #21

The really cool thing about how digital technology has changed the world is that by the time you buy this dumb plastic toy and just 9 of those little wheels, you could buy this pico-projector and project all of the pictures you'll ever take. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001L4L7AQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?qid=...

Non-mobile link: http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-EP-PK-101-Pico-Pocket-Projector... Optoma EP-PK-101 Pico Pocket Projector ($114.99)

Thanks. I never understand why websites don't do this automatically - especially big ones like Amazon and YouTube.

When visiting a URL and they detect that you are on mobile, they send you over to the mobile URL. Why not do the opposite when they detect you aren't?

In fact, why have a separate URL at all? They should be able to serve up the same content from the same URL for web or mobile or whatever device.

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