Dell Launch Event – Adamo, Alienware and mobility…Pt II

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The AsiaPac chap comes with the customary quips and starts moving between the exhibits, whilst the gaggle of bloggers, media and press follow him like a slathering cluster of techno-geese-geeks. Hes smooth though, and directs the audience to the first highlight of the night, the Adamo XPS. Designed with design in mind, the machine is a beauty, super slim (claim its the thinnest in the world at 9.99mm). Its uniqueness stems from the fact the keyboard folds into the display when closed, meaning one single dimension, instead of a sandwich form factor. Nice. Metal keycaps. Nice.  Whether its a mid-life crisis or just techno-lust, this baby is sleek, sits well and is for the fashionista/executive. Reading off the press kit, which I finally managed to get ahold of,  it also has a customer replaceable battery , – take that, Apple.

Flowing from the Adamo, which remnants of geeks are still pawing at, bossman takes us to the next exhibit, which is really just a highlight that the Inspiron Dell range can come in a range of different covers and artist created designs. Not a real attention grabber for me. Less a highlight, and more a middle-light. Show me the tech. Bossman moves on to a mock living room across the way.(Just realised, if the Bossman didnt have his doublebarrelled sirname, it would be the same sound name as the famous author of the “Wasp Factory” – silly conclusion, yes. Relevant – no.).

In the fake couch and lounge set up, the Inspiron Zino HD, is connected to a TV, with a wireless keyboard and mouse, showing off movie trailers (Prince of Persia) in high def. Its a compact mini tower PC, optimised for entertainment with HDMI connectivity, integrated ATI graphics and other features. This is a evolution hardware, just a upgrade of specs and a reduction in form.To the right of the lounge on a counter top is also the Inspiron One 19 (Touch), which, with a stand and without keyboard apparently saves up to 44% space (how do they calculate that stuff?)

Two more exhibits to follow, which includes the Alienware highlight…

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Futureview: Sports on TV

I’m an avid sports fan.

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Watching a great game of sports on TV has been a part of my life, ever since my father first sat and ranted and raved and hooted and hollered at a good game of rugby whilst I was a young boy.

Theres nothing more riveting than watching an exciting game, – and quite often you see more than you would at the game live. You benefit from replays, the commentators and the comfort of your home.

Being able to remotely record, tivo, etc has done alot to make watching TV more fun. What else could you do to improve watching a sports game on TV? Make it interactive.

Here’s how:

Your Own POV

Rather than the in-game producer deciding what shots are best to view the game (e.g. wide view, overhead, pressbox etc), via an interface, you can choose your preferred point-of-view, replay point-of-view by switching between the multiple camera feeds set around the ground and on the action. If you’re lazy, just follow the main feed and be prepared to grin and bear the producers own brand of sensibilities.

Stats on Demand

In addition to being able to choose between the cameras view of the game, you can choose to overlay the game action with various real-time statistics. With a click, the user can summon the players current game achievement such as metres gained, goals/tries scored, tackles made, passes – all updated as you watch the action. In addition to a match statistical overlay, the viewer can choose to also access the players biography, pre-match interview, and other miscellaneous media, should the match have a few lulls.

Vote!

Allow Users to Vote whether they thought it was a try/goal/penalty.  Poll results would be sent to the sports governing body as a matter for reference (contention). Enough said.

How would this be done?

Alot of cameras, statisticians and feeds. (I’m not a technician, just a user).