Karl's Place » news http://blogs.kranich.org/karl Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:44:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Google Goggles — Visual Search http://blogs.kranich.org/karl/2009/12/10/google-goggles-visual-search/ http://blogs.kranich.org/karl/2009/12/10/google-goggles-visual-search/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:11:48 +0000 karl.kranich http://blogs.kranich.org/karl/?p=241 This looks very interesting.? I don’t see it in the Android Marketplace yet, perhaps because my phone is not running Android 2.0.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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]]> http://blogs.kranich.org/karl/2009/11/12/fuel-cell-device-recharger-on-sale-in-japan/feed/ 1 NBC Olympics Online Coverage http://blogs.kranich.org/karl/2008/08/10/nbc-olympics-online-coverage/ http://blogs.kranich.org/karl/2008/08/10/nbc-olympics-online-coverage/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:16:23 +0000 karl.kranich http://blogs.kranich.org/karl/?p=180 I learned about NBC’s plans to offer extensive online video coverage of the Olympics at the Microsoft Server 2008 launch event earlier this year.? It’s definitely impressive.? I’ve used IE and Firefox and had no problem (I already had Silverlight installed).? I’m especially impressed with the “Live Video Control Room” that lets you follow 4 events at one time, swapping them between the big windows and the small windows.

If you’re watching video and trying to find the Control Room, click on “Enlarge video” and then the Control Room icon:

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Or see on ABC News site here: abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897

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You can read more about it on the Renesys blog and the BBC, and read more about submarine cables at TeleGeography.com.

submarine cable break

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