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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[Google joining on something to manipulate tons of people?! No way!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriks7]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 6:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[I sure hope Google paid for all of this and not New York state.  Considering that the State and the city are in fiscal hell.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mootard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 6:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[99.9 percent of actual users will be confused, frustrated and the lines at that sterile awful center will be a great source of frustration packed with crying kids. All those sweaty palms on the touchscreens - a germ bonanza!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[fredwifi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 6:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wouldn't last 5 minutes in Brussels... :(]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[musback]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 6:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[Those are the same tables that are in the Sprint Experience store in downtown Kansas City (the coasters gave it away). They are customer made by some ex-MediaLab folks.<br><br>They work pretty well but not as responsive as the MS Surface tables, partially due to them being projection based.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[shaniac]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 7:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[You know Surface is projection based too, right?  They project the image on the back of the screen and use cameras under the screen to detect presses.  I'm sure this works the same.  Maybe they didn't put a high end PC in it though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andir3.0]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 11:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lucky i wish Google did something in my town.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex1jam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 8:11AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA["it's a bigass table!"<br><br><br>@alex: they are. They're watching...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[NoAndThen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 8:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seems like google maps on my iPhone works just as well.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ruthsams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 8:04AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[How can Seth Rogan star in all those movies and still find time to be in an engadget photo with his little brother?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Crane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 10:25AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on NYC, Google join forces for high-tech tourist center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/nyc-google-join-forces-for-high-tech-tourist-center/</guid><description><![CDATA[To clarify, GestureTek Inc. built the multi-touch tables that deliver the multi-touch interactive experience at the New York City Visitors Center, including the finger tracking and object recognition software. Interactive leaders Videosonic managed the project. As the pioneer, multiple-patent holder and world leader in camera-enabled gesture control technology, GestureTek's multi-touch systems are in use around the globe. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center uses the technology for collaborative games, certain T-Mobile stores in Germany use it for product marketing and Telefonica uses it on a multi-touch window for corporate branding. There's more about the New York City Visitors Center Project and oGestureTek's ther multi-touch surface computing installations at <a href="http://www.gesturetek.com/illuminate/businesscases.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.gesturetek.com/illuminate/businesscases.php</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patti Jordan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 27th 2009 1:16PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
