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Train + WiFi + Slingbox + World Cup = Heaven

by Stuart MacDonald on Wed 21 Jun 2006 03:27 PM EDT | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Heading to Ottawa for a CIRA meeting, watching Argentina vs. Netherlands on the 'puter via wifi and a slingbox. 24:13 in. Both teams playing well.

Feed sorta dodgy, but on the whole...man, this ROCKS.

ps: If you applied for a spot on the CIRA Board, we are meeting to discuss who we will put forward tomorrow.

GO HOLLAND!

Update: here's a sample of the quality of the picture. Not bad, for wifi on a moving train.

Update 2: Ended in a 0-0 tie. Caught the last bit here in the Ottawa train station. Is this the future of media? Well, something like this sure feels likely...

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Tags: slingbox, worldcup, train

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Re: Train + WiFi + Slingbox + World Cup = Heaven

by Mark Evans on Wed 21 Jun 2006 03:37 PM EDT | Profile | Permanent Link

um, i think you mean GO ARGENTINA....enjoy!

mark

Re: Train + WiFi + Slingbox + World Cup = Heaven

by Stuart MacDonald on Wed 21 Jun 2006 03:39 PM EDT | Profile | Permanent Link

Heh, you *would* say that :-)

I used to live in Nederland, so I have to carry that flag this match. But I'm for Brasil to take it all.

Re: Train + WiFi + Slingbox + World Cup = Heaven

by BrandCowboy on Wed 21 Jun 2006 06:42 PM EDT | Permanent Link

You computery guys are so adorable. Yes, we will watch stuff on our laptops on trains sometimes. And on our phones sometimes. And on our iPods sometimes. But, oh, by the way, sales of high end televisions have never been stronger, too. I'm fixin' to buy one myself, despite canceling half my cable channels. (Clint Eastwood just isn't the same on the screen of my PDA).

The whole problem with 'the future of media' is that there isn't A future. It's a great, big fractal mess. Which is fun for some consumers and most hardware manufacturers. But hell if you make your living in the media. Or trying to sell something on it.

Re: Re: Train + WiFi + Slingbox + World Cup = Heaven

by Stuart MacDonald on Wed 21 Jun 2006 07:00 PM EDT | Profile | Permanent Link

Well said, Bruce. There is no clear way forward at this point, nor is there likely to be one clear way anytime soon.

When it comes to media, I'd agree that Fractal is The New Black.

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