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Invitations, in the form of events tickets, have been designed, ordered, and shipped. I expect them Friday, 12/24, and will mail them Monday, 12/27.
Other preparation continues, especially yard work. My debris pile gets taller and then shrinks from the shear weight of trees I sawed down and placed on the pile.
December 2nd we learned there will be a single-player augmented reality game app for the AR.Drone and that game from ARTommy, developer of DroneControl. Well, the single-player game now has a name—AR.Escape.
Tommy has given us some new screen shots and a AR.Escape Teaser Video {in my sidebar}. Release before Christmas is looking possible. At least, ARTommy thinks so.
I announced in my last article that we [Alma & myself] will host a Super Bowl Party in our home on the big day. Unique for our guest will be the integration of technology to make the occasion memorable and enjoyable.
I’m looking to integrate photography, videography, 3 HDTVs and 2 computers, plus my iPhone into the occasion and to do it all seamlessly and we serve as host & hostess. I’ll also use my cooking skills to prepare a scrumptious meal. Alma is excited enough that she wants to do a pre-Super Bowl Party—say a small set for Christmas. We have been preparing the guest areas for the occasion.
I have been adding the hardware and asking product questions to ensure I’ll be able to do this with one cable-vision set top box and then stream the video to two other TVs. Using a SlingBox Pro HD, I have all my cable programming at my PC and my iPhone. The key piece now is the distribution of the TV to other sets. I hope to use a “Sling Extender”. That is Dish Network’s marketing name for Sling Media’s Sling Receiver 300. It is not yet on the market, although I have a point of contact for it as well as the possibility of being a field tester. Beyond that, if Fox TV streams to a TV source that integrates with Apple TV, then I do not have to have a Sling Extender. What will the next 40 days hold?
It will be cool to integrate a biking event sometime earlier in the day. At this point, none of the guest are cyclist. Now, if my friend Roger Zoul were to come, that would be a different matter. The planning continues.
Last week, I [along with Apple support] resolved the issue [see my 12/02 comment] I was having with HomeSharing within iTunes for my Apple TV2. Since then, I have used my ATV2 with 2 of my audio/video systems. I am very pleased with the easy integration of multiple sound systems and the accompanying video display. So much so, that I have 2 more ATV2s on the way.
Actually, we will host a Super Bowl XLV Party, with a super after party, where I plan to integrate pictures of guest from earlier in the day, either from my PC or my flickr account and music to dance by, played from 3 sound systems in different parts of the house—true surround sound. An ATV2 is not a bad investment for what you get. I think its capability is just beginning. BTW, I can control it all from my iPhone using the Apple iTunes Remote App.
Just a technology update [geekness] from Jim. Hey, This is fun and exciting for me.
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My checking the web finds we may have the November promised upgrade that we have been waiting for. Here is what I found today at LA News Monitor:
Wait For iOS 4.2 Continues, November 24 Rumored To Be The New Release Date
iPad Update, iOS 4.2 Release Date: Why November 24 Is The Best Bet. November 24 will be in a way last chance for Apple to release iOS 4.2 to make it count as a Holidays offering. Add to that Telegraph reporting that Apple has postpones iOS 4.2 release to November 24 quoting a reliable source from Apple itself. So now all bets are on this day as the iOS 4.2 release date.
With all the hype surrounding iOS 4.2, iPad update and its delayed released, you might be wondering what it will offer that will enhance your experience of using your iPhone and iPad. iOS 4.2 will enhance the speed, offers new languages, face-talk option and many more. Here are some features that iOS 4.2 may provide to enhance the whole iPhone and iPad experience…
There you have a snippet. There is more in that article and on the Internet.
We [Paul—the builder, Fred, and me—Jim] all on the same page. Sometimes communicating via e-mail over thousands of miles and multiple time zones can allow an important matter to be missed. My assumption of no malice is a valid one. Okay, we have the video back. I said the horse is out of the barn.
Well, that is true and we cannot change that. BTW, that is a legal term. But, guess what, we have more than one horse and others did not get out. That means we have added features for this unique lighting system that we [and we hope you] will clamor over. As I say, please stay tuned…
The video is now PRIVATE. I wish I knew why and could explain it. I know that over 30 views of “our” horse [the video embedded in my last article] were seen as I went to bed just after midnight EST. Now, the horse cannot be seen. I’m trying to understand the logic of that. Anyway, I expect the matter to be resolved later today. I’m hoping your appetite has been whetted and you are interested in following the development of this project by Fred [AR.Drone Flyer Toppntch] and myself.
