Comments on: Easy as pie? http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/ Unvarnished news & opinion on cable news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Michael http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-66540 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:20:13 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-66540 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6CTyOWTcCA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6CTyOWTcCA

]]> by: future tv mogul http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63445 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:58:24 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63445 Jon Klein is the Steve Jobs of television news. He reels you in with awesome technology. If you play Warcraft, Halo or Gothic, this is right up your alley, lets say millennials. CNN is mixing OL School with new school(virtal world). WII come to play Guitar Hero. Jon Klein is the Steve Jobs of television news.
He reels you in with awesome technology. If you
play Warcraft, Halo or Gothic, this is right up
your alley, lets say millennials. CNN is mixing
OL School with new school(virtal world). WII come
to play Guitar Hero.

]]> by: Anonymous http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63438 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:18:17 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63438 If Anderson held it flat it would have worked better but he kept holding it at an angle which skewed the graphics so badly you couldn't read it. As with all things computer, it's the idiot operating the equipment that malfunctioned not the equipment. Seemed gratuitous to be talking to the analysts while trying to use the graphic thing at the same time. The pie charts were on the big wall anyway, so they should have just cut to the ginormous wall anyway. Totally agree with the "look how cool we are" comment. If Anderson held it flat it would have worked better but he kept holding it at an angle which skewed the graphics so badly you couldn’t read it. As with all things computer, it’s the idiot operating the equipment that malfunctioned not the equipment.

Seemed gratuitous to be talking to the analysts while trying to use the graphic thing at the same time. The pie charts were on the big wall anyway, so they should have just cut to the ginormous wall anyway.

Totally agree with the “look how cool we are” comment.

]]> by: Grandpa D http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63430 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 08:29:16 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63430 I saw it used once, and it didn't work very well. Cooper finally gave up and set the graphic card down; the pie chart then covered the panelists. Might be good, but it still needs work, both technically and in how it's used. I saw it used once, and it didn’t work very well. Cooper finally gave up and set the graphic card down; the pie chart then covered the panelists. Might be good, but it still needs work, both technically and in how it’s used.

]]> by: Moe http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63424 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:22:56 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63424 Any CNN HD Screencaps please??? Any CNN HD Screencaps please???

]]> by: Paco http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63422 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:11:15 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63422 I watched Fox and MSNBC so I didn't see CNN's pie charts. I watched Fox and MSNBC so I didn’t see CNN’s pie charts.

]]> by: Mitch http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63419 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:03:30 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63419 I didn't see this in use so maybe I'm missing something, but just by looking at the stills above I'm left wondering what this really adds to the coverage. It seems like gratuitous use of "look how cool we are" technology just for the sake of showing off the latest toy. I didn’t see this in use so maybe I’m missing something, but just by looking at the stills above I’m left wondering what this really adds to the coverage. It seems like gratuitous use of “look how cool we are” technology just for the sake of showing off the latest toy.

]]> by: FMBidder http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63418 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:55:32 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/03/easy-as-pie/#comment-63418 I'm impressed that CNN is incorporating a cutting edge technology like augmented reality into such an important event like the Iowa Caucus. Anderson Cooper looked like he was having fun waving around the 3D pie charts. I hope CNN continues to find innovative uses for new technologies. I have been working with Augmented Reality using AMIRE and have been showing everyone how cool it is. My wife thinks I was crazy for playing around with such a system, but since we are both CNN junkies, I was vindicated tonight and she saw a practical application for it. Thank You CNN! (For providing the best election coverage and by helping me to appear a little less crazy) I’m impressed that CNN is incorporating a cutting edge technology like augmented reality into such an important event like the Iowa Caucus. Anderson Cooper looked like he was having fun waving around the 3D pie charts. I hope CNN continues to find innovative uses for new technologies. I have been working with Augmented Reality using AMIRE and have been showing everyone how cool it is. My wife thinks I was crazy for playing around with such a system, but since we are both CNN junkies, I was vindicated tonight and she saw a practical application for it. Thank You CNN! (For providing the best election coverage and by helping me to appear a little less crazy)

]]>