Gigantic HiPerWall of Cinema Displays at UC Irvine
Researches at the University of California at Irvinve have linked fifty 30-inch Apple Cinema Displays together to create what may be the world's largest television, called HiPerWall (Highly Interactive Parallelized Display Wall).Driven by 25 Power Mac G5s, UCI's specially-developed software spreads a single image across all 50 displays making it a natural for medical imaging and satellite photography that previously had to be viewed in fragments. The software was developed by the team at the Calit2 Center of GRAVITY (Graphics, Visualization and Imaging Technology).
Next up, according to Falko Kuester, one of the system's designers, is 3-D and a consumer-level version that supports 3 or 4 displays, enabling you to have a giant wall of video in your own home. That sure is a far cry from watching last night's Lost on your teensy weensie video iPod. Make it cost about the same as a 50" Plasma and I'll take two!
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Haha, I go to UCI, I'm actually posting from my iBook in a Literary Criticism class right now. I'll have to stop by CalIT2 and check this out. It looks pretty cool! PS - Go Anteaters! Zot!
October 25 2005 at 4:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIf they upgraaded to Quads they'd only need 13. In fact, selling the 25, they could probably make money off of replacing them.
October 25 2005 at 1:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo that's where all my donations at UCI have gone! Looks nice. I should drop in to see it.
October 25 2005 at 1:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe only downside: The police might come a'knockin' at your door if you play certain "questionable" content, since the whole neighborhood can see Pamela Anderson, with amazing clarity, by the way, on your gigantic "wall of video," through your front windows. Score one for the iPod video.
October 25 2005 at 1:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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