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, Oct 31 2007 10:50 AM
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Posted 31 October 2007 - 10:50 AM
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Globe4D, an interactive, four-dimensional globe. It’s a projection of the Earth’s surface on a physical sphere. Saw it on tv yesterday in a Mythbusters-like show. Looks pretty cool...
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Posted 31 October 2007 - 02:29 PM
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neato.
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Posted 31 October 2007 - 03:50 PM
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Its kind of like a big trackball mouse and a projector.
When price drops, it will be such a cool coffeetable.
When price drops, it will be such a cool coffeetable.
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Posted 31 October 2007 - 04:41 PM
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Wow, really cool, and I like the solution - it not being too high-tech.
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Posted 31 October 2007 - 08:05 PM
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very nice. i love seeing new ways of sharing complex information.
my only question is...do i have to be a kid to play with it?
my only question is...do i have to be a kid to play with it?
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Posted 31 October 2007 - 10:11 PM
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cool, did you see it in real life Hans? It seems like it is run by an overhead projection.
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Posted 01 November 2007 - 01:37 AM
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cool, did you see it in real life Hans? It seems like it is run by an overhead projection.
I didn't see it in real life, but I did send them an email about their data model (of course my 2nd thought was: how do I get my own data on there!!!). According to what I've seen on tv, it is indeed run by an overhead projector.
Analisa,
my only question is...do i have to be a kid to play with it?
Of course not
As people involved in geographic sciences, we don't need an excuse to play with globes... 
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Posted 01 November 2007 - 09:06 AM
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Posted 01 November 2007 - 03:45 PM
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I assume mars was there - one of the video clips was showing a selection of another planets, and I saw something with the moon. No 4D though - maybe you can't even call it 3D (it is a globe, but no depth).
(I assume the fourth dimension in 4D is time)
(I assume the fourth dimension in 4D is time)
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