Inamo is a new London-based restaurant that uses touchscreen tables to entertain guests and take care of their food orders. Seems a bit impractical but it’s nice to see those touchscreen tables implemented in a somewhat everyday setting.
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New age of HD video dSLRs
I’ve been well aware of the conversations between enthusiasts and professionals alike about the new Canon 5d mkII and it’s high-definition video capabilities. The discussions that follow seems to be always about the death of photography or the medium becoming obsolete to technology. ProLost has a pretty good take on all the fuss that the new gear has been stirring up.
Photography has already been having a tough time in the 21st Century, and video does not make it’s position in the professional world any more secure. Awash with advancing portability, and affordability, cameras take many different forms today in our society of social media. Anyone can be a photographer, even with their cell phone or pocket-sized point-and-shoot.
What I don’t think will happen is a mass exodus of ex-photographers into the world of film, it’s more of a thing for tech geeks and film heads. I’m sticking with photography and embracing the technology, but I don’t expect these new ‘tools’ to enhance my ability to compose a photograph any better. If anything, the Internet and new medium of photography today has forced us all to reevaluate the still image, it’s value, and how we can create better images in the face of increased saturation, competition, and amateurism.