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Traveling Geeks On the Paris Metro (200 Meeting a Day? Okay, Not Quite) #tg09 #leweb
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Loic LeMeur Interviews YouTube’s Chad Hurley #leweb #tg09
Loic LeMeur interviews YouTube’s Chad Hurley on LeWeb stage in Paris this morning.
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Touchable movable video
While at LeWeb in Paris, I caught a quick video demo of a cool application by Eeple, a French web development company Eeple. Built in Silverlight, it’s touchable movable video.
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Accordionist and Bassist on the Paris Metro
I have seen so many accordions in Paris, especially on street cars on the Paris Metro. I’m still waiting for one of them to play “Lady of Spain.” This was the first time thought I saw a stand up bass on a train. And I complain about having to drag luggage. I must say the music makes Metro travel a lot more pleasant. Thanks Paris.
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The Traveling Geeks can’t stop recording their every movement, especially on the Paris Metro
I am still highly amused by the volume of photography and video that’s going on at the Traveling Geeks event in Paris (explanation, silly video). There is an endless number of photos that have been taken so far (full screen), and we haven’t yet arrived at our key event, Le Web, which starts tomorrow. (more…)
What can you do with a scannable and identifiable model of Paris?
At Silicon Sentier, a startup collective in Paris, I interviewed Maurice Benayoun, Artistic Director of CiTu a research lab for artistic projects. One such project, Terra Numerica, is an easily digestible and programmable scan and index of the city of Paris for which others can use the data to develop applications. City planning and management examples include:
- Walk through Paris virtually like you would in the real world.
- Paris had a flood in 1910 and it’s feared that it’s going to happen again within the next ten years. Simulate the flood and see what the effects of such a disaster would have on the city.
- Virtually raise and lower buildings. See what views would be like.
- Since the database knows where all the cameras are all over the city, you can play a game where you run through the city avoiding security cameras. I asked Benayoun, “Couldn’t this tool be used by criminals?” Watch the video for his response.
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Parisian accordionist sings “Just a Gigolo”
Here’s another video from the karaoke accordionist I saw in Paris on my free day before the beginning of the Traveling Geeks French tech junket. While the accordionist handed the mike to others to sing while he accompanied, he took over to sing “Just a Gigolo” (history of song) all in English.
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Karaoke accordionist in Paris
The Parisians know how to have a good time. With a free day just before I met up with the other Traveling Geeks, for our junket through some of the latest in Paris tech and Le Web conference, I took a day to wander around Paris. At a weekly Sunday Parisian street fair, I stumbled across a karaoke accordionist. He had a slew of song sheets out for people to pick a tune. Even though it was raining, a small tent was pitched and the locals were dancing along getting into the tunes. Make sure to watch the other video, Parisian accordionist sings “Just a Gigolo.”
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Introducing the Travelling Geeks…
Today is the first of two days when myself and the Travelling Geeks are bouncing round Paris talking to new start-ups. The collection of bloggers reads like a Dirty Dozen of the tech reporting world… and we have a movie trailer-esque introduction to us all.
At some point I’ll complain I’m wearing the wrong tartan. You can follow the fun at www.travellinggeeks.com.
