ISWC'03 Gadget Show Videos

ISWC'03 Gadget Show Videos 85

Posted by timothy on Sunday October 26, 2003 @12:51AM from the fashion-if-then-statement dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A few days ago (Oct21-23) the 7th International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC'03) took place in White Plains (N.Y., U.S.A.). Aside from the cool evening reception/visit @ IBM TJ Watson Research Center Hawthorne, one of the most popular events was (as usual) the gadget show where we saw some interesting gadgets as well as a few funny demonstrations. Some short video clips (DivX 5.05) are available (please be gentle on my ADSL connection!)."

ISWC'03 Gadget Show Videos

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thal last link is a torrent (Score:2)

by paradesign ( 561561 ) writes:

just so you know.
- Re:thal last link is a torrent (Score:2)
  
  by igabe ( 594295 ) writes:
  
  I am downloading stable @ 11k/s.
  I am uploading stable @ 45k/s.
  
  As my upload speed has climbed, my download speed has climbed as well. Fantastic. Really. No complaints.
- - Re:As an attorney... (Score:2)
    
    by DanThe1Man ( 46872 ) writes:
    
    WTF?
- Torrent? (Score:2)
  
  by digitalunity ( 19107 ) writes:
  
  Just a question here: Why don't browsers implement the Torrent protocol? I was thinking about this the other day and it surprises me no one has done it yet. When saving a file in Mozilla, the dialog box showing the download progress could double as a torrent client. When the download is finished, the dialog box will stay open and host the torrent until you close it(unless of course the leecher has the 'Close this window when finished' checkbox clicked).
  
  The proliferation of BitTorrent would happen much quic
  - Re:Torrent? (Score:1)
    
    by Timmmm ( 636430 ) writes:
    
    If you download shareaza (www.shareaza.com), then it can download torrents for you.
- Re:Problem connecting to tracker... (Score:2)
  
  by igabe ( 594295 ) writes:
  
  Often people have problems connecting to the tracker because of a firewall. Then again, often if you just wait 5-10 minutes it will start downloading despite the error message which would make you think otherwise.
  
  Good luck.
Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:2, Redundant)

by thelandp ( 632129 ) writes:

please be gentle on my ADSL connection
uh... you're new here aren't you?
Sounds like a problem waiting to happen.
Maybe somebody would like to mirror.
- Re:Can you say "RTFL"? (Score:1)
  
  by momerath2003 ( 606823 ) writes:
  
  Read the fine link? It's a torrent! A mirror unto itself! It's one of the better ways to prevent Mr. Slashdot Effect from smashing the poor ADSL connection.
  - Re:Can you say "RTFL"? (Score:1)
    
    by BagOBones ( 574735 ) writes:
    
    unless he is running the tracker off of his DSL
- Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)
  
  by r_glen ( 679664 ) * writes:
  
  "Maybe somebody would like to mirror."
  
  Here [111.256.69.1].
  Maybe I can lighten up the load a bit with my 28.8 baud modem.
- Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)
  
  by StoneCrusher ( 717949 ) writes:
  
  This is a good thing... We are about to witness another experiment of
  Bit Torrent Vs Slashdot
  People will look at the Div too because there is no content on the website.
  I'm rooting for slashdot (yes I know, the more people on the torrent, the faster it should go, yeah yeah yeah)
- Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:2)
  
  by igabe ( 594295 ) writes:
  
  I would genuinely appreciate it if someone with one of the experimental/advanced BitTorrent clients replied with how many peers are connected.
  This is a decent sized file @ 60 megs, so I am considerably interested.
  On a Mac here. Official BitTorrent client is all we have so far, at least as far as I am aware.
  - Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)
    
    by Hi_2k ( 567317 ) writes:
    
    I see 80 on my Azureus. Its running pretty well, but I've lost the tracker twice.
  - BitTorrent on the Mac (Score:1)
    
    by SweetAndSourJesus ( 555410 ) writes:
    
    Official client [bitconjurer.org] (Doesn't work on Panther!)
    
    A decent Mac-only client [sarwat.net]
    
    Azureus [sourceforge.net], a Java client.
    
    You can also grab the standard distribution and run btdownloadheadless.py in Terminal.
  - Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:2)
    
    by Vrallis ( 33290 ) writes:
    
    saving: SWC03_GadgetShowMovies_DivX5.05 (59.2 MB) percent done: 46.0 time left: 2 min 58 sec download to: ISWC03_GadgetShowMovies_DivX5.05 download rate: 268.9 kB/s upload rate: 0.9 kB/s share rating: 0.006 (0.2 MB up / 27.8 MB down) seed status: 29 seen now, plus 0.443 distributed copies peer status: 5 seen now, 10.2% done at 862.7 kB/s
    
    Yes, I'm a sorry bastard, and capped my upload at 1kb/s...
    - Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)
      
      by iantri ( 687643 ) writes:
      
      Of course, for being so greedy you WILL discover that your download speed will slow and you won't get full pseed because you weren't sharing your fair share.. One of the beauties of BitTorrent.. Is there some particular reason you need to cap at 1kb/s?
      - Upload Capping (Score:1)
        
        by ZerroDefex ( 707459 ) writes:
        
        Maybe he has a real slow connection and doesn't want it getting overwhelmed. I often cap mine at around 5k as I'll run multiple torrents at once. If I'm running only on i'll up the cap but often I have another program running that needs the bandwidth more, plus I prefer my upstream not to get so bogged down that the my IM, Chat, and Browser become useless.
by gentle (Score:2)

by SHEENmaster ( 581283 ) writes:

he means leave bittorrent running after the file is done downloadinng so his connection isn't left carrying the weight alone. It doesn't mean that you shouldn't download it.
.torrent mirror (Score:5, Informative)

by James_G ( 71902 ) writes: <james AT globalmegacorp DOT org> on Sunday October 26, 2003 @01:03AM (#7312154)

Mirror [cracksmokingmonkeys.net] of the .torrent file here.

- Re:.torrent mirror (Score:1)
  
  by igabe ( 594295 ) writes:
  
  The problem with this is that the torrent file still needs the voracity.net tracker that the Author decided to use. If that fails, it won't matter if you have the torrent file or not. But your just being helpful, and any extra bandwidth should be gladly accepted. Ty ;)
  - Re:.torrent mirror (Score:1)
    
    by James_G ( 71902 ) writes:
    
    If I had the slightest idea how, I'd mirror the tracker part of it as well.. I guess I should look into that some time. I just noticed that grabbing the torrent file in the first place took me a good minute or so, so it was obvious his connection was suffering.
    - Re:.torrent mirror (Score:1)
      
      by igabe ( 594295 ) writes:
      
      Good point. Very good point. Yea, so mirroring the torrent is definitely very nice of you. Thanks bud.
      
      Everyone lets hope that the sheer number of people downloading the .torrent file does not amount to enough to bring the guy to his knees!
- Re:.torrent mirror (Score:2)
  
  by Merik ( 172436 ) writes:
  
  another mirror for the torrent [comcast.net]
Microsoft Wearable Underwear (Score:4, Funny)

by eegad ( 588763 ) writes: on Sunday October 26, 2003 @01:05AM (#7312160)

Ut oh. Brown screen of death?

- Re:Microsoft Wearable Underwear (Score:2)
  
  by heironymouscoward ( 683461 ) writes:
  
  Uh, that would be what you get after your computer plays the Brown Noise, right?
Nice, no cigar (Score:1)

by Hi_2k ( 567317 ) writes:

Good Idea, making the download a .torrent instead of the full file, but the slashdot effect still takes its toll on another poor, helpless server.
Wearable Computer Parka? (Score:3, Funny)

by ratfynk ( 456467 ) writes: on Sunday October 26, 2003 @01:09AM (#7312181) Journal

Just use an overclocked AMD in your parka. Canadians and Russians might buy it!

- - Re:Wearable Computer Parka? (Score:3, Informative)
    
    by Dot.Com.CEO ( 624226 ) * writes:
    
    Stop perpetuating this wrong myth. This was true for the first generation of Athlons (Thunderbirds). The current (and future) generations of Pentium 4s dissipate more than 30% more heat than the current generation of the Athlon. 100W heat dissipation on the Pentium 4 IIRC....
- Re:Wearable Computer Parka? (Score:1)
  
  by ZerroDefex ( 707459 ) writes:
  
  Hey, I wouldn't mind one for these Chicago winters.
Good Pics (Score:2)

by igabe ( 594295 ) writes:

Although it is on the homepage, not everyone will think to click on the link meant for the press.

Nonetheless, it has some nice clean big pictures so take a look. Nice stuff.
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/ccg/iswc03/press.html [gatech.edu]
Torrent (Score:1)

by r_glen ( 679664 ) * writes:

21 peers
5.5 Kb/s

Come on guys, you call this slashdotting?!
- Re:Torrent (Score:2)
  
  by CaptBubba ( 696284 ) writes:
  
  down: 90
  up: 30
  
  Ok, I'm impressed. I can't think of many downloads linked on /. that do that well.
  
  I'll leave BT running all night, share the unused bandwidth.
- Re:Torrent (Score:1)
  
  by curtlewis ( 662976 ) writes:
  
  22 peers connected.
  
  148KB/s
  
  Pretty much the best I've EVER had on a Torrent. When I saw the file was a torrent, I figured it'd take me 4 hours to slowly get the file, I was joking about my usual poor DL rates.
  
  I guess I pissed BT off cuz it showed me what it can do when it puts its mind to it!
  
  Maybe I should talk smack more often before starting a DL then!
As if! (Score:5, Funny)

by InterruptDescriptorT ( 531083 ) writes: on Sunday October 26, 2003 @01:23AM (#7312239) Homepage

(please be gentle on my ADSL connection!)

Saying that on Slashdot is like entering prison wearing a woman's dress and a long blonde wig and saying 'please be gentle on my asshole'.

ADSL? (Score:1)

by Schmelter ( 563031 ) writes:

(please be gentle on my ADSL connection!)

Get him! [voracity.net]
normal http mirror (Score:2)

by Cheeze ( 12756 ) writes:

HERE's [junkyjunk.com] a normal http mirror for those too lazy to get bittorrent.

Be nice.
- Re:normal http mirror (Score:1)
  
  by mrfibbi ( 695943 ) writes:
  
  Damn, that is one fast http server. I'd use it if i hadn't already bittorented the files.
Mirror (Score:2, Informative)

by MrBiiggy ( 458829 ) * writes:

Here [mrbiiggy.com].

Not the torrent, but the movies from the torrent.
GQ / BatMan Utility Belt Computer (Score:2)

by aardwolf204 ( 630780 ) writes:

I think the coolest wearable computer has to be the one in 117_1750.AVI. Its a computer belt with usb and bluetooth and some decent flash ram. Now if I can only get one with WiFi and a heads up display for running NetStumbler ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Kismet (almost forgot where I was). For those Site Surveys ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H War Chalkings.

Mines got Bluetooth! Eat your heart out Bat Man!
Need to re-evaluate my geekieness (Score:3, Funny)

by aardwolf204 ( 630780 ) writes: on Sunday October 26, 2003 @02:25AM (#7312428)

After watching those Great Clips of geekcon or whatever it was I have come to the realisation that I am far from true geekdom. It seems that 52 hour coding binges or countless hours tweaking hardware for 0.2% performance increases will never come close to the true geeks depicted in those clips. I am a shame to slashdot.

PS: I've already loaned out over 300 Megs upstream on the torrent. 68.22.145.171, 68.38.165.1, 142.59.181.210, and 203.219.51.26, you owe me next time. :)

How about this wearable item? (Score:1)

by Ymerej ( 12280 ) writes:

I wonder if any of the videos feature the Orgasmatron [arstechnica.com].
please be gentle on my ADSL connection! (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

SMACK!! Who's your daddy?!?!

SMACK!! Who's your daddy?!?!

SMACK!! Who's your daddy?!?!
So what are we downloading again? (Score:1)

by meiocyte ( 455845 ) writes:

It looks like how people are downloading the videos is more fun to talk about than the videos themselves!

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thal last link is a torrent (Score:2)

Re:thal last link is a torrent (Score:2)

Re:As an attorney... (Score:2)

Torrent? (Score:2)

Re:Torrent? (Score:1)

Re:Problem connecting to tracker... (Score:2)

Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:2, Redundant)

Re:Can you say "RTFL"? (Score:1)

Re:Can you say "RTFL"? (Score:1)

Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)

Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)

Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:2)

Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)

BitTorrent on the Mac (Score:1)

Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:2)

Re:Can you say "slashdot effect"? (Score:1)

Upload Capping (Score:1)

by gentle (Score:2)

.torrent mirror (Score:5, Informative)

Re:.torrent mirror (Score:1)

Re:.torrent mirror (Score:1)

Re:.torrent mirror (Score:1)

Re:.torrent mirror (Score:2)

Microsoft Wearable Underwear (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Microsoft Wearable Underwear (Score:2)

Nice, no cigar (Score:1)

Wearable Computer Parka? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Wearable Computer Parka? (Score:3, Informative)

Re:Wearable Computer Parka? (Score:1)

Good Pics (Score:2)

Torrent (Score:1)

Re:Torrent (Score:2)

Re:Torrent (Score:1)

As if! (Score:5, Funny)

ADSL? (Score:1)

normal http mirror (Score:2)

Re:normal http mirror (Score:1)

Mirror (Score:2, Informative)

GQ / BatMan Utility Belt Computer (Score:2)

Need to re-evaluate my geekieness (Score:3, Funny)

How about this wearable item? (Score:1)

please be gentle on my ADSL connection! (Score:2, Funny)

So what are we downloading again? (Score:1)

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