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Windows onto the world

I've been looking forward to the day that we can print TV screens onto wallpaper and transform an entire wall into any view you chose.

The folks at RationalCraft decided not to wait and improvised with a couple of standard 46" plasma screens and a clever implementation of position tracking using a Wii remote. 

As you move around the room (wearing an infrared transmitter), the scene changes - giving you the impression you're actually looking out of a pair of windows.

I think there's going to be a market for high definition (min 1080p) real time camera feeds - and they're going to require a lot of broadband.  Here are some views I'd be prepared to pay for ...
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I'd love to see an update to this with the Kinect which doesn't require the transmitter.

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