A large crowd turned out at the Microsoft Innovation and Technology Center in Reston, VA, to hear about Macworld San Francisco 2006. John McDonnell, of the Apple store in Tyson's Corner, reviewed the major introductions at the show. (Photo by Lawrence I. Charters, taken with a Minolta A2 digital camera)While John McDonnell talks at the lectern, the presentation is captured by an iBook and a PowerBook using two iSight cameras. This allows you to do immersive video, and the result will be the forthcoming film, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Intel." (Photo by Lawrence I. Charters, taken with a Minolta A2 digital camera)The January 2006 meeting had a fair collection of "loot" available for the end of meeting drawing. (Photo by Lawrence I. Charters, taken with a Minolta A2 digital camera)One meeting attendee had this innovative portable computer. Battery powered, it accepted hand-written notes using the stylus, shown in a holder located right on the computer. What a wonderful idea! (Photo by Lawrence I. Charters, taken with a Minolta A2 digital camera)Microsoft touts their Reston office as the "Microsoft Innovation and Technology Center." It is the first establishment we've seen that has auto-flush toilets, auto-water sinks, and auto-soap dispensers. The towel dispenser is, alas, conventional. (Photo by Lawrence I. Charters, taken with a Minolta A2 digital camera)While most of the world thinks of a "chat room" as a virtual meeting room in cyberspace, Microsoft's Innovation and Technology Center has a different idea: this glass-walled room, roughly ten feet on a side. The transparent walls are probably a good way to combat cyberstalkers. (Photo by Lawrence I. Charters, taken with a Minolta A2 digital camera)
