This is the one thing I wish I was smart enough to invent. I had the idea a long time ago but of course…I’m not a scientist or engineer so I had no idea where to even begin. Plus, all the smart people who did have the know how were already working on it behind my back (conspiracy?).

Anyway, I know this article is old but it still gets me excited thinking about the possibility and what the future holds (probably a lot more cancer caused by these kind of devices). Another guy who has invented something similar to what Intel is working on said he would have something for the marketplace by April of this year…but he’s still working on it.

Regardless, think f the possibilities!

It is a REALLY long video, but if you’re up for seeing what the future looks like, watch this.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UyVmITiYQ[/youtube]

UPDATE: I added the youtube video.

I know this is specifically designed to use for law enforcement, but how cool would it be to strap a couple of these babies on some mystery guests at your church and get a realtime visual perspective on what people experience as they walk through your campus. With two way communication, you can actually give them on the fly specific tasks or tell the “guest” what to say to see how people respond.

seriously…I’m asking for some for Christmas.

Does anybody own one of these yet? Since I heard about this hitting the market I’ve wanted to get my hands on one to see how it sounds and functions.

But just the idea of having an easy to use 16 channel hybrid console with memory recall, comp, limited, gate, eq, & a full meter on each channel, built in assignable effects, 6 aux outs, and 18 channels of record compatible with logic for under $2000 has got me pumped about this products potential and what else might be introduced into the marwet to compete with it (whew…long sentence).

I know presonus is not pro level gear but some of their stuff sounds really good and their AP-88 is a great machine (which is what the comp, limited, and gate are modeled after).

Here is how look at it. When I pieced together my portable live/recording rig a few years back with the Mackie 1640 onyx board with optional firewire interface & put comp/gate on every channel and put it all in a case, it cost close to $4000. To be able to do that again with more functionality at half the cost is a no brainer and I’m wondering why I haven’t already.

that’s right. I still haven’t heard what it sounds like.

so does anybody have one of these I can get my hands on to test out?

It is the church I started. That’s right, I started a church…sort of. A fake church. Fake as in no building or staff or bi-laws or benevolence policy or anything typically associated with church. It is 24/7…as in my phone and the internet are always on. It is just me and my encouragement to the rest of the Twitter world through theological discussions, challenging requests to live out a life more like Christ’s, and whatever I can think of. 

The “church” has been in existence for two weeks now. We have almost 1000 attenders. Seriously. I don’t know where they came from. but they are there. some of them don’t even believe God is real. how do I know? They tell me daily. 

I started this thing almost as a joke and people started joining in. I might have to change the name eventually because now when I try to change the linked website from www.youversion.com (which I had nothing to do with but thought a great online bible would be a great link for an online church) it tells me I can’t have “twittr” in the name…though it let me when I started this whole thing. 

Don’t know what Twitter is? You should. it is micro-blogging letting the world know (or just those who follow you) what you are doing in 140 characters or less. that is the church’s mission is a global boundaryless – give life, give love, give light…in 140 characters. 

Jump in and become a part of the conversation (and tell me what you think). I’ve got some fun stuff planned for the future of twittrchurch!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U58HAK0KUGg[/youtube]

Can I get one of these for Christmas…please?

Oh, and my wife loves hers too and actually admitted she was wrong for making me wait this long. Man…God is good.

Better yet, can I get a large one to put on stage? Seriously, how much more intersting would Sunday sermons be with this tol to use for visual aids.

How else could something like this be used?

makes you want to smash stuff doesn’t it?

Unfortunately for me, I picked a pretty bad time to take a blogging break. Between politics, football, the return of TV shows, church stuff, family events, etc., there was way too much good stuff to let go without my humble opinion. ;)

Anyway, I’ve got a lot I want to talk about so there should be plenty to read if your interested. For now, I’ll leave you with this in memory of my forgetting the words to Amazing Grace on stage at Oak Leaf a few weeks ago.