Why not take in the sites, sounds, and people of two major landmarks? The Tholos Pod is a very cool idea to bring distant landmarks side by side. Tholos is a circular object with a 360 degree screen. The screen is a true video feed of the other landmark that allows for interaction with people from that culture. It’s like a wormhole to the other location. A neat idea, but it seems like all news and progress on the project has ground to a halt.
Specs:
• 66m2, 360° panoramic digital screen
• 10 mega pixels – 5 times HDTV resolution
• 1920*1080 pixels video projection per channel
• high-performance graphic system supporting text, video and 3-D visualisation
• broadband connection of 200 Mbit/sec
• digital audio using revolutionary bidirectional sound technology
• Dimensions: 7m in diameter, 3m hight
• special daylight projection screen solution
• non-stop running capacity
• functions of a TV station
