I have been lucky enough to be in Times Square in New York City and marveled at the giant video displays. They are HUGE! From the front they look like a giant television set. And after doing a little research I found that in the back they are actually a matrix of small display panels.
A big Ethernet physical network connects them. And the controller is pretty simple, it just breaks down the bigger video image into small squares that play in the modules.
So let’s zoom forward in time… Imagine the modules are smaller and use a LightWeight Mesh (LWM) radio network, and the modules may not actually touch one another physically. You’re getting closer to the entertainment units possible using the new Internet Of Things technology.
We did something like this at a friends recent wedding. One module on each of 50 tables at the reception. Waves distributed the reception music to all the tables. Waves lights shimmered to form an animated red rose announcing the Bride and Groom’s arrival. Lights followed as they moved from table to table. And since there is a speaker in each Wave, all the Waves together was the sound system for the reception.
There are so many more uses for Waves. Like programming a romantic show and sending Waves to your love, matching the colors of your Wave to the color of your room, turning Waves into smart lamps, or just having fun and being creative.
The Votsh Waves project on Kickstarter would be a good way for you to get started. It’s at http://bit.ly/waveskickstarter and ships to your home or business by the end of 2014.
-Frank