Election Night Gadgetry & Gizmos
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Election Night is a great opportunity for the television networks to try out their latest, greatest technology. Here's a round-up of the gadgets and gizmos helping tell the story as the returns come in… (hat tip, AP)
NBC/MSNBC: Projecting a map of the United States on the Rockefeller Center skating rink, turning states blue or red as they are called. Massive banners for Barack Obama and John McCain climb up 30 Rockefeller Plaza, tallying the 270 electoral votes.
CNN: They have the "magic wall," which lets anchors manipulate information (as seen in a parody on "Saturday Night Live") as well as a virtual-reality Capitol to track control of Congress. Don't miss the holograph projection device that makes it appear that someone being interviewed in a separate city is in CNN's New York studio.
ABC News: A trio of gigantic video screens shine on Times Square.
CBS News: Katie Couric anchors the night's coverage plus special reports are scheduled via Webcast in the early morning hours.
FOX News: TV, radio and Internet newscasts originate from Manhattan studios where the network is debuting its "launchpad" -- a technology that uses a control pad to allow reporters to customize visual elements like results, maps and live shots.
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