Re: Kangaroo TV - Review

[Stuart Poulton <stuart.poulton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like you made it onto slashgear

http://www.slashgear.com/trackside-instant-replay-monitor-gets-rental-
review-315524.php


On 31 May 2007, at 13:20, Mark McCall wrote:

> I'm just back from the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Monaco. It was a
> once in a
> lifetime trip for me, and something I'd been hoping to do for the
> last 25
> years. Wanting to maximise the experience, I was very interested to
> hear
> about the new Kangaroo TV system. However I couldn't find anything
> in the
> way of an F1 spectators review before booking unit so I thought I
> would
> provide a record of our experience with it here to hopefully
> benefit some
> others. While not related to Home Automation, It's an interesting
> gadget
> none-the-less.
>
> Kangaroo?
> So what is Kangaroo TV? Well, the premise is simple, you attend a live
> sports event because of the atmosphere, the spectacle, the sound
> and in the
> case ofmotorsport, even the smell! Walking the track at Monaco was
> akin to
> walking out at Wembley or some other great stadium for a football fan.
> However, being used to watching a Grand Prix with modern TV
> coverage, you
> realise there's a lot of information you depend on for your
> enjoyment of the
> race - action replays, in-car footage and timing data. And so enter
> Kangaroo
> TV, a device which attempts to bring the best of the living room
> experience
> to the excitement of the race track...
>
> http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/article1891.html
>
> M.