Comments on: New York City Transit Authority using Keynote to run its kiosks http://macenstein.com/default/2008/03/new-york-city-transit-authority-using-keynote-to-run-its-kiosks/ Mac news and rumors dug up on the web and sewn into and unholy monster Thu, 24 May 2012 05:58:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Macgasm http://macenstein.com/default/2008/03/new-york-city-transit-authority-using-keynote-to-run-its-kiosks/comment-page-1/#comment-151022 Macgasm Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:56:11 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1247#comment-151022 It's about time! lol It’s about time! lol

]]> By: ww http://macenstein.com/default/2008/03/new-york-city-transit-authority-using-keynote-to-run-its-kiosks/comment-page-1/#comment-151021 ww Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:20:03 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1247#comment-151021 not really kiosks. they're on the trains (2 to a car), and currently only on a few lines. I thought only 1 but this video was on another. so at least 2. the display he is talking about only displays train name and final destination along with some basic ads so it doesn't update for every station, but only at the ends of each line. There is another (VFD?) display with the next 10 stops, then 5 more random stops after that (cycles 11-15, 16-20) which updates as you enter and leave each station. in the video you can see it change from "next stop" to "this is" to at 1:04. And these transitions are pretty generic/universal to claim they're keynote. but i guess a mini would be an off the shelf solution that would be easy to stash on a train (but also a theft risk) and just a bit overpowered, but a small linux box would probably be a better fit. I'd just be happy if the MTA made an iPhone version of the web site, there is a mobile one. It's just more wap friendly. not really kiosks. they’re on the trains (2 to a car), and currently only on a few lines. I thought only 1 but this video was on another. so at least 2.
the display he is talking about only displays train name and final destination along with some basic ads so it doesn’t update for every station, but only at the ends of each line.
There is another (VFD?) display with the next 10 stops, then 5 more random stops after that (cycles 11-15, 16-20) which updates as you enter and leave each station. in the video you can see it change from “next stop” to “this is” to at 1:04.
And these transitions are pretty generic/universal to claim they’re keynote. but i guess a mini would be an off the shelf solution that would be easy to stash on a train (but also a theft risk) and just a bit overpowered, but a small linux box would probably be a better fit.
I’d just be happy if the MTA made an iPhone version of the web site, there is a mobile one. It’s just more wap friendly.

]]> By: SHRIKEE http://macenstein.com/default/2008/03/new-york-city-transit-authority-using-keynote-to-run-its-kiosks/comment-page-1/#comment-151020 SHRIKEE Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:10:51 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1247#comment-151020 Linux also has spinning blocks... This is not at all convincing that the MTA uses OSX. I don't think the MTA updates the "keynote" for every station to show the right station name. Also i doubt they have a Keynote for every train going. Since they're all different names and shit. Linux also has spinning blocks… This is not at all convincing that the MTA uses OSX.

I don’t think the MTA updates the “keynote” for every station to show the right station name. Also i doubt they have a Keynote for every train going. Since they’re all different names and shit.

]]> By: EDIT-XTREEM http://macenstein.com/default/2008/03/new-york-city-transit-authority-using-keynote-to-run-its-kiosks/comment-page-1/#comment-151010 EDIT-XTREEM Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:40:28 +0000 http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1247#comment-151010 I would think that they might make them with keynote, and then export them as quicktimes to run on macs or pcs... I would think that they might make them with keynote, and then export them as quicktimes to run on macs or pcs…

]]>