Very similar to the movie minority report and have 3d images from cad and manipulate it. Here is an architect working on a 3d building and pulling out pieces and you could have somebody else collaborate with it and have remote assistance if you need to fix your washing machine or a jet engine or do surgery, you could have someone looking at what you are doing and help you walk you through that. It is hands free. When i think of the typewriter pd and the keys that the Washington Post folks use a lot and it is based on movable type and the mechanical typewriters didnt get stuck it is like punch cards connecting with technology. I think the future of using eye sight and using gestures is a big leap forward. There is some reports that say there is 120 billion Market Opportunity to change the way we interface with computers. So we created a headset where you could look at the world and interact with it and youve seen it rendered in movies like iron man and minority report and mission imposs
All right. I think we probably have time for at least one, maybe two. With the incredible job that darpa is doing, do we need diux . It is an initiative in the Defense Department to try to connect the dod better to the commercial tech community, the first part of that activity is in the Silicon Valley area. I actually think this is a really important opportunity for the department. Darpa is designed to be deeply engaged with the technical community. My 100 Technical Program managers are out in the world. They cant get their jobs done without talking to people in universities and defense companies, Small Companies and large. Much of the rest of the operations of the department are jobs that keep them in their offices and talking to each other. Secretary carter has underscored how important it is. I actually think it is a very Important Initiative and one we hope to see making great progress. [ inaudible ]. Well, darpa has had a 60year history. I think it is really important for many oth
Youre looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. This is the National Park services most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. Were here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. We will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how its being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Were joined tonight by robert stanton, former National Park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park Service Employee who is also overseeing a yearlong rehabilitation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president Woodrow Wilson, august 25, 1916. Therefore, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nati
2001, where you were on that day, what you were thinking, and how do you think this country has fared since that day . Here are the numbers to call. If you live in the eastern or central time zones, 2027488000. If you live out west, its 2027488001. And if not by phone, you can check in at social media, of twitter cspanwj is our handle. We look forward to hearing from you. Here are what the new york papers are saying today on the 9 11 anniversary. The editorial in the New York Post says that 15 years after the planes hit the twin towers, the pentagon and a field in pennsylvania, many wounds have healed, though some never will, particularly for those whose loved ones names are once again read today at ground zero, something well see later today. Yet, as many as a quarter of americans are too young to remember that day, slowly, but inevitably, its becoming history that most only know through books and video, not by having watched the news live. Yet remembering the attack and marking vital
Japan, marginally lower, korea marginally higher. Overall trading, youll see right now looks like things are looking up across the board. Dax and cac up by 1 . Take a look at the price of crude oil. Last week, crude oil was down by 2. 50. This morning, around 36. 76. Andrew. Weve got a cub ouple of bi news stories. Alaska air officially going to buy virgin and they beat out jetblue. Well talk more about this transaction throughout the rest of the show. Its a big price war. Its a loss for jetblue. Questions about the brand which well get to. Whether alaska air whether it works if you will with virgin. Also, questions about alaska air, people thought alaska air was a takeover target by delta. Does this make them more likely to get bought out or less. Nonetheless, well talk about those issues. Its a 57 a share deal. In the meantime, things keep getting worse for bill ackman. The billionaire investor, Pershing Square lost 7 last month. And continuing to tumble after cutting its financial f