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Polygon’s Russ Frushtick joins me in the studio today to talk about the lighter side of our recent trip to Los Angeles. Best of all, he’ll help answer the most-asked question of last week: “What was the best food you had at E3?”

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– Listen to Russ’ podcast, The Besties.

– Watch Human Angle on Polygon.

Ep. 1287: Where we just need a green bed

Episode 1287

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Ep. 1274: Where Microsoft makes the same mistakes

Researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Ishikawa Oku Lab have been hard at work on a camera system that can track fast moving objects incredibly well, and the technology may change the way sports like baseball and soccer are televised. Recently, the team building the system has entered the next phase of testing: taking it outside, to see if will perform as well as it has in a lab setting. If all goes according to plan, they expect it’ll be ready for broadcast use in roughly two years.

Demos of the tech are pretty impressive, as you can see in the video below showing the (warning: not recommended watching for those easily prone to motion sickness). To get the ping-pong ball-centric shots, the system uses a group of lenses and two small mirrors that pan, tilt and move so the camera itself doesn’t have to. The mirrors rely on a speedy image tracking system that follows movement, rather than predicting it. Swapping the camera out for a projector also has some interesting applications — it can paint digital pictures on whatever its tracking. Sounds like the perfect gadget for folks who wish their table tennis balls looked like emoji.

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Source: Ishikawa Oku Laboratory

New Yorkers rarely have time to stop and look up at the city around them, but the Museum of Modern Art is pushing us to do just that with a city-wide scavenger hunt that challenges players to explore the city’s architectural landmarks.

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Myriam and Brad are behind the mics once again, ready to tackle the latest topics from this past week. What’s on the agenda? We’ll be chatting about the HTC Butterfly s, Sony Xperia ZU, the upcoming Nokia EOS (which is quickly becoming the world’s worst-kept secret) and plenty more. Also, we won’t be covering this on the podcast, but you should probably check it out anyway. Join us in 45 minutes!

Update: We’re going to have to push the podcast back to around 4:15 (give or take). Our apologies, and appreciate your patience!

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If a Citi Bike is suffering from mechanical issues, courteous riders have begun turning the seat around to face the wrong way, a signal that other users should avoid that particular bicycle.