Shanghai Hosts Its First Maker Carnival

Posted by timothy on Saturday November 3, 2012 @10:00PM from the untapped-market dept.

First time accepted submitter spanner888 writes "The first Shanghai Maker Carnival was held this weekend in conjunction with a Creation Exhibition, an arts and crafts expo with about 200 exhibitors. Makers attended from Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen and visitors came from around China. More photos are in this post, and videos in this one. Other photos can be found in this thread." I like the video that appears to show a smartphone's camera being used as the basis of an input device for a laptop; can anyone out there better explain it?

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To answer OP by trdtaylor · 2012-11-03 22:06 · Score: 2

It's like a Kinect, takes 2D image and cuts out the bits that don't look like a hand.
I didn't see anything exciting, new, or innovative in there, all of it has been done (probably patented)
Where is it advertised ? by koxkoxkox · 2012-11-04 00:12 · Score: 2

I live in Shanghai. Where should I go to know about this kind of event (if possible before they happen, not like this one) ? What are the good local websites or resources ? English and Chinese both OK.