Michael Oh wanted to show off the power and versatility of Apple Computer's hardware, so he packed a high-end, $25,000 video-editing system into the trunk of his $35,000 Lexus.
Parked on the Macworld Conference & Expo show floor, the Lexus is capable of editing movie-quality footage from the passenger seat.
"It's has the same capabilities as a satellite news van, basically," said Oh, who owns local Apple consultancy Tech Superpowers. "But it's in the back of a Lexus."
The Lexus' mobile editing deck features an Apple server with 14 hard drives and 3.5 terabytes of storage in the trunk.
It is connected to a pair of 15-inch, flat-screen monitors arranged in front of the passenger seat, which also has a keyboard, mouse and jog wheel.
The car is wired with a super-fast gigabit ethernet network wired under the dash, and an Airport Extreme Wi-Fi base station under the interior dome light.
"It can be used to find open networks on the road," said Tech Superpowers service manager Mike Baker...More
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