{"id":15097,"date":"2011-09-14T11:05:58","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T18:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=15097"},"modified":"2011-09-14T23:21:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T06:21:47","slug":"the-next-big-tech-step-in-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/15097\/the-next-big-tech-step-in-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Big (Tech) Step in Real Estate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I watched the following\u00a0video earlier this week and was blown away.\u00a0 The basics of what&#8217;s described (kind of a mobile computer\/projector\/app device) are not that complicated; as\u00a0a matter of fact, the mock up is made from off the shelf components.\u00a0\u00a0Imagine when these are combined into one sleek pendant hanging on a\u00a0stylish chain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The video shows some of the more fun uses (draw a temporary watch on your wrist with your fingertip, take a picture by holding up your hands to frame an image, &#8220;see&#8221; social media key words associated with anyone you meet&#8230; in real time, the list is amazing), but I was struck by how powerful this can be for real estate agents.\u00a0 I listed a few ideas below &#8211; watch the video first though.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"526\" height=\"374\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talk\/stream\/2009\/Blank\/PattieMaes_2009-320k.mp4&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/PattieMaes-2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=512&amp;vh=288&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=481&amp;lang=&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense;year=2009;theme=what_s_next_in_tech;event=TED2009;tag=Design;tag=Technology;tag=demo;tag=interface+design;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"pluginspace\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Imagine walking your\u00a0clients through a home with this device.\u00a0\u00a0Want to look at the neighborhood comps again? Why crowd around my Pad when we can just sit down\u00a0in the\u00a0dining room\u00a0and see everything laid out on the table itself.\u00a0 Curious\u00a0how a room would look if it weren&#8217;t\u00a0painted\u00a0Jimi Hendrix purple? Go ahead and stand back while I bathe the room in\u00a0light close to the\u00a0color you prefer. 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No problem, I&#8217;ll project a 3D image and we&#8217;ll check it out while we&#8217;re here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379,5,440,19],"tags":[518,517],"class_list":{"0":"post-15097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-innovation","7":"category-real-estate","8":"category-smartphones","9":"category-technology","10":"tag-sixthsense","11":"tag-ted","13":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":679,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/679\/content-piracy-on-the-renet\/","url_meta":{"origin":15097,"position":0},"title":"Content piracy on the RE.net . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"November 25, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"An aggregator weblog called Real Estate Chatter is resyndicating the feeds of these 25 real estate weblogs:Altos Research Real Estate InsightsAppraisal ScoopCarnival of Real EstateMike's Corner Web 2.0 For Real Estate ProsNAR in the Newsrealestate.com.au News & ViewsOverseas Property Blog :: guide to international real estate investmentPressReal.comSeattle's Rain City Real\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blogging&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blogging","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/blogging\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2830,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2830\/while-the-national-real-estate-market-is-soft-google-pay-per-click-real-estate-advertising-still-going-strong\/","url_meta":{"origin":15097,"position":1},"title":"While The National Real Estate Market Is Soft &#8211; Google Pay-Per-Click Real Estate Advertising Still Going Strong","author":"Doug Quance","date":"March 24, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Is Your Online Marketing Costing You Too Much? 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