Nokia Maps London 2012 Olympics
Did you guys watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony last night? I must admit I was expecting to be thoroughly disappointed due to the spectacular show Beijing, China provided in 2008. I’m glad it turned out really well. Fantastic in fact. People are still talking about it today. London didn’t try to out do China. They didn’t try to copy or catch up. London 2012 played to its strengths. Unique history, unique personalities, British music and the British sense of humour. I loved the Queen jumping out of the helicopter with James bond, Mr Bean in the orchestra, the copper petals from each country coming together as a flower and then joining as the cauldron. Team GB were brilliant in their own unique way. For some reason of course, I’m relating this to Nokia who may not win by trying to beat the competition by copying them or by going by their rules on how to win. Nokia can still be successul in their own way by playing to Nokia’s strengths.
One of those main strengths is Nokia’s location platform. Here’s Nokia Maps guide for the Olympics ceremony.
Sport Venues and their locations
A look at previous olympic cities:
Public Transport:
Nokia Maps 3D London
Cheers Ralf who tipped this on our Facebook page when we talked about the Finnish team 
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where can i download the full opening ceremony in hd? My internet connection is not capable of doing that.
Btw, it is the Queen figure jumping out of the helicopter.
should’t you be spaming nokia sucks instead of asking questions like this?
Nice write-up Jay, and kudos to you Brits for hosting this one very nicely!
I think all the smack being talked about the London olympics will be soon forgotten as hopefully things will roll out very nicely indeed.
Oddly echoes a lot of things going on at Nokia. Not trying to outdo anyone, not trying to recreate the glory days of the empire but making something that the people will enjoy and appreciate through uniquely British things. Nice bit of defiance and success in the face of adversity.
Good review over at NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/28/sports/olympics/in-olympic-opening-ceremony-britain-asserts-its-eccentric-identity.html?_r=2&hp
Ha
indeed 
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/27/3193643/radian-time-lapse-photography-kickstarter
>if only available for…………
$150 for a turntable, really?
You could probably recreate the panning effect in their video clips with software/post production alone if the lens was wide enough and the picture resolution high enough. If you want to attempt a greater angle, like a full 360 degrees, you could make your own ‘Radian’ with Lego Technic or something.
Leave Radian to the Apple and Google buyers!
the cerimony was really f***** up……Aliens,grimm reaper/Death…..bond fire rituals ….how and when has that/this have anything to do with the actual sports they contest in :/…and why do people never question things like that
I guess what was going on is that it was a celebration of the host country, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Everything was there was some part of british culture. British writers, musicians, scientists, politicians, workers, health service etc. Your random grim reaper was Voldemort, written by British Author JK Rowling. It was there as part of the nightmares scene. Remember the random beds from the hospital/sick children and they were reading stories by British authors?
What does it have to do with sport? Sport represents the people and the culture, and the spotlight of people and culture was Great Britain. I’m sorry you didn’t understand that and felt the need to say it was ‘f*d up’.
Ah, of course, as deep space bar, the seeker of truths, perhaps if you are one such person who does bother to question things, you’d search yourself and realise what they’re about.
I’m concerned about your usual miserable and whinging depressed tone. It seems that you’re consistently whining about everything. Every comment is a whinge. Is everything ok?
dude why do you never question things when see them…..it’s like yu eat what they give you what’s on their plate and never ask ‘what is it’ and why is it there
that “voldomort” wasn’t voldomort at all and fire rituals don’t happen in the UK my mother is from there and i have alot of relatives there….
you are always in the mouths of the media never to see beyond and still continue to eat the lies and crap the media spits at you..just like most >.>
…nevermind anyways when you understand what i know then you’ll see things VERY differently..that’s all i can/have to tell you
nothing else