New technology "Junkyard Jumbotron" that can make multiple smartphones and displays into one huge screen

A new technology that can gather multiple smartphones together and treat them like one huge screen is called "Junkyard Jumbotron"is.

Complex setup is unnecessary, and when you take a picture of a terminal that is a huge display by "Junkyard Jumbotron", that terminal will also become part of the display. Even in scenes where it is difficult to prepare a large display, it is possible to create large screens by combining smartphones and displays held by individuals, so it can be used for exhibitions and so on.

The movies that actually use "Junkyard Jumbotron" are as follows.Junkyard Jumbotron | MIT Center for Future Civic Media

This person is Rick Borovoy, the author. The movie will advance as he presents "Junkyard Jumbotron".


It is possible to create a large screen by combining the display of the PC instead of the smartphone. Anything can be used if the web browser starts.


You can freely set the tricky arrangement of placing the iPad in the center and surrounding it with a smartphone.


Setting is easy. First of all, "Junkyard Jumbotron" has already been set and photographed with the visual code displayed on the terminal which is a huge display.


If you send a mail to a dedicated mail address and display the visual code on this iPhone itself as well and put it near other terminals, you will be in the state of configuring the display and a part of the larger image will be distributed to each terminal It has become like. It seems that terminals communicate with each other in ad hoc mode.


It is also possible to display pictures taken by the terminal. I am focusing on pizza here.


I crossed the display of multiple terminals and the picture of the pizza that I shot was displayed. Although there is some time lag, enlargement / reduction is also as expected.


"Junkyard Jumbotron" can be used from the following page. It is rather a system that inspires inspiration rather than using a big display, so if you are interested it might be a good idea to try it once.

Junkyard Jumbotron