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	bit plane[patent pending] is a pet aerial observation unit - a highly compact spyplane - developed by the bureau of inverse technology [bit]* from thegenerous residues of coldwar precision. The device consists of a radio-controlled model aircraft [wingspanapproximately 50cm], instrumented with a miniature nose-mounted ccd-boardcamera and transmitter. The plane can be operated at altitudes of up to200m. The FM transmitter sends a continuous stream of planes-eye-view video tothe ground receiver, providing the pilot with the navigational view for theplane. The video signal is simultaneously recorded to tape, for archivaland research purposes. With a 600m flight range, bit plane operates virtually independently ofits pilot's presence. bit plane flies as a private agent in a highly regulated air space usuallyreserved for military exercise, federal intelligence, emergencyenforcement, panoramic or objective news-journalism purposes. Due to itsrefined dimensions,bit plane is able to enter territory inaccessible to other aircraft. bitplane retrieves decisive data in an important flightmission tradition ofoverseeing critical territories/ climactic events - berlin, iraq, losangeles, exxon valdez, etc. LATEST MISSION DESTINATION : SILICON VALLEY The bureau is preparing a video document, compiled from a series of bitplane sorties into Silicon Valley CA. The Valley, unmarked capital of theglobal Information Technology industry, is contained in a 30 x 10 milestrip of land in northern California. It was here that the micro-processor and the personal computer wereinvented; many of the products and symbols the new global informationeconomy are generated here. bit plane's mission takes it deep into the heart of the Valley, to view thesource and progress of the Information Age. The inflight video retrievedpoints to some disruption between technotopian mythologies and bitplane recorded view; recordingfrom a novel aerial perspective an extraordinary concentration of familiarhosts and icons - as the unit flies over brilliant engineers,nextgeneration chips, dense cellular networks, circular duck ponds,suburban tract housing enclaves, rogue individualism, expressionless industrial parks, military thinktanks, bmw convertibles, visionary start-ups, cheap foreign labour,unimaginable wealth and the pleasant climate of Northern California. NO CAMERA ZONES: APPLE IBM LOCKHEED NASA AMES DOLBY INTEL NETSCAPE XEROX PARC ADVANCED MICRODEVICES INTERVAL RESEARCH SEGA SEAGATE HEWLETT PACKARD BORLAND ORACLE YAHOOSGI NOVELL SETI ADOBE COMPAQ SUN SYMANTEC 3COM ANALOG DEVICES THE BIT PLANE WILL NOT APPEAR ON RADAR PRODUCT WARNING While it shares many of the properties of the Flight Simulator[and one of the most common forms of navigation used today in computerculture -- flying through spatialized data -- ] bit plane is not sogameover/ abort/ restart friendly. All errors will be final. If the plane flies out ofvideocontrol range, it will lose orientation and plummet deep into theterritory it investigates. In 40 hours of flight missions, bit plane reports only one airlinedisaster, attributed to pilot error. INTERFERENCE bit plane video transmission may cause unwanted signal interference todomestic televisions in the territory directly beneath investigation. In 7complaints to the FCC Compliance and Information Bureau coinciding with bit plane air time, viewers described aerial views of unknownorigin interfering with their home television station viewing. [In noinstance were lodgers able to auto-recognise own locations in aerialrenderings]. The FCC has not acted on the complaints. HOW DO I GET A BIT PLANE ? bit plane is available from the bureau in limited edition. Price onapplication, Specifications: payload 1lb; horsepower = 5; flight range 600m. Nonlethal design features joy stick, cock pit, b&w 128x128 ccd camera &transmitter/receiver [standard unit]. Monitor not included. Custom camerafeatures infrared. The bureau provides instructional packaging and technical support. *The bureau is an information agency, generating information, products andproduct information. Other items in the bit product range include: Live wire - a plug-in ethernet traffic indicator Voiceboxes - 3d sound icons Suicide Box -a vertical motion-triggered video capture system CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION home		-----> -----> -----> -----> -----> -----> ----->