"Textbox" at TIBE 2008

"Textbox", the latest high-tech device brings a new performance style for reading poetry, and it's revolutionizing literature appreciation now. I found this interesting device at TIBE 2008 (Taipei International Book Exhibition), and really enjoyed the performance of Bas Böttcher.

In October 2006, two German poets, Bas Böttcher and Timo Brunkeacted, devised the first Textbox in Berlin. The poet acts out his works inside a glass-walled box, with translation on the screen to facilitate comprehension. The audience can hear the voice through the headphones that connected with Textbox, without noise from the outside. At the same time, you can also read the poetry on the LED screen. Textbox perfectly combines with talking ,listening and reading.

More information about Textbox:
http://www.textbox.biz/
http://www.basboettcher.de/