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Tracking Tech Trends On The Queen Mary via @ElectronicDesgn

VITA's Embedded Tech Trends (ETT) conference was held at the Queen Mary hotel . The Queen Mary (Fig. 1) is docked in Long Beach, CA in its own lagoon surrounded by a rock seawall. It has a German submarine next to it and both are museums that you can explore. The first class state rooms are used for the hotel. Figure 1. The Queen Mary can now be found in Long Beach, CA where it is a floating museum and hotel. Much of the ship has been removed such as the boilers and engines but a significant portion has been maintained since it was docked after it ended its role as a cruise liner. The art deco of its time remains as elegant as ever including the galleries (Fig. 2) where we had our meetings. There are three restaurants on board and the food is pretty good. Figure 2. The interior of the Queen Mary is still as elegant as it was when it was a cruise ship. The tour we had of th...

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