High-tech gizmos can be a distraction

An unusual piece of futuristic reporting equipment that enables its operator to broadcast on 16 platforms at once certainly caught my eye at this year's two sessions.

The contraption, dubbed the "Iron Man" multi-information channel live broadcast cloud platform, holds more than a dozen gadgets ranging from cellphones to tablets and cameras.

It can record and live-broadcast an event in a variety of digital formats, including panoramic and virtual reality.