Pope
Benedict XVI has illuminated a huge Christmas tree lighting display on
an Italian mountainside by tapping on a tablet computer from the comfort
of the Vatican. Benedict brought the “tree” to life through a wireless
connection. In reality the “tree,” billed as the world’s biggest, is a
display made up of nearly 1,000 lights on a mountainside in Umbria. It
is 1,476 feet by 2,460 feet and covers an area of 1.4
million-square-feet. The 84-year-old Benedict has embraced new
technology: Earlier this year, he tweeted for the first time and put the
Vatican’s news information portal online by tapping on an iPad.
