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Mostly inevitable, a little terrifying, but also some really creative use cases I'd never pondered there, especially highlighting the street when traffic is abo
by newobj 10y ago
Mostly inevitable, a little terrifying, but also some really creative use cases I'd never pondered there, especially highlighting the street when traffic is about to come through. There's probably a lot more interesting ideas to ponder in this video then just "boo hoo ads", if you can "open your mind, Quaid"...
- monk_e_boy 10y agoIn David Brins "Existence" he has this exact same AR, where the government controls some channels, there are other commercial channels and hacker channels. I think it's a really neat idea. In his world there were also tiny cameras everywhere and you could connect to them (for a tiny price) view the feed and any recordings.
- flanbiscuit 10y agoThe scifi-cyberpunk-geek in me can't wait for wearables like this! This is an exaggerated view of what can happen but also not too unfathomable. And yes there we'll be ads and unnecessary gamification, but like you noticed in the video, there will also be very useful technology as well. Some positive things I took away from this: - Real-time language translation - integrating map and directions into your view - (as you mentioned) clear and evident warnings that you couldn't cross the street - be able to add more information about products at stores. I know this similar to advertising, but if you're at a grocery store and are able to get more info about products immediately, I see that a plus. - The fact that you have an HUD for all your apps helps reduce "text-neck" sprain and also allows for ease of walking and and being on your device. - Fashion. The one person who attacked her, while that part being a negative experience, her body was covered in videos. I can foresee the fashion industry becoming more involved with this tech. (I think Snow Crash dealt with this in the virtual world part of the novel)
- tedd4u 10y agoI think the attacker has camouflage that obscures their identity. Also I believe the attacker used her blood to do bypass biometric verification and fully take over her account (draining all her points). If you liked this video I'd highly recommend two episodes of the British series "Black Mirror." Check out "Fifteen Million Merits" and "The Entire History of You." List of Black Mirror episodes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes
- coldtea 10y agoSo, yeah, we'll live in a nightmare of advertising and triviality, but we'll finally be able to "highlighting the street when traffic is about to come through" -- which was never much of an issue anyway. Reminds me of all those grand visions of why we need a fridge connected to the internet to automatically order groceries for us. Such, a breakthrough. But you know what, I can order groceries just fine. And I can automate that in 20 ways from the web, even without the fridge (especially since grocery shopping is periodic). How about the future giving me more actual vacation time instead of such "time savings"? Now THAT would be a breakthrough.