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My hart jumped when I initially thought that they had implemented an idea that I had once. Turns out MetaWindow is not an augmented reality display in the trai
by smokel 2y ago
My hart jumped when I initially thought that they had implemented an idea that I had once.
Turns out MetaWindow is not an augmented reality display in the train's window, where one can read information on the scenery that one passes through while traveling. What is that city in the distance? When was that church built? How many cows are in that meadow? Stuff one has to know.
- tetris11 2y agoA public institution doing this, fine fire away. A private train company? This will be an obnoxious video ad space.
- culturestate 2y agoDB is still a 100% state-owned enterprise; it’s “private” in name only. Sort of like Singapore Airlines, which is listed but majority-owned by one of Singapore’s sovereign wealth funds.
- crote 2y agoA large fraction of trains and buses in Europe are already equipped with large full-color monitors. They are primarily used to show trip progress, potential transfers, and basic informative messages. Ads are rare, and are usually static images advertising the transport company's own products.
- pjc50 2y agoSome aircraft designers have proposed doing this, because a screen can be lighter than a pressure resistant window.
- reportgunner 2y agoJust sit at home and stare at a video of the scenery at that point.
- smokel 2y agoThe (highly recommended) Belgian television series "In de gloria" [1] had a teleshopping sketch in which one could order VHS tapes of their favorite tracks. The target audience was pensioners who had traveled the same boring track for years. The irony is that some years later a television channel started broadcasting railway videos all day long. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_de_gloria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_de_gloria
- reportgunner 2y agoI had to read like 5 times to understand that "favorite tracks" is the train tracks haha.
- JR1427 2y agoI don't think this would make looking out of (or at) the window as enjoyable as with a normal transparent window. Unless you mean that there would still be a normal window, too?
- smokel 2y agoThe idea is to install only a few of these, possibly only in designated railway carriages. It would make for a great conversation starter, which might be an improvement over people staring at their own screens.
- dgellow 2y agoI get the idea but I’m glad I can look through windows without being distracted by animated digital information
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