shortliner Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/embed/6Cf7IL_eZ38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted April 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 17, 2016 Wow! I wouldn't want to drop a phone made of it though... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted April 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 17, 2016 And it will only cost an arm and a leg and a kidney and ......................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Not for me I'm afraid. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 This scares the xxxx out of me in that it is yet another indicator of a split future society. Those that have money (lots) and those that don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted April 17, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 17, 2016 Looks very slick, but still ignores known realities like the video conference call where the people on the screen are looking directly at the camera as if they're looking at the person looking back at them, which isn't what happens in real life and there aren't (to the best of my knowledge) any technologies on the horizon that will allow that. Also, all the functionality displayed pretty much relies on cloud-based sharing of data, and with all the data breaches that keep occurring the displayed level of integration is highly unlikely to actually turn out in such a way. So, a sci-fi advert, for which the glass bits will happen, but the rest is fanciful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 This scares the xxxx out of me in that it is yet another indicator of a split future society. Those that have money (lots) and those that don't. Not entirely convinced by the safety aspect of the touch-sensitive cooker hotplate rings either. Kids will always find a way of turning them on and doing themselves an injury. Sticking media on your bathroom mirror indicates that - like the corporate / managerial types who are "always on" - you can't do without the constant intrusion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2016 If you can't see through an ad like that your cynicism rating must be very low Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2016 great idea to be able to browse Rmweb whilst cleaning your teeth but doing work emails - nope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 If you can't see through .... What else is glass for? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Not for me I'm afraid. Ed This scares the xxxx out of me in that it is yet another indicator of a split future society. Those that have money (lots) and those that don't. Got a big flat screen TV? They were about £20K 15 years ago. All these illustrations are foreseeable and once there's a mass market we'll think no differently about them in a decade or so than the things we take for granted today. I can certainly see mags and reading material being like 5:00 - 5:15 (apart from the Journal ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Vistisen Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2016 I wrote this comment on a phone that can also record full HD video, work as a GPS, browse the internet, play games , oh yes talk to other people and it costs the same as an oo gauge dcc aound loco. Imagine that 10 years ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Vistisen Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2016 Although one should not klick post too often Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2016 No thanks, doesn't appeal at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 People who live in glass houses shouldn't.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Griffin Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Interesting, makes you wonder what technology exisits in organisations, i mean, iphones tiny HD camera and touch screens, all born from military applications first. I have always thought the people higher up have newest technology and the world gets it after, interesting to note too that advert was made in 2010! So we have six years of development since that was filmed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 People who live in glass houses shouldn't.... ....leave the curtains undrawn? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 ....leave the curtains undrawn? Surely you mean forget to dial up the opacity? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Not entirely convinced by the safety aspect of the touch-sensitive cooker hotplate rings either. Kids will always find a way of turning them on and doing themselves an injury.Smooth ceramic topped induction cookers have been around for years. Normally they have separate controls. Sticking media on your bathroom mirror indicates that - like the corporate / managerial types who are "always on" - you can't do without the constant intrusion. great idea to be able to browse Rmweb whilst cleaning your teeth but doing work emails - nope Except for the touch sensitive aspect, bathroom TVs made from flat screens mounted behind the mirror have been a feature of luxury homes for donkeys years now. Most of the underlying glass substrate manufacturing technology in this corporate infomercial from Corning is very real - even the flexible glass. The systems integration is the only missing piece. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2016 Yes we have installed TVs behind mirrors in the past in some, high spec places in Belgravia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I wrote this comment on a phone that can also record full HD video, work as a GPS, browse the internet, play games , oh yes talk to other people and it costs the same as an oo gauge dcc aound loco. Imagine that 10 years ago Can you see everything clearly on your phone? I have to find my reading glasses and put them on, to read a text on my 9 year old phone that has far less features than yours. While wearing them the rest of the world is a blur, so I can't risk walking around doing other things, in case I trip, walk into someone, or get run over! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2016 Can you see everything clearly on your phone? I have to find my reading glasses and put them on, to read a text on my 9 year old phone My phone can also record full HD video, work as a GPS, browse the internet, play games and yet it managed to cost a hundred quid less than my reading glasses. Go figure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2016 Interesting, makes you wonder what technology exisits in organisations, i mean, iphones tiny HD camera and touch screens, all born from military applications first. I have always thought the people higher up have newest technology and the world gets it after, interesting to note too that advert was made in 2010! So we have six years of development since that was filmed. Don't necessarily expect military applications to always be the first ones, although they do indeed invent things. Military use requires lots of bespoke kit, provably tough and reliable, so sometimes looks a bit behind the times compared to consumer stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted April 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2016 Most militaries now rely on COTS (commercial off the shelf) material for the bulk of their capability, for a combination of cost and also the fact that for many things the commercial market has driven innovation. Although the systems will generally be bespoke and built to military standards (such as DefStans) the component parts are increasingly COTS. Where it gets awkward is when they want the lower cost and through life advantages of COTS whilst simultaneously demanding some gold plated DefStan. A lot of manufacturers now just won't build military specific equipment as it is not worth their while. I did a lot with diesel engines and certain defence organisations genuinely couldn't grasp that when companies like Maersk were buying more engines than you can shake a stick at year on year along with major spare parts contracts the engine builders just weren't interested in jumping over hoops for the military market. The attitude is "that's the engine we make, if you don't like it buy somebody elses engines" as even if the MoD offer £££££££'s that money will still not be worth as much as what the same development team could deliver by working on commercial projects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Yes we have installed TVs behind mirrors in the past in some, high spec places in Belgravia ...and then there are those with cameras mounted behind mirrors.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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