The Other Drummer

Thought I’d throw out this little gem to get your week started on the right foot. The folks over at Corning have been busy imagining the future.

Of course, this is all conceptual, proof-of-concept stuff. The biggest flaw I noticed is the kids looking down at the counter to talk to grandma. Note that you don’t see grandma’s point of view. That’s because she’d be looking straight up the kids’ noses. Not attractive.

I’m a fan of the refrigerator with videos and digital pictures on it – ala sticking things to your fridge with magnets. I’m also looking forward to the day when all the guts of a cell phone can be housed above and below the screen so we can have a clear piece of glass as the primary interface (ala Tony Stark).

I dig the ginormous signs over the interstate which change dynamically based on the traffic.

Not a fan of the all-glass controls in the car. It’s good to have tactile feedback in there so you can fiddle with the stereo/temperature without taking your eyes off the road. Of course, by the time any of this becomes reality voice recognition will eliminate that concern.

Of course the “touch your phone to a surface to transfer information” is going to be real this summer when HP releases their tablet which, if it actually ships, looks to be pretty cool.

What was your favorite part of the video and how long until all this magical goodness becomes reality? Let me know in the comments.

It’s worth the five minutes. Be sure and consider the questions he asks at the end.

Rock on, Ron Paul. Way to stand up for what you believe in even if it isn’t popular amongst your peers.

Ron Paul 2012.

Start at the 53 second mark.

If you even felt the need to ask “Why?” the answer would be, “Because it’s awesome.”

Definitely worth 8 minutes of your life.

By the way, I agree with him about both Bush, too – not just Obama.