Augmented Reality Future by Nokia

Here's a video showcasing some of the future technologies dreamt up by telecommunications giant, Nokia, including gaze tracking eyewear and an interior window embedded display (and of course one of their handheld smart devices)...

The window display is something we actually hope comes to fruition for temperature, forecast and air quality display. But we're not sure about the appeal of the motion detecting eyewear, both because it seems awkward without any physical feedback and for the fact it just looks extremely dorky. What do you think?

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very total recall-ish.

posted by mfpants on September 10th 2009 at 4:00pm
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uh...that's pretty creepy.

posted by joyfulgirl on September 10th 2009 at 4:11pm
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i really can't wait for the future with movie-style technology.
definitely waiting for even smaller bluetooth headsets/headphones.
although we'll still be using Nokia N97's? weird. and what's up with the stalker guy Tom in the video? texts her every minute, is canoeing outside her house, that guy must be crazy. LOL!

posted by Matt. M on September 10th 2009 at 8:57pm
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That is definitely the most awkward video I have ever witnessed.

posted by alaylam on September 10th 2009 at 10:27pm
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It bothers me that his message was Fancy a picnic!, rather than properly utilizing a question mark. Fancy a picnic? Sounds better when it goes up at the end, eh?

posted by ominoustoad on September 11th 2009 at 9:54am
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Let's hope this is a world we never live in.

I just don't see the value-added this will give our society. Ooh, a window that displays the weather. If you spent two more seconds and actually looked OUT the window, you'd clearly see what the weather is.

I can't imagine the additional cost this will put on a window. God forbid you have a bunch of neighborhood kids with rocks knowing you have this technology.

And on the Internet, who actually looks at just the day's weather? Everyone looks at the 5-day forecast.

"Nokia: Making The World More Lethargic Than It Already Is"

posted by ErikTheRed on September 11th 2009 at 10:30am
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i don't like the gaze tracking eyewear, but the rest of it was pretty nice.

posted by cafegurl19 on September 11th 2009 at 1:33pm
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This was so weird! Apart from the nice cool greens in the bedroom, everything about this video freaked me out!

posted by maybeamezzo on September 11th 2009 at 4:20pm
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