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Fusing Design with Technology

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-about-the-shiny dept.

PreacherTom writes "Since the creations by Walt Disney of Space Mountain and EPCOT, progressives have attempted to show us a picture of how technology will affect our future lives. More often than not, these pictures become laughable after 20 years. Not for Royal Philips Electronics, who at their Simplicity Event in London unveiled their picture of the seamlessly technological future, including e-blackboards, cosmetic skintone scanners, and (sure to make the mouths of geeks water) the amBXT Immersive Gaming Experience."

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  1. FP by Russ+Nelson · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gah! It's been seven minutes already! Won't SOMEBODY FP, so I can moderate you down???

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    1. Re:FP by oaklybonn · · Score: 3, Funny

      Put down the bottle, Russ.

  2. Douglas Adams is waay ahead of them... by arun_s · · Score: 4, Funny
    From TFA:
    So, instead of lengthy user manuals or complicated keypads and remotes, the collection focused on gesture, touching, and other intuitive ways for humans to interact with their environment.
    From the hitchhiker's guide:
    For years radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the controls were made touch-sensitive -- you merely had to brush the panels with your fingers; now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components and hope. It saved a lot of muscular expenditure of course, but meant that you had to sit infuriatingly still if you wanted to keep listening to the same programme.
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  3. Still waiting since the 1930's for... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 1, Funny

    A loving couple to go to a vending machine for a brand new baby since there's no sex in the future.