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HDTV Almanac - A Day Made of Glass: the Sequel
by Alfred Poor on February 6, 2012 Categories: PC & Laptop Technology

Were you one of the 17 million who have watched Corning’s “A Day Made of Glass” since it was posted last year? I know that I watched it at least a half-dozen times. And I remember thinking that it was so cool that just about all the technology required to make everything in that video happen exists today; in many cases, it’s available in shipping products.

Well, they’ve done it again. Corning has posted “A Day Made of Glass 2″. It is also an amazingly cool video, and it demonstrates even more ways that display technology can make our lives easier. Check it out:

I found plenty of moments when I smiled or laughed about some of the clever applications, but it was sort of like watching any sequel, such as “Aliens” or “The Empire Strikes Back” or even “Shreck 2″. You already know about this new world/universe, so it’s more familiar than startling. Even so, there is a lot to like in this video. For me, the augmented reality segments were particularly compelling.

Which parts impressed you the most? Write me at alfred@hdtvprofessor.com.

I write about lots of different technology stuff that I find interesting; please consider following me on Twitter: @AlfredPoor.

Posted by Alfred Poor, February 6, 2012 5:00 AM

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hartjeff12 • Feb 7, 11:44am
It is a well-made video. A lot of the ideas in the video come from work done at Xerox Parc and the MIT Media Lab, but obviously the world has moved a lot closer to practicality for those ideas and Corning has a huge stake in supplying the high value-added glass for current and futuristic displays. The great success of touch screens in tablets and cell phones is a big factor also. I'm not particularly impressed by the classroom shown in the video, because I have spent a lot of time in real classrooms, and for me the Khan Academy approach is much more exciting than the one displayed here....
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alfredpoor • Feb 16, 11:49am
Thanks for your post, Jeff. The part that I love about these videos from Corning is that almost all of the technology depicted is available today in off-the-shelf products. It may not be quite at the level of integration or the size shown in the video, but it's also not pure speculation either.

Alfred
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Alfred Poor is a well-known display industry expert, who writes the daily HDTV Almanac. He wrote for PC Magazine for more than 20 years, and now is focusing on the home entertainment and home networking markets.

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