There should be some kind of technology that lies on its potential to connect the real world with the internet, and overlaying the information on the world itself. What I mean by this is that create a technology that recognizes the objects around you, displaying information automatically and letting you access it in any way you want, in the simplest way. For example, you are at the supermarket, thinking about what brand of soap is better. Or maybe what wine you should get for tonight's dinner. Just look at objects, hold them on your hands, and this newly created technology will show you if it's good or bad, or if it fits your preferences or not. Need to know the time? Draw a circle on your wrist and a watch will appear and so on. For better understand what I mean by this new kind of technology please watch this video and you will be surprised to see what this new technology brings.
Also I read in today’s newspaper that a guy named Norman Scherer created a new App for iPhone which basically tells the train/bus time. He created a App for MTA which provides trivia along bus routes. App users can wait for trains above-ground, because they’ll know exactly when their train is due. This is something that we see on “L” train line, a time that displays on station saying how long you as a passenger have to wait before the trains arrives. We need this kind of new technology because waiting for bus and trains are ridiculous.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUdDhWfpqxg
Google maps and the MTA website does provide their maps with point A to point B with specific public transit times. If a person is able to use the PDF file that the MTA provides of the time table, then they can pretty map out all the time public transportation will arrive accurately to the time table. The only problem left would just be seeing if public transit is on time.
ReplyDeleteThis item is insane. I mean it's literally all the technologies in one. Its surprising but the future is really here. It will definitely cost a fortune.
ReplyDeleteWe actually introduced the same technology...I saw this video on my CIS 2200 class, are we in the same class with professor Radhika?
ReplyDeleteSounds soo interesting!! There are a few places in the world where I think they tell you how long you have to wait until a train/bus arrives. But what you described in the first part sounds great! It's like information on our finger tips. It would be nice if there was a thin screen projection (i dont know what they are called) telling us all we need to know about anything, anywhere in the world. Just a little add on I would like when this new tech comes around lol =]
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