Oscar Trelles

Corning’s Vision Of The Future, Beyond the Glass

You have probably already seen the latest video from Corning, but just in case:

Now, forget about the materials and how long it would take to actually produce glass dashboards for cars (not to mention getting them past the NHTSA), but focus on the interactions between the devices themselves. Most of them are technically achievable today, or just about to be. The future of screen convergence depends on these kind of interactions being not only possible, but easily implemented in a consistent manner.

The question is whether a company like Corning can lead a multi-industry effort to develop interoperability standards that would make those interactions possible. They obviously need to create demand for the products showcased in the video, but can they really get traction on such an effort or is this just eye candy? We shall see.