Saturday, August 20, 2005

Phantom Car

Microsoft just filed a patent for an application that would replace how-to-reach-X instructions.

Instead of studying an on-screen map or listening to spoken instructions, the system lets a driver pursue a cartoon car projected onto the windscreen in front of them. The navigation system checks a car’s location and calculates a route in the usual way, but the driver follows the ghost car as if it were the leader of a convoy.

Can't say I don't want that for my car.

4 Comments:

At 8/20/2005 06:56:00 PM, Blogger Avah said...

Are you basically asking if car driving would become like NASCAR or Need For Speed?

 
At 8/20/2005 06:59:00 PM, Blogger Avah said...

It would add a totally new perception on the phrase "Microsoft crashed again."

 
At 8/20/2005 07:05:00 PM, Blogger Avah said...

Well, you know - If the program freezes, the automatic breaks are started. Can't have you driving around with no instructions! Perhaps these are Microsoft Brakes, as you know - If you buy one MS product, you really can't have them working without buying a Whole Package of them!

And by the way, I resent any comment made about me being a smartass, or anything dealing with my ass at any rate.

 
At 8/20/2005 07:36:00 PM, Blogger Omer said...

Just like time attack in games where you can see the shadow of the car that has the highscore ;)

 

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