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A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. (2011)

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Referenced as an inspiring example of a vision-of-the-future video with believable everyday uses.

Corning's 2011 concept video showing a future where specialty glass surfaces and touchscreens are woven into everyday life.

“has far more every day examples we can all believe in” (HN, 2013)

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@Shivetya Jul 2013 Recommends

on HN thread A future made of Glass

When I think of a World of Glass I always go back to Corning's A Day Made of Glass [this video] which has far more every day examples we can all believe in

Shows believable everyday uses of glass in the future

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@ocdtrekkie Dec 2019 Recommends

on HN thread 1950s Smart Homes and the Longevity of Design

I actually love a good "future vision" ad. They're often pretty inspiring. One of my favorites is Corning's "A Day Made of Glass": [this video]

An inspiring example of a future vision ad

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@_k Feb 2012 Cites it

on HN thread Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator's Dilemma

I'm looking at Corning's Day of Glass video [this video] and once again, I'm being reminded of Apple's biggest weakness. There's no cross-platform functionality and that's going to be Apple's biggest problem within a decade. Any idea how Apple might handle a dilemma like that ?

Used as prompt for a question about Apple's cross-platform weakness

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