THE VIDEO SHELF · future technology concepts
A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. (2011)
Corning's 2011 concept video showing a future where specialty glass surfaces and touchscreens are woven into everyday life.
Why HN readers recommended it
Referenced as an inspiring example of a vision-of-the-future video with believable everyday uses.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Corning Incorporated
- Topic
- future technology concepts
- Format
- other
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2019
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
When I think of a World of Glass I always go back to Corning's A Day Made of Glass [VIDEO] which has far more every day examples we can all believe in
Shivetya on Hacker News · 2013-07
In A future made of GlassI actually love a good "future vision" ad. They're often pretty inspiring. One of my favorites is Corning's "A Day Made of Glass": [VIDEO]
ocdtrekkie on Hacker News · 2019-12
In 1950s Smart Homes and the Longevity of Design
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.