Pileus: The Internet-Ready Umbrella

Iria · Mar 2, 2008, 09:15 AM

It's an Internet-ready umbrella, though it's not quite ready for production yet. The Pileus started as an academic research project of Media Design at Keio University Okude Lab in the Spring of 2006. However, it's now been spun off into its own business.

Quite a bit more sophisticated than the "Rain Pod" I wrote about earlier, the Pileus allows users to view websites while walking down the street. By using a small projector, images are displayed on a screen on the underside of the umbrella.
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Source: Tech-Ex

**dj_stick** · Mar 2, 2008, 03:41 PM

shouldn't people be watching where they're walking?

MitchRapp · Mar 2, 2008, 06:57 PM

"a record number of people were run over by cars this year, all of whom were sporting a new line of digital umbrellas"

record deaths.

Mar 2, 2008, 09:15 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Pileus: The Internet-Ready Umbrella It's an Internet-ready umbrella, though it's not quite ready for production yet. The Pileus started as an academic research project of Media Design at Keio University Okude Lab in the Spring of 2006. However, it's now been spun off into its own business. Quite a bit more sophisticated than the "Rain Pod" I wrote about earlier, the Pileus allows users to view websites while walking down the street. By using a small projector, images are displayed on a screen on the underside of the umbrella. __________ Source: Tech-Ex

Mar 2, 2008, 06:57 PM	#3
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 49 System Specs	"a record number of people were run over by cars this year, all of whom were sporting a new line of digital umbrellas" record deaths.