Real "Blade Runner" umbrella

[airhead]

I came across a link to this product - the Pileus Umbrella - and immediately thought that with the omnipresent advertising barrage in Blade Runner, coupled with the constant rain and sea of umbrellas, this would fit into the vision of the world quite nicely.

Here's what they say about the system:

Pileus: The Flickr Umbrella
The Pileus System is a mobile tangible browser to make rainy days fun. The system is constructed by the Pileus Umbrella and the Pileus WebService. User can see and take a photo and video with the PileusUmbrella. User can hand on own experience in rainy day to next user with an umbrella type photoset. User Connects the Grip with the Screen, then the Grip reads the ScreenÂ’s ID and login to own Pileus Account. When user takes photos or videos, Pileus WebService evaluates media-type of data and uploads it to Flickr or YouTube, and then set a tag by screen ID. In addition, user twists the grip, it searchs contents at Flickr and YouTube by tag of screen ID, and displays contents in order.

http://www.ok.sfc.keio.ac.jp/pileus/

airhead

 

[slave1pilot]

Can someone trtanslate that for me?
My "broken English" is a little rusty.

 

[Apollo]

Wow.

Very Cool.......

 

[Clutch]

That dude is gonna walk right off the side of a cliff.

 

[Noeland]

How about these.?

Life imitates art.

These web browser umbrellas do seem kinda dangerous in the whole "paying atteniton to where you are walking" way, but sitting on a bench waiting for a bus or taxi, well, lets browse flick'r I say.... :love