In season 4, episode six, viewers are transported to a time when robot dogs have taken over the world and are hunting down the remaining humans. The VR app, called Vivid, is available for beta on iOS, but pairs with a Quest VR headset and lets users invite friends to join them in their memories. The company is developing a smartphone application to record unforgettable moments, that are then uploaded to a virtual reality headset, allowing users to interact with their once-lived experiences. You can also re-watch your day-to-day life Snap released its Spectacles in 2016 (pictured is the latest model) that capture everything you see with two cameras on the frame. The most recent technology that appears to pull inspiration from the Black Mirror episode comes from startup Wist. Spectacles 3 hit the market in 2019 with dual cameras to add depth and dimension to photos and videos. Snapchat, owned by Snap, debuted its Spectacles gadget in 2016, which shoots videos akin to human vision because the lenses have an angle of 115 degrees. The two businesses will launch the technology with a glucose-monitoring lens for diabetics, and another one to treat farsightedness.īut Google has hinted at 'other uses' for the technology - and recently patented a lens with a built-in camera.
Google is currently working with health giant Novartis to produce groundbreaking smart contact lenses that are not a million miles away from this concept. The technology allows them to rewind, zoom in and sift through the scenes of their lives.
This episode describes a world where people can access their memories through an implant that records everything they see. One of the most memorable episodes, 'The Entire History of You,' focuses on a contact lens with a built-in camera that lets humans re-watch memories The Entire History of You
#Mickey mouse hand mirror series
Now there is a VR headset that will actually kill you if you die in the game.īlack Mirror made its debut in 2011, racking up 22 episodes across five seasons, and it has been spookily accurate at predicting some real-world gadgets.ĭ has compiled a list of five top technologies featured in the science fiction series which are seen in our everyday lives. The concept is less futuristic than you might think, because Google may be already working on a similar device, while a startup is set to unleash a VR application that enables you to relive your experiences in a digital world, and Snapchat has released a device to capture memories.Īnd let us not forget the second episode in the third series, when an augmented reality tester dies in both the natural and digital worlds. In one of the most memorable recent episodes, 'The Entire History of You,' a contact lens featured a built-in camera that allowed humans to re-watch their memories. These include killer robot dogs, a social credit rating system and autonomous pizza delivery. Netflix's darkly addictive sci-fi series Black Mirror claims to show the 'twisted, high-tech' of the near-future, but several technologies featured in the drama-filled episodes can already be found in our lives today.
0 kommentar(er)
