SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

Featured

The Mirror Harrier: Objects in car are closer than they appear

As a young lad I often watched Flight of the Navigator and dreamed of flying around with Sara Jessica Parker in a spaceship that talked like Pee-Wee Herman. What child didn’t?

But most exciting was how beautifully shiny that ship was. Image if a car could be that shiny too. Actually, stop imagining because our reporter stumbled across one such vehicle at a Toyota event at Tokyo Midtown.

The car in question is a Toyota Harrier ( formerly the Lexus RX outside Japan, now a distinct model), a mid-sized luxury SUV with the stylish look of a sedan. However, our reporter noticed that this SUV had a surreal reflective ability to it.

Sure enough, such a shiny car was too good to be true. The highly reflective effect is caused by projection mapping, not unlike what Osaka Castle is undergoing these days. Everything around the car is recorded by cameras and instantly projected back onto the car to give it the appearance of a mirror. It was a neat trick and definitely something that would turn heads. Our reporter thought it was for the best anyway. A completely reflective automobile would never be road-safe.

So, a completely reflective ride is still out of the question it seems. Undaunted, I’m still trying to get Pee-Wee and Sarah Jessica Parker to follow me on Twitter. Two out of three ain’t bad.

Original report by Nakano
Photos: RocketNews24

[ Read in Japanese ]

Like this:

Like Loading…

Related Stories

Trackbacks

  1. There are no trackbacks yet.
  2. Trackback URL

Trending Today

  1. Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  4. Get the taste of the U.K. in Tokyo with 99 Flakes, meat pies, and Jaffa Cakes
  5. Restaurant opens in Japan with all-dementia waitresses, serves up ramen, awareness, and kindness
  6. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  7. Discount retailers known for massive bargains releases massive Japanese egg sandwich
  8. Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month
  9. First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open
  10. Japanese government hires leading comedy agency to explain national defense spending

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

Powered by WordPress VIP

%d