A GIRL TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE ?

A couple of months have past and Augmented Reality and I have become quite close. I mean, what’s not to like about her? So far she has been nothing but fun, entertaining, and helpful.

This week I’m going to ask her to help me refurnish my flat. What wouldn’t I do to please her? After buying a new car, I’m now replacing all my old furniture. Love is in the air.

-       Let’s buy them from Ikea, she said, and I’ll surprise you once again!

      -   Awesome! I love Ikea! Let’s go!

      -   Who said we needed to go there?

-   Well....

…. crickets ….

       -       I just said I’d surprise you, so I might as well start now.

She pulled out an Ikea catalog and took my cell phone.

-       Simply place the catalog in the room where you're considering adding a new piece of furniture, she said, scan the catalog with the augmented reality app on your cell phone and select the desired item. An image of the room with the furniture in it will appear.

I bet you guys are thinking what I’m thinking right about now: "this girl is crazy!" Well, quickly check that short video before making your mind up about her:

Impressive isn’t it? It’s like this Augmented Reality girl is too good to be true. I mean, do you guys remember what trekking to Ikea is like? It is often an exercise in futility. The armchairs and bookcases never look as perfect in your cramped apartment as they do in Ikea’s color-coordinated showrooms. After 15 minutes, you're tired and overwhelmed and you can't even remember what you came for in the first place. It all just seems like a bad dream.

When you consider that I’m a man of no taste at all when it comes down to interior design and that my perception of space is equal to the one of a drunken camel, you will certainly understand what a blessing she is to me.

So after a careful selection of items using my cell phone, we went to the store, got everything that we need and went back home. Well of course, we still have to “enjoy” the Herculean labor of building up the furniture we just bought. She also cannot make the delicious Swedish meatballs appear in front of me. Augmented Reality is not a magician; she’s just a girl.

The perfect girl you say?