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Toyota Tries Interactive Car Windows

Toyota is a working on a new kind of in-vehicle interactive system, and it's not on the control console. Toyota Motor Europe and the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design have developed a conceptual car side-window that works like a touchscreen computer screen, allowing passengers to interact with the passing scenery.

The "Window to the World" works like an Etch-a-Sketch, where riders can trace objects they see outside to create a drawing. They would also be able to see a zoomed view of distant objects or gauge their distance from the vehicle.

Last month, digital marketing agency Fusion92 debuted a prototype interactive window sticker as part of an experiment for Cadillac. The sticker -- displaying the standard information about price, fuel economy and more -- becomes a touchscreen kiosk in the presence of customers.

The sticker would provide customized details, such as updated prices, loan payments and informative videos. See it in action below.

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