Chances are you'll never use this in the real world, (other than to wow your friends), but hats off to Samsung 'cause this is one of the coolest prototype technologies I've seen in a long time. It's Samsung's transparent OLED display. As you can see from the pic, it's 40% transparent so you can see right through the screen. Samsung claims we'll see these screens out in the real world as early as next year, but considering that large-screen OLEDs have yet to catch on, I'm a little hesitant to believe them. Not to mention, why would you really want this? I can't imagine using a screen like this all day at work. On an MP3 player, maybe. On a laptop, I'd go crazy. Still, seeing this technology in action totally blew my mind. Expect to pay through the teeth when this comes out.
4 comments:
This technology could come into use with several applications:
1) Electronic message boards.
2) Electronic windows - you could have the view outside to the real world or change the view, a la screen saver, to something more to your liking. With the record cold and snow in the Midwest, I would love a view of Hawaii outside right now.
I could handle having a laptop with this type of display. Likely the application for this will become popular in ways the designers have not thought of yet.
What about a GPS integrated to your car's windshield, pretty cool isn't it?
Battlefield planning. Cooler than a grease pencil on glass, although less carbon-neutral.
"We'll set up the battle 'droids here, and the 3 tank columns here, and draw them in with the cargo ship..."
Yeah, I think the most common use of this tech (for the everyday person) would be a car windshield. Just afraid of how expensive it'll be considering the price of the few large-size OLED screens we have now. (I'm looking at you Sony XEL-1.)
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