Hello MEMS, Goodbye Monitors

ftantil writes "In this article Bob Cringely says traditional monitors (CRTs *and* LCDs) will eventually go the way of the Underwood. I've always liked the idea of seeing the image equivalent of a 27" monitor by looking into a slot in my cellphone, but it never occurred to me that these things could replace TVs too."

Comments

Privacy aspect

[Graspee_Leemoor]

How come nobody has stated the obvious yet ?

It's perfect for pr0n!

Now your boss will have to look at your facial expression to see if you're working or not; good poker players need never work again!

graspee

Re:Privacy aspect

[PacoTaco]

Now your boss will have to look at your facial expression to see if you're working or not

Well, your boss could always look elsewhere...

Re:And the #1 reason why MEMS will become popular.

[PacoTaco]

Now every pair of eyeballs can be individually billed.

If that's successful, the MPAA will introduce legislation that requires you to pay per eyeball. "We don't want to overcharge one-eyed consumers," says the press release.

Re:Who needs LSD?

[Angst Badger]

Spoken like someone who's never done LSD. If I had to choose, acid beats Fractint hands down, even if it's Fractint projected onto my retina with anti-aliased subsampling, real-time zoom, and the appearance of an 84-inch display. Until there are some major advances in graphics technology, no PC can produce the impression of a five-dimensional alien entity simultaneous receding into the past and accelerating into the future while interpenetrating all possible points in the universe at the speed of light accompanied by a soundtrack based on the contents of my subconscious mind.

Now, Fractint with acid -- that's the best of both worlds.