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Hello MEMS, Goodbye Monitors

Posted by michael on from the l999 dept.

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."

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  1. Who needs LSD? by heretic108 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "Turn on, JACK IN, drop out!"
    -- ghost of Timothy Leary

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  2. What is he babbling about? by K8Fan · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Coming? It's already here. What he's calling by the generic name MEMS, Texas Insturments calls by their trade name DLP (Digital Light Processing). It's all over the place, expecially the digital presentations of "Star Wars, Part 2: Attack of the Clones". Not mentioning the most successful current MEMS technology really costs him some credibility.

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