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Transparent Screens on the Horizon?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-lost-my-monitor dept.

mhesseltine writes "According to United Press, researchers in Japan are developing transparent transistors. This could bring about see-through screens like those in Minority Report. Also, I imagine would be better heads-up displays (HUDs) for vehicles, layered flat panel displays, and new methods of interfacing with information screens."

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  1. Re:Imagine the possibilities... by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Actually, HUDs are about the most practical use I can think for these things.

    Not surfing pron, but having your speedometer, tach, oil pressure blah blah in front of you so you dont have to look away from the road to make sure you didnt speed past that cop.

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  2. For daily use by LlamaDragon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Am I the only one who would put something solid behind the transparent screen so I wasn't distracted by the stuff behind it? People walking around back there, maybe the dog running through my documents...it'd tick me off pretty quick.

    That may just be me though...