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Windows that Double as LCD Monitors

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everything-should-be-multi-purpose dept.

Mynister writes "The AP has a story about the windows of the future they can go from clear to opaque and the can also act as an LCD TV or Computer Monitor. They accomplish it by placing a LCD Screen over the window and embed the speakers in the frame."

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  1. FBI warning by Metryq · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Great, so everyone outside will be able to see what you're looking at on your computer (in reverse of course). The FBI warning on videotapes and DVDs states that the program is only for private home use. Will playing a movie on one of these window/screens be a violation? :)

  2. So when they get broken... by LordK2002 · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...you're paying thousands or tens of thousands for a new pane of glass, rather than a few quid.

    That will make the local vandals happy.

    K

  3. if the spammers take control of these windows ... by peter303 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Imagine seeing unsolicited advertised around you house all the time!

  4. Re:in glass houses . . . by Golias · · Score: 4, Insightful
    I have three concerns about this idea:

    1. The level of light behind my display will change throughout the day according to how much sunlight is hitting that window.

    2. Birds and baseballs can fly into my computer screen, costing me a lot of money and taking away precious web browsing and TV watching time while I'm getting a replacement window.

    3. I live in Minnesota, where gas-filled triple-pane windows are commonplace, to help insulate against our sub-zero (F) winters. How well would this LCD retain heat?

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    Information wants to be anthropomorphized.