Samsung's Transparent OLED Laptop Coming Soon
Samsung's transparent AMOLED technology is hitting the market within the next 12 months.
Plastic Electronics reports that Samsung Electronics will release products using its clear active matrix OLED displays within the next 12 months. Samsung displayed prototypes using the clear AMOLEDs during CES 2010 back in January. However this is the first indication that the models on display will actually head to retail any time soon.
As we saw during the show, the laptop sporting Samsung's clear AMOLED allowed the user to see objects placed behind the screen while still offering sharp, bright images on the display. While the actual technology was quite impressive, the ability to see movement through the AMOLED screen looked to be somewhat distracting.
Plastic Electronics said that the first device to go commercial using the tech will be Samsung's IceTouch MP3 player (YP-H1). This device is a portable all-in-one that plays music, DVDs, tunes in FM radio stations, and more. The estimated price will be around $328 USD when it finally hits the market.
Reid Sullivan, VP of audio/video and digital imaging marketing at Samsung Electronics America, said that the AMOLED display should raise the bar for the next generation of portable devices. While that's all fine and dandy, where's that cool 14-inch laptop we saw at CES 2010? Apparently that should be on the market within the next twelve months too.
"We have a lab in Korea that is currently working on developing a laptop with partially-transparent screen," Sullivan said. "Soon, I imagine that all Samsung's audio-visual products will feature this technology. We want to be the first in this market."
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This is NIIICCEEE. Most likely cost you a three paychecks though when It comes out.
Heh...guess it depends on how big that paycheck is.
I can see uses for this technology but a laptop isn't one. Would be pretty cool to own one nonetheless considering how new the technology is.
i havent read the article yet ...WOW
Glasses.
That's the perfect use for this. TV glasses...or goggles, whatever you want to call them.
I like this! High "ohh shiny!" factor. Would be awesome if they somehow could make you able to adjust transperancy, then it'd be usefull in addition to cool. Huge TV-windows would be amazing I imagine!
So much for hiding porn...
Transparent is cool and SciFi, but what will happen to the contrast ratio? That's like a glossy coated screen, you'll have a hard time focusing on an object on the screen!
I would like to see this on car windows and such, but not on computer monitors.
I wonder if you drop it whether the screen will have the 'smashed' effect.
Can you see everything on the screen from the far side of it?... if so that could get awkward if you where browsing porn and someone walks in...
While this is a cool bit of tech, I don't really understand the point behind it. Not once have i been using a computer and thought "this screen is cool, but i'd really like to see the wall behind it at the same time" I could see it being useful in a pair of glasses doing the whole augmented reality thing.
i bet they'll add a 3d edition to this
Imagine a car or aircraft windshield or even a motorcycle helmet with navigation readouts or vision enhancements in low light or fog; this technology makes such things possible without relying on projection-type devices.
Heh...guess it depends on how big that paycheck is.
Yeah. =D
Make it 5 for me. >_<
I would like to see this on car windows and such, but not on computer monitors.
A HUD on a car would be awesome. Automatically outline were all cops and photo radars are. >=)
I want 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 resolution on this though.
It's cool, and I'd buy a gen 2-3 if I could afford it (needs some work still).
My Prediction: 6 years after this first transparent display is released, Apple will release a transparent display.
Apple zealots will claim tha Apple invented it.
Looks like some of the Hollywood magic. Couldn't help but notice the glare and reflection on the screen. Not interested in seeing what's behind the screen.
I guess an application could be that you would close the display (on the laptop) and use the other side as a touch screen similar to a tabled. As you could make it quite drak beneath, you could get some contrast atleast. Would make sence if they made such a concept!
it is awesome. now i can watch videos on my laptop without having to rotate the laptop around.
add multi-touch and make it a slate and you got yourself a winner!
Don't see the use or desire to have this on a laptop or monitor. It's a solution without a problem. I've never once found myself in a situation where I needed to see directly through my screen. Don't get me wrong the tech is great and there is definitely places where this transparent screen could work and be awe inspiring but on my laptop is not one of them.
This technology harkens back all the way to the first Star Wars movie for me. Whenever you saw a transparent static or moving display in a base or space ship. I can see this being a big thing for the military on a scale of that Panasonic 152" 3D plasma for mission planning and real-time awareness of missions, or remote sensing applications. Having people on both sides of the display all looking at the content, yes some people would be backwards but so what, it's amazing.
I've been imagining these screens all my life!!!!
now you can pretend to be working, while spying on people.
yay i've been waiting so long for this.
also, 2 sided porn
xD
be cooler if the keyboard was transparent too
As it was presented today and with comps in mind.
Other than kiddie cool....what's the point?
The (screen) technology is great, but not on a laptop/monitor. How does this increase the viewing quality of the screen - I think it would only make it annoying after a few weeks' of bragging period...
I want my windshield replaced with a screen like this, along with augmented reality. Why is this taking so long?????
I would say this technology is wasted in a laptop.
I like the technology, and it would go great in automobile, or any situation where you WANT to see through the screen. In a laptop though, why would anyone want to see through it?
I wonder how long it will take before this is used for a tablet, with all the electronics in the bezel. Dont say never but perhaps a few years. Or a screen only that is a reciever for a computer built into a device the size of your phone that transmits the image and feedback from the touchscreen similar to the wireless HDMI that is in those waferthin Sony HDTVs. Probably R&D labs out there working on it right now.
Glasses.That's the perfect use for this. TV glasses...or goggles, whatever you want to call them.
GPS in a car or speedometer... lower corner of windshield.
GPS in a car or speedometer... lower corner of windshield.
Not the first comment that this could be used in a car as a HUD, bad idea, you would be able to see it in reverse from the outside. Whereas standard relective HUDs work the same way as the teleprompter and you can't see them from the other side.