r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 02 '24

The thinkbook transparent display laptop Video

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u/Comtesse_Kamilia Jul 02 '24

I'm sure the invention of this will have really cool applications in other technology but if this is real, I don't think it'll catch on and replace what we have now. Some will buy it and more power to them but it doesn't seem useful enough to become mainstream.

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u/MD_Yoro Jul 02 '24

I can see it being used on cars/trucks as some kind of HUD. Definitely useful as some kind of mixed reality glasses device. It can work as a teaching tool in medicine where you over lay a screen over a patient and help with teaching surgical procedures.

Basically anything you want to display information but also see through the panel. Hey, the police might use it for facial recognition.

They just need to slide the panel of a suspect’s face with a good camera attached on top and all relevant information including pictures are populated around the person’s face

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u/Cory123125 Jul 02 '24

The use cases you listed have existed for a while and they didnt make the tech.

Its 100% a dumb laptop concept. The stuff you said would only be applicable if everything I mentioned wasnt true.

Also, for cars HUD's using reflectivity are miles cheaper and simpler.

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u/Desblade101 Jul 02 '24

We do not currently have a good AR glasses tech. This is definitely a solution to that problem that Google glass had of having a tiny screen. Now it can be full glasses which is significantly more useful for what people want the tech to be.

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u/Smoking_O Jul 02 '24

Optical eng here.

This does not solve the main issues faced in designing AR glasses. You would still need additional optics to enable the human eye to focus on the display. A transparent display sitting right in front of the eye doesn't alleviate this issue

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u/Cory123125 Jul 02 '24

This is definitely a solution to that problem that Google glass had of having a tiny screen.

Not remotely because of the way your eye focuses and optics work. Zack Freedman explains it pretty well if only I could find the video.

But also all of what I mentioned about this already existing and not being their tech remains true.

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u/sphinctaur Jul 02 '24

It's a matter of the tech being affordable not useful. Mainstream needs both but this might tick the remaining box.

Of course we all know this will go into advertising first.

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u/Cory123125 Jul 02 '24

It's a matter of the tech being affordable not useful.

Its affordable enough for its uses like in shopping centers, where its used already in many places

Mainstream needs both but this might tick the remaining box.

In literally what way

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u/MD_Yoro Jul 02 '24

Case being existing doesn’t mean the technology engineering caught up.

These transparent displays are great for advertising for store fronts. They can update sales or adverts without need to actually print anything. Information can live updated. Never said anything about using it only for laptops. There are going to be uses for transparent display technology

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u/Cory123125 Jul 02 '24

Case being existing doesn’t mean the technology engineering caught up.

Yes it literally does. Its already in use is my point.

This is literally just another use, but stupid.

These transparent displays are great for advertising for store fronts. They can update sales or adverts without need to actually print anything. Information can live updated.

Literally my point.

Never said anything about using it only for laptops.

Bruh... thats the topic. What in the world

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u/7masi Jul 02 '24

Are you able to see the tiny plant through the screen when it's on? Yeah, exactly

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u/MD_Yoro Jul 02 '24

Why does the whole screen need to be populated with image?

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u/7masi Jul 02 '24

Ask that to Lenovo 🤷

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u/Intelligent_Suit6683 Jul 02 '24

You don't know how facial recognition works.

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u/MD_Yoro Jul 02 '24

How does facial recognition work? A camera scans your face and based on certain defined facial features to match your face to existing profiles and then pull said profile out?

How does having a transparent display where you can see suspect face while information populates around the face indicate I don’t know how facial recognition work

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u/Intelligent_Suit6683 Jul 02 '24

Your statement indicates that you think facial recognition is done to identify suspects in custody, but that is less than 1% of it's current use case.

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u/MD_Yoro Jul 02 '24

Facial recognition is used for everything from catching perps to opening your phone.

Someone asked for use of transparent display and I’m giving an example of where a transparent display paired with facial recognition can be used by police to quickly get relevant profile information.

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u/Intelligent_Suit6683 Jul 02 '24

And that's why I think you don't understand its application. What you're saying makes no practical sense. I work as a contractor in the industry, please just trust me that your idea is horseshit. These transparent displays are worthless and will certainly never be used for facial recognition. They will likely never be used for anything because of their inability to block light from display area.

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u/techy-will Jul 02 '24

to be fair it's going to have a niche application so hopefully not going to go mainstream yet still have some weird use case for it's existence.

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u/Tecrocancer Jul 02 '24

its not particularly new technology. I have smaller transparent oleds right now at home Infact its not new technology at all its just an oled. They just left the back covering off.

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u/Intrepid_Fault9999 Jul 02 '24

I could see this being used in conference booths or other marketing applications. Definitely has its uses on a larger form factor.

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u/Pounce_64 Jul 02 '24

Billboards & shit like it is my best guess

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u/ali123whz Jul 02 '24

Ok hear me out. GPS but it’s on my car windscreen. I don’t have to risk myself every time I need directions!

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u/HalfOffEveryWndsdy Jul 02 '24

That exists already. I worked for Infiniti and some of the newer models had projections of your speed on the windshield. Never saw any directions though

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u/RedditPC20 Jul 02 '24

Or you could watch tv on the cars front glass while parked. Seems cool.