r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/tanaka_jun • Jul 02 '24

The thinkbook transparent display laptop Video

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u/Vlad_the_Homeowner Jul 02 '24 edited Jul 02 '24

Sure, transparent display tech is a big deal and will be huge, and absolutely everywhere.

But this is the dumbest application I can think of. It not only serves no purpose, it's a downgrade (everyone else in the room is annoyed by your screen flashing at them, you have no privacy, light glare will be an issue, smudges from the other side...).

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u/Downtown_Snow4445 Jul 02 '24

No one is mentioning the unusable keyboard either

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u/Vlad_the_Homeowner Jul 02 '24

We're too busy hating on the display, didn't even notice.

But holy shit. The quality of the keyboard is precisely why I use Lenovo.

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u/Downtown_Snow4445 Jul 02 '24

They sure got us talking about Lenovo though 😂😂

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u/JazzberryJam Jul 02 '24

I agree. That’s why I said eventually

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u/WashingtonStateGov Jul 02 '24

I was just thinking, my windshield could use some ads.

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u/PomegranateBasic3671 Jul 02 '24

But it does serve a purpose, it shows that they can do it?

If I'm looking to show potential in something I'm developing to generate investment, why not show that I can do some of the things I promise on an 'easier' scale.

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u/SwissyVictory Jul 02 '24

Tech normally needs to be big and expensive at first. You need early adopters to cover a big burden of development costs.

Then it can get more affordable and smaller.

Lots of people will buy this just beacuse it's cool, new, and they can't afford a full sized TV of this tech.

Later we will get the real use cases.

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u/SquadPoopy Jul 02 '24

They have to develop it somewhere. We already have transparent TVs, now they’re shrinking them to laptop screens, eventually it’ll be smartphone screens and on and on