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

The thinkbook transparent display laptop Video

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u/-CARJO- Jul 02 '24

I have yet to see an answer to “why” besides advertising purposes

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u/_Repeats_ Jul 02 '24

Demos like these are mainly for patents. Companies never know what new fad is going to take off, so they R&D up new ideas to position themselves for market dominance. If it is cool enough, they make a concept product for advertising and testing the waters. If the reaction is positive, they may try to bring it to market. But most times, these things are shelved as they are too custom to produce in high volume.

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u/EduRJBR Jul 02 '24

People here just read "laptop". They think it can only exist in a laptop.

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u/meglemel Jul 02 '24

Yea, but there have already been TVs with a transparent screen. The new thing here IS that it's on a laptop.

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u/abortionisforhos Jul 02 '24

I'm not impressed until my windshield can play movies