That’s my hand. It’s behind the Haier Designer Transparent TV. Yeah, a TV that you can see through. Cool. Super cool. Super duper cool, even. But why?
There was a meeting at Haier, the #1 Brand in the World*, where someone said, “Hey, let’s make a see-through television”. Everyone nodded in agreement, and here it is. Haier plans on revealing the transparent television on Spike TV tonight with the sometimes-dashing-but-always-charming Sam Biddle.
OK, the television isn’t totally worthless. You can put your hand puppets into your favourite show. Hey look, it’s Mr Socky solving crimes on CSI.
*I have no idea how this company makes this claim. Maybe they’re using see-through rulers to measure it. [Haier]
darthdvd
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:26 AMHeads up display on cars? Heads up display on glasses?
Lillee
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:36 AMActually if they can also make it a touch screen, there are limitless applications…
Corteks
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:38 AMWhy? How about a window that becomes a massive TV at the flick of a switch or a HUD overlay with GPS mapping while you drive your car.
jacques
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:40 AMI would replace all my windows.
Matt L
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 4:33 PMWith Linux?
i am akuma and i will teach you the meaning of pain!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:55 AMthis is F**K!NG AWESOME!
Blake
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 11:58 AMAnd here was Gizmodo talking about them 6 years ago http://gizmodo.com/151474/more-transparent-oled-madness
Michael
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:15 PMHang one on a wall with a piece of art behind it
TSH
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:16 PMBringing new meaning to the term “Windows PC”. Although I’m not too sure my neighbours would appreciate being exposed to freaky tentacle pr0n, even if it’s mirror-flipped and without sound…
light487
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 1:14 PMThat’s the ONLY way to watch freaky tentacle pr0n!!
vin
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:17 PMthis is a great idea for ‘pont of sale’ type situations…
was just in a travel agency last week, and had nothing to do but read magazines whilst the agent researched ideas etc… it’d be great if i could see what was going on real-time!
Colin
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 12:21 PMIf you had a second screen behind the transperent screen displaying the left hand camera of a 3D camera and the transperent screen displaying the right hand side; wouldn’t it be possible to have 3D TV without glasses?
MrTaco
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 3:00 PMNot quite. You’d need some way of stopping the left eye from seeing the right eye’s image, and vice versa.
Boomzzilla
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 1:53 PMI saw this US prison doco and all the imates TV’s,stero Etc. were made with clear plastic cases so no contraband could be hidden.
Que
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 3:03 PMto the writer who asked ‘Why’ to this piece of awesomeness: if you do not see and had to ask, you should not be writing for Gizmodo.
Dave
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 5:18 PMHasn’t the reviewer ever seen Iron Man? Just about every piece of glass is a transparent monitor. If it was linked with a kinect type control system and/or touch capabilities, every window could be a TV or computer screen. As already stated they would make a great HUD on a car or bus. Then there is the advertising capabilities for shop windows, bus windows, train windows…the applications are unlimited.
Caroma
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 7:09 PMRoberto is jealous coz he didn’t think of it first…
Confused
Monday, January 23, 2012 at 6:11 PMYou would have to be careful what was behind it. While you are watching a movie is there still transparent areas? Trying to watch a movie with say plants behind it may be disconcerting.
Slinky
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 9:34 AMStar Trek is becoming more of a reality. Just need that touch screen factor.