“Jess Zimmerman” - Meet the zero-energy transparent TV
March 11, 2011 10 Mar 2011
http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-10-meet-the-zero-energy-transparent-tv
A zero-energy TV you can see through? I know what you're thinking: "That's called a pane of glass." But this transparent screen, which Samsung unveiled at an expo in Germany, isn't just glass, it's FUTURE GLASS.
For starters, the screen uses so little energy that it can be run by solar panels that feed off the ambient light in the room, like those old-school solar calculators. And while it can play regular TV images, it can also project pictures or data onto an otherwise transparent screen. That means it could be used for all kinds of crazy sci-fi applications -- windshields that display Google maps as you drive, for instance, or bay windows that overlay your neighbor's vinyl siding with a soothing view of Tahiti.