A company called GreenPix has created an astounding combination of sustainable technology and digital media virtuosity, dubbed the Zero Energy Media Wall. The system features the world's largest (so they claim) color LED display, powered completely by photovoltaic cells which are integrated into the glass curtain. During the day, the wall -- located on the Xicui entertainment complex in Beijing -- harvests solar energy, then expends the charge at night in a display of undulating colors. The system goes on display this month, but if you can't make it to China, you can watch a video of the work in action after the break.
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中国加油！ @ May 4th 2008 9:05PM
沙发
这是很漂亮！很有用。
Yevon @ May 4th 2008 9:10PM
Babel Fish says:
Sha? □is very attractive! Very useful.
Aguiluz @ May 4th 2008 9:10PM
China Come on! @ May 4th 2008 9:05 PM
Sofa
This is very beautiful! Useful.
Aguiluz @ May 4th 2008 9:11PM
Lolz at Yevron, we posted at the same time! :)
(I used google translate.)
Aguiluz @ May 4th 2008 9:15PM
Let me try something. I'll tell him/her that I hope he/she is enjoying his/her stay on Engadget.
喂！我希望你享受你留在Engadget @ ！
餵！我希望你享受你留在Engadget @ ！
JAmerican @ May 4th 2008 9:16PM
Can we get a human translator to translate this person's comment?
Flashpoint @ May 4th 2008 9:22PM
Too bad everyone's gonna boycott the olympics and they'll have no one to show it to !
FREE TIBET !!!!
Rafer @ May 4th 2008 9:30PM
Flashpoints a hipster.
fragge @ May 4th 2008 9:31PM
noone's going to boycott the games except tibetans and zealots. you're making no difference, and you're letting down legitimate athletes who have been training for years for this elite competition - you sir, are a moron. die in a fire.
andres @ May 4th 2008 9:53PM
@flashpoint
ILL TAKE IT!
hello china, i have something you want.
thats right, all the tea.
Peter @ May 4th 2008 10:34PM
@Flashpoint
thats what happened in the 1980 & 1984 Olympics but guess what happened? NOTHING.
have fun boycotting while im partying
kr @ May 4th 2008 10:56PM
@andres
You have no idea how much I appreciated that Family Guy reference...
marty.com.au @ May 4th 2008 11:49PM
I can see it now...
"Wow look at that, how cool - EEEEK!!!"
(smash)
right up the ass of the car in front....
Abuzar @ May 5th 2008 12:35AM
andres, Keep the south park references coming!
Paul W. @ May 5th 2008 1:56AM
@ Flashpoint
F**k Tibet.
ericlaw02 @ May 5th 2008 4:30AM
Machine translation FTL.
"First post
This is very pretty and useful!"
SKI @ May 5th 2008 8:27AM
Google toolbar said:
Sofa
This is very beautiful! Useful.
mmh @ May 5th 2008 9:53AM
Basically, he said "First! This is pretty and useful."
His username is "Go China!"
Lobsang @ May 5th 2008 10:50AM
WOW What a USELESS DISPLAY!
USELESS DISPLAY > HUMAN RIGHTS ? = NEVER IN A CIVILIZED WORLD
FREE TIBET FROM CHINA'S BRUTAL POLICIES !
Jamar @ May 5th 2008 11:13AM
Whoa... since when did "sofa"="first post"? I always wondered that wandering through Chinese forums.
Aguiluz @ May 4th 2008 9:09PM
WOW. Just WOW.
Vic20 @ May 5th 2008 12:39AM
What's wrong, Trinity?
Some huge-asze, rainbow colored sentinels coming in, sir.
HunterXI @ May 4th 2008 9:22PM
Though it may not be the most useful thing in the world, it certainly proves that billboards and the like CAN (and hopefully will) be sustainable technologies. Think about Times Square, or Shibuya – the energy use is enormous.
If, as a race, we are committed to making our activities green(er), then we have an obligation to this kind of stuff.
ScooterDe @ May 5th 2008 2:17AM
sustainable? Think beyond the energy to run this thing, to the energy needed to manufacture, install and eventually dispose of it. Think of the background computing needed to operate it, and the creation of more visual pollution.
tekdroid @ May 5th 2008 3:22AM
ScooterDe, everything is 'green' nowadays! Computers are 'green' all of a sudden if we bling the externals with a bit of basic wood paneling and tell them it's using less watts than the predecessor. Oh yes! No guilt computing at last!
This sign is green because batteries and screen are made out of left-overs from hemp production, naturally. No toxic materials in manufacture at all.
And as we know solar cells assemble themselves as a by-product of photosynthesis.
Why it's a veritable self-sufficient organic system, as GreenPix's website puts it. And just look at the resolution on this monster. Tell me you've seen better. Tetris here we come.
;)
nintendo fanboy hater @ May 4th 2008 9:26PM
我喜欢谁。I take chinese. i dont need google translate
Flashpoint @ May 4th 2008 9:28PM
I studied Chinese for 2 years in Fu Dan University, Shanghai China.
中国加油！ @ May 4th 2008 9:34PM
你喜欢谁？为什么不告诉我们？
Flashpoint @ May 4th 2008 10:03PM
RE: Zhong Guo
你喜欢谁？为什么不告诉我们？
I can read your characters but I have to reinstall my typing software.
I like China but I'm not going to make the Olympics due to the controversy.
joe23521 @ May 5th 2008 10:02AM
Flashpoint, please take some time to read about Tibetan history before speaking. Tibet has been a part of China since the Yuan Dynasty, which was roughly 700 years ago.
Learn from independent sources, not CNN / BBC, or Xinhua / CCTV for that matter.
nikster @ May 5th 2008 11:39AM
@joe - Good to know the history... and that gives China the right to kick out the frickin' dalai lama?? Do you know the Dalai Lama? Well I certainly think not, not in the least. Not in a million years.
I am not saying Tibet must be independent from China. I am saying there must be a vote, people's voice must be heard, freedom of religion and freedom of speech must be respected. No one should be imprisoned or beaten up for expressing their opinion. Otherwise it's an evil dictatorship hosting these games. An evil dictatorship swimming in cash is still an evil dictatorship. Period.
hiko36 @ May 5th 2008 12:17PM
@ nikster
That's very democratic of you... Too bad China is communist...
Wwhat @ May 5th 2008 4:44PM
It's interesting how china considers so many countries their provinces, and seeing once genghis khan rules the whole continent I'm guessing they consider half the world also 'rebellious provinces of china'? I think the conquests included iraq and pakistan and such, and parts of europe, so yeah they could easily lay claim on everything then eh.
Meanwhile the legitimate leader of china had to flee to taiwan so it's china that's the rebellious province themselves really, ironically.
Chris Macdonald @ May 4th 2008 9:30PM
Is the building filled with resistors?
Onetruebill @ May 4th 2008 11:47PM
NO, it is not...
In China resistors are not allowed.
If the building was full of resistors it would be surrounded by tanks and you wouldn't be allowed to show it on the news.
It looks like China has just perfected THE 60's,
and YES, you will make a statement if you boycott. You will prove that some americans are aware of the existance of other countries. (not just as an option in the food court at the mall)
Besides, is it really important if it isn't made by apple?
thethirdmoose @ May 5th 2008 12:14AM
So how many ohms can a resistor have before it is banned from China?
Yubastard @ May 5th 2008 2:59AM
well, only if you can measure the resistance of a single guy in front of a tank... I think that could yield about aaaaaaaa..... 1 TeraOhm?
That kind of resistor is cool. :)
Flashpoint @ May 4th 2008 9:30PM
But, if we are going to use green technologies, we shouldn't WASTE energy on advertisement. We should use it for lighting and absolute NEED.
Imagine switching to green fuels and green energy just to waste it playing video games.
DarkLightConnection Unbanned @ May 4th 2008 10:13PM
*Imagines switching to green energy
*Imagines playing videogames with it
What's wrong with it? I like it
d840 @ May 4th 2008 11:11PM
videogames sound like a legitimate use of green energy. It keeps kids off of drugs.
Videgames. My Anti-Drug.
Tim @ May 4th 2008 9:49PM
I'm not gonna debate the merits of art, but now this wall has no windows, and the power generated doesn't go to reducing the electric bill of the building. personally, I can do without that particular art installation. at least its not sucking energy.
ED @ May 4th 2008 9:50PM
I was expecting to see colours.
LarryLarryLarry @ May 4th 2008 10:45PM
Me too! I am totally sure this is a fraud, because no ballerina has tits THAT big.
Jenny @ May 4th 2008 10:46PM
Ditto, the video images are all black and white.
Joe @ May 5th 2008 4:14AM
That looks like a design mock-up video.
Anthony H. @ May 4th 2008 9:55PM
Too much Chinese in this thread.
gabe @ May 4th 2008 10:07PM
pretty neat.
im okay with this as long as nobody does Pee pee in my coke
Kei @ May 4th 2008 11:33PM
too much racism in this thread too
Reader @ May 5th 2008 12:55AM
And with Kei's comment, too much lame oversensitive-ness.
kashyaphlk @ May 4th 2008 10:02PM
Wonderful!! Ad's are here to stay and they shouldn't be using energy. This is the way to go.
I see this being a norm and govt mandatory for all ad in the near future.
And yeah, FREE TIBET !!