AU Optronics' miraculous LCD Panels can read fingerprints or UV levels

Female? User of LCD panels? Have fingerprints that need read? Worried about skin cancer? If you answer "yes" to any or all of these questions, we have news that is sure to knock your sun-lovin' socks off. Among the items on display at this year's FPD International Exhibition in Yokohama are two exciting LCD panels: they're both 2.8 inches, and they're both manufactured by AU Optronics (a company that knows a thing or two about liquid crystal displays). The first panel functions as a fingerprint scanner -- it boasts a pixel count of 320 x 240, each pixel is equipped with four optical sensors, and sends its output to a 640 x 480 monitor. The other panel uses similar technology to measure the intensity of UV rays, numerically displaying the results on a scale of 0 to 11. According to the company, the UV reader "is targeted at female users who are concerned about the amount of UV light outdoors." There's no word yet on a UV reader for men, but you'll know as soon as we do.

[Coolty @ Nov 5th 2008 12:37PM]

now those "Place your *censored* on the screen to measure it's size" jokes will actually work.

[rock99rock @ Nov 5th 2008 1:01PM]

I don't know about you, but my *censored* won't fit on that 2.8" screen.

Anyway, would be a sweet door locking/unlocking mechanism.

[konshuss @ Nov 5th 2008 3:38PM]

sweet, this little thing already has more uses than the Surface.

[Joe @ Nov 5th 2008 12:47PM]

Turn my UV up to 11.

[StinkyPete @ Nov 5th 2008 1:12PM]

What about people who emit UV radation from our fingers?

[bangladeshiluv @ Nov 5th 2008 1:20PM]

i dont the the female reference. perhaps i'll never get it.

[rock99rock @ Nov 5th 2008 2:04PM]

I dont get the the the.

[Troll @ Nov 5th 2008 5:58PM]

I ACCIDENTELY, THE WHOLE THING.

[Valicore @ Nov 5th 2008 1:29PM]

The UV Female thing is related to the "I must keep my skin as white as an albino's bottom" trend in Asia and a bit around the world.

I'd like the UV thing because I personally AM worried about skin cancer, lol.

[Jamie @ Nov 5th 2008 4:44PM]

Now it makes sense. For a minute I was wondering if they believed men are immune to UV rays.

[Reader @ Nov 5th 2008 4:23PM]

It goes to eleven! Sold.

[Seamus Dubh @ Nov 5th 2008 6:28PM]

"Four optical sensors per Pixel"
Now put this into realtime sensing and you have displays that can act as mirrors.
Or even "Video Phones" and live Video Chatting without the camera you just need to look at the screen.
Even further out "Optical Camouflage".

But be careful with video screen big brother might be watching.

[xor24 @ Nov 5th 2008 7:41PM]

darn it I thought it was one display that did both