Korean scientists create transparent memory chip... or so they tell us
By Ross Miller 
posted December 17th 2008 2:35AM
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Took me a minute to get the image. Funny, though.
Can anyone explain why we're in need of transparent memory?
I liked the image
+1 for them
So we pay loads of money for things like this:
http://www.concept-phones.com/cool-concepts/double-glassy-layers-mobile-device-concept-transparent/
Because micro sd cards are too easy to keep track of...
So we can remember how to make transparent aluminum?
You could cover screens in additional memory, which couuld be used to increase the memory of notebooks and for thinner displays with advanced, memory-hungry image processing.
Looks promising.
I refreshed once :(
But then, I didn't read it.
(conceptual comment)
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after hitting the refresh button a few times, i finally read the article and got the joke...
I found the picture quite funny...
I CALL PHOTOCHOPPED!
why cant i see it
That's kind of the point.
Because you're an idiot.
That's what she said.
Because you're not the emperor.
@Garst
*winces @ the reference*
Because you didn't try hard enough.
It's like one of those "3D" art pieces. Try crossing your eyes for a few hours.
You can see the chip AND a boat.
hay i see what you did thar!
No you don't.
I could see myself putting it down and losing it. ^^
+10 internets to you, Miller.
I'm more impressed with the transparent mobo the ram is hook up to.
Ross was *way* proud of that joke.
What's up with those Koreans, anyway ?
TAKE THIS YANKEE SHANKY!
Looks good!
Brilliant. Epic image.
Or lack thereof.
Wouldn't the joke be more clever if the image was a transparent gif instead of a white jpeg?
Shh.
Yup.. Except IE6 renders transparent GIFs as grey =P
PNG then?
@Precurse, actually IE6 renders 24-bit and above transparency in PNGs as Gray. GIF transparency and 8-bit PNG transparency is just fine.
I call photoshop on this one...
Of course it's photoshopped, they said "conceptual rendering". The real one is smaller and has rounded corners.
seriously, the shadows are all wrong
Of course it's photoshopped. However, had they used POV-ray, they could have at least gotten the refraction right.
Every active matrix LCD panel is a huge (physically) memory chip. This is probably just using chip on glass like that.
sounds interesting.. I could see its usage in next gen displays :)
conceptual rendering is really interesting :)
Thing is, having a monitor or TV that's transparent would be a pain in the ass, because you'd not only be fighting to see through the Appletastic glare, but fighting to stop yourself from focusing on what's behind the screen. I could see such a display being used for a simpler, more Star-Trek-like interface for something, but not as a main display where you need to distinctly see a wide range of detailed things.
No guys i went to korea and i have seen the chip, it looks just like the picture.
Koreans need more transparent than others.
The picture doesn't load! Engadget is going down the drain fast!
The picture is a solid white picture that very clearly (to everyone else?) shows nothing because the product supposedly being (conceptually) shown is TRANSPARENT. You missed the memo and the joke, and fail because you didn't read the comments before posting one.
hello, Sarcasm Man? Yes, come quick! This guy needs you!
You must of been affected by the 3 interweb deep sea cables that were cut. I see the whole image.
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