Samsung's 14-inch transparent OLED laptop (video)

If you thought the XPERIA Pureness was wild with its meager 1.8-inch transparent screen, wait'll you get a hold of Samsung Mobile Display's prototype 14-inch notebook -- complete with what's being touted as the world's first and largest transparent OLED prototype. When the thing is off, the panel is up to 40 percent transparent (as opposed to the industry average of below twenty-five percent). Not much more to say about it (we'll let you know as soon as our friends from Korea tell us more), but there is plenty to see: so get a load of the video after the break.

[GGG Posted Jan 7th 2010 5:02AM]

Congratulations Samsung, you just solved a problem nobody had.

[THX1138 Posted Jan 7th 2010 5:14AM]

GIMMICK. What is the point?

[Oli D Posted Jan 7th 2010 5:25AM]

OH MY GOD THE TASK BAR IS AT THE TOP!!

[hyperspaced Posted Jan 7th 2010 5:36AM]

this is so PIMP !! I love it !

[eka Posted Jan 7th 2010 6:00AM]

Its good to make sure my employee are working, not surf for porn

[bigcow05 Posted Jan 7th 2010 6:23AM]

Translucent =/= Transparent

[durpdurp Posted Jan 7th 2010 6:26AM]

OLED sunglasses FTW

[baizhangg Posted Jan 7th 2010 7:00AM]

I hope its price won't be set proportionally increasing screen size from xperia pureness (2-2.5 inches?) to this Samsung's 14 inches... The first costs... how much... $900?

[baizhangg Posted Jan 7th 2010 7:05AM]

I hope its price won't be set proportionally increasing screen size from pureness (2-2.5 inches) to samsung's 14 inches...

[rorymarsh Posted Jan 7th 2010 7:50AM]

Wonder what the contrast ratio on that thing is?....

[AlienFanatic Posted Jan 7th 2010 8:03AM]

As a monitor solution, it's not so exciting. However, as a method of placing a television screen in the middle of a window frame, it's pretty cool. I can imagine a day in the not-too-distant future where architects can actually develop large, bay windows for upscale clients with OLED monitors embedded in them. With similar tech to the auto-dimming rearview mirrors we're all used to, you could end up with a huge window that doubles as a monitor. OLED still has a long way to go, and direct sunlight is probably awful for it at this juncture, but it's definitely got potential in areas like this, as well as airport terminals, HUDs, and interactive kiosks.

[joebob Posted Jan 7th 2010 9:13AM]

BTW, is that vista?

[Bash23 Posted Jan 7th 2010 9:55AM]

This is going to flop horribly.

[Huffman Posted Jan 7th 2010 10:01AM]

woohoo wahay to crazy tech dudes for comin up with this the future is finally comin, Next up hover cars and lazer cats :]

[Dusty Posted Jan 7th 2010 10:24AM]

Damn, thats trippy! Now for some privacy though... lol

[jiimayy Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:04AM]

Would people get one of these for energy efficiency?

[iptydafu Posted Jan 7th 2010 11:12AM]

perhaps if it had an opaque lcd layer in back for a privacy on/off option

[Tristan88888888 Posted Jan 7th 2010 2:58PM]

cool, but so useless.

[SDP Posted Jan 7th 2010 5:06PM]

Please someone say IBM!!!
OMG, IBM had a transparent-screen laptop ages ago, like 10 years ago or sth, don't remember for sure.
Back then it was used for presentations as there were only overhead projectors and this laptop would have to be placed over the projector for presenting.

[TheSmartOne Posted Jan 7th 2010 7:05PM]

Transparent OLED: Now easier to find out if your workers were watching NSFW content

LOL! I only want the OLED part of this screen, not the Transparent part. That should go in cars and helmets (@_@)

[Atlantian Posted Jan 7th 2010 10:23PM]

All that wasted room and that small ass keyboard

[Mikee Posted Jan 7th 2010 10:30PM]

Now that's what I call hardware accelerated translucent effects!

[malweth Posted Jan 9th 2010 4:52AM]

Wow! Now I won't have to make all those transparencies for work...

(That probably wouldn't work anyway).