{"id":25,"date":"2012-07-03T19:25:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T19:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamarduffy.com\/?p=25"},"modified":"2014-01-28T14:43:06","modified_gmt":"2014-01-28T14:43:06","slug":"25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lamarduffy.com\/?p=25","title":{"rendered":"Interactive Transparent Display &#8211; Coming to iPhone 5?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ok so there has been a lot of talk about the iPhone 5. One of the features that has been\u00a0rumored is an &#8220;iclear retina\u00a0display&#8221; (essentially\u00a0an\u00a0interactive\u00a0glass phone). If you havent seen this video, check it out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hsEUBLIJvmE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Props to Dakota Adney for making a sweet concept video. Apparently, he is 17 years old and clearly has some great editing skills.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hsEUBLIJvmE&amp;list=UU9QymlOXAy7ElTUwfwjsL3A&amp;index=1&amp;feature=plcp\" target=\"_blank\">youtube<\/a>\u00a0description states:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>Clearly amazing. The quad-core A5 chip delivers even more power. The laser projection keyboard liberates your thumbs. The new iClear Retina display presents sharp graphics and stunning images.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>iOS 6 will take your iPhone experience in an entirely new direction. And if there&#8217;s anything else you need, just ask Siri.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Wait! Dont get too excited. Lets back up a little. Is this interactive\u00a0transparent\u00a0display possible and how likely are we to see the &#8220;iclear retina display&#8221; in the iPhone 5?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0At the\u00a02012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,\u00a0Samsung&#8217;s Transparent Window got a lot of attention (and for good reason). \u00a0Not to mention, the Smart Window won the\u00a0Innovation Award of CES-2012.\u00a0Check it out below. It\u00a0is amazing!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mTVPVobDrms?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>To add some perspective, The\u00a0Transparent Smart Window will not be\u00a0available until the end of 2012 (if all goes to plan). Never the less,\u00a0interactive\u00a0transparent\u00a0display has been proven possible. Woop Woop!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Samsung and Apple are at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/11\/23\/apple-samsung-patent-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\">war<\/a>\u00a0with each other. Patents are not the only thing they are battling over.\u00a0Jordan Crook, from TechCrunch\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/06\/15\/samsung-apple-walk-away-with-90-percent-of-smartphone-profits-in-q1-2012-says-abi-research\/\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>\u00a0Apple and Samsung &#8220;combined, took home 55 percent of global smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2012. More importantly, they\u2019re walking away with 90 percent of the market\u2019s profits.&#8221; You better believe both companies are looking to take their mobile products to the next level.\u00a0Samsung is\u00a0developing\u00a0interactive transparent display devices,\u00a0I&#8217;m positive Apple is too.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The closest &#8220;iclear\u00a0retina\u00a0display&#8221; mobile device seen is still a prototype.\u00a0\u00a0It was developed by Japanese wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu. Below they show off a\u00a0transparent dual-sided OLED touch screen smartphone\u00a0prototype device at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.expocomm.com\/wirelessjapan\/\">2012 Wireless Japan expo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xbyoool5ZwY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>Its cool&#8230; but not as cool as\u00a0Adneys&#8217;\u00a0&#8220;iclear retina\u00a0display&#8221; in the iPhone 5. The\u00a0NTT DoCoMo and Fujitsu\u00a0prototype is pretty amazing though \u2013 an impressive feat, to say the least. History also shows us that in 2010 Sony took a shot at the mobile transparent\u00a0display with\u00a0their\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/reviews.cnet.com\/8301-12261_7-20001133-10356022.html\" target=\"_blank\">Xperia Pureness<\/a>&#8230;\u00a0and lets just say it didn&#8217;t take off.<\/div>\n<p>Looking at the current state of mobile interactive transparent display devices and taking into consideration Apples OCD for\u00a0perfection\u00a0(there is nothing wrong with that) it is unlikely we will\u00a0see the &#8220;iclear retina display&#8221; in the iPhone 5 coming out this fall&#8230; In the foreseeable future, most definitely.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Dont be\u00a0disappointed. The future looks bright, take a look at the Samsung video below.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f4AhTiQkWwk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A flexible mobile device is the most\u00a0likely feature\u00a0to hit mass production this year. The\u00a0interactive transparent display still needs improvement before we see Apple build it into its iPhone.\u00a0As for the 3D holograms you saw, thats many years off&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok so there has been a lot of talk about the iPhone 5. One of the features that has been\u00a0rumored is an &#8220;iclear retina\u00a0display&#8221; (essentially\u00a0an\u00a0interactive\u00a0glass phone). If you havent seen this video, check it out. Props to Dakota Adney for making a sweet concept video. 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