CES - Samsung's Smart Window

Soon, we shall be living in the world of Minority Report, and this "Smart Window" technology Samsung has at CES 2012 is going to help us get there. Ashley Esqueda checks out what's happening over at the Samsung booth and gives a little demo of the window.
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[@rsdummyacc3129]

"mass production in the coming months"

[@seino__]

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[@andreashofmeyr9583]

@@seino__ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sokgans]

Now i can follow people on Twitter and people outside, all at the same time! Thank you technology!

[@Mixor97]

In the future it is going to be very expensive destroying your neighbor's window

[@bondo532]

the future man speaking here, it's not so expensive.

[@prodalo8688]

I am from the future. We are still not there

[@93hothead]

Lol

[@the_mariocrafter]

It would be nice in high rising apartments of the future

[@javalin597]

@sharcs No, the oled itself is see through, except the parts that are showing stuff, and even the opacity can be adjusted on those

[@prankmypants]

so hackers will hack your blinds open

[@jessemt]

"were gonna start seeing stuff like this... ..asap." hah

[@PhantomMelon]

that thing will be PERFECT for car window. expecially for windows in the backsit long drives won't be boring anymore

[@TheGeoffafa]

@JPdab it's a model town they've set up as a demo, but yes it's completely transparent.

[@4isthecool1]

*In two months* "Introducing technology NEVER seen before. The Apple iWindow.

[@pawanthapa4940]

Published in 2012. Where is it at 2016? Almost 2017 now...

[@vaislaj]

CES 2016, transparent screens :)

[@MrUnbekannt34]

Pawan Thapa the Problem was that these are not Oled and are only Working with Backgroundlight like the sun. When its night the shown screen is useless and because of that fact the screen ist not on the Market today. But the Technology evolved and give us Oled. These Screen do not need Background light because the panel who shows the Video/Picture produces its own Light. So at the ending : Its now coming and they are Working at that point!

[@null2264]

Yup, 2018 and still nothing :|

[@elscientist]

any time now guys

[@seino__]

2019 ... And nothing

[@lollmaoroflhahaa]

This is so cool. Innovation leads to progress and it seems that Samsung is achieving that!

[@Gellis12]

@IIRobertll the smart window lets light in. thats how you were able to see the screen on the video. the light came from behind the window. the images are also one way, so you can only see them if you are inside. you just described what happens if you mount the window backwards

[@jryde421]

2017 And nothing. what happend?

[@SamekySantos]

jryde421 2018 and,yes...nothing happened...

[@airplayrule]

@@SamekySantos 2019 is like 15 days away. nothing it seems

[@ZacharyRodriguezVlogs]

Can confirm. 2019 and still nothing.

[@pem3480]

Christmas time 2019 and...... where is it??

[@orangeblack1285]

It is 2020 already, WHERE IS MY WINDOW!?

[@chocdino]

2 years later....

[@chrisrosalez8619]

5 years later....

[@EugenKrabba]

C⃠H⃠R⃠I⃠S⃠ R⃠O⃠S⃠A⃠L⃠E⃠Z⃠ 5 years and 4 weeks later....

[@chrisrosalez8619]

@@EugenKrabba 15 minutes ago...

[@sludgeguts]

@PorschephileRS Applied to car side windows - with maybe cameras attached to front & rear bumpers - look through side window to get a view from the very front of the bumper to see what the camera sees - on some cars that's around 6 feet further forward than the driver. An area on the front screen could display what's in front or behind - for parking.

[@mackdaddy1322]

@OneThousandBats I think what she meant was that the screen is one way, so people cant see any of the widgets or computer stuff from the outside. I think its still a two way window. Neat!

[@AsianTexasCowboy]

Just saw this "new" invention news on bing today (May 2020). Apparently it is not new...

[@sacleocheaterz]

HUDs for cars. Nuff said.

[@EcasmbNoobje]

unfortunately it wouldn't work at night :p

[@IWillYeah]

ShiftyF97 why not? There's things all LEDs xD

[@DjSharperimage]

@malevolentburrito The display also has Tinting/Blackout features, so that would also be good for keeping the sun out of your eyes while driving

[@MGProjekt-projekty-domow]

What a great invention, will surely find many supporters, great idea

[@TheReverendH]

I want that as a mirror in my bathroom.

[@Assignature]

+Harrison Hegberg Why? So you can watch your sphincter open and close? It's not Corningware--fucking pervert.

[@TheReverendH]

+Senātus Populusque Rōmānus HA! Troll...

[@KalimaShaktide]

It is not useful as a window. It would be usefull as a mirror in a bathroom.

[@liftedJ33P]

this is actually a huge step in technology

[@the_mariocrafter]

If only it released

[@JamesBricknell]

@Cedef36 no it actually was a little model town on the other side of the glass..

[@paulmonde6896]

2018 and still nothing ...

[@seino__]

2019 nothing

[@xevious2501]

Theres an interesting truth about reality. and that is if you can think of something its possible. because you can only 'think' and imagine from the basis of reality. In otherwords all your thoughts are derived from pieces of reality, Finding out what combination of things will bring forth your idea is the question.

[@samal90]

Imagination unlocks the future. Technology eventually catches up.

[@jas16899]

Woah you can make it BLINDS! I can't believe how useful this is.

[@KeilAnderson1981]

@GermanRapVlog It is a transparent window. You can see everything on the outside.

[@cvssd1]

I want my house's entire windows with this............I love it.

[@TheOfficialJwalk]

@DanielAvilaAGT you're right. if you do decide to get this, let me know if you're able to change the "opacness"

[@DjSharperimage]

@malevolentburrito I also think that a Red Border around a Windshield Display could flash when you approach a Stop Sign, or a Red Light, or when you get too close to a car It could be like a giant GPS/Heads Up Display

[@lemonjellies]

@LostMind1989 I think its a preprogrammed demo, she just missed where she had to touch so that it looks functional.

[@TheOfficialJwalk]

@Cormac04 You're right. Good thing I already thought of the situation before I considered buying it? Thanks for helping me point that out though.

[@kieranfb3ic]

It could be used as just an actual monitor, it would still look awesome. THIS is a step into the future

[@rheia]

I like how they have a DO NOT TOUCH sign at a touchscreen display.

[@IWillYeah]

The invention you never knew you never needed

[@Mrcoolassassin]

TOTALLY AWESOME!!!

[@futureboy7653]

@Zarnikon I agree. All coolness aside, this seems frivolous. I think what the future has in store for us in terms of accessibility is improvements in voice recognition so you don't even need to touch anything.

[@sludgeguts]

@505KP How well does your normal window stand up to those conditions? This sheet of glass would, I imagine, be installed over a double glazed window to make it triple glazed - adding an extra barrier to heat loss or sound proofing.

[@TheNetsten]

we'll be drip feed all this "new and amazing" gear for years. WE WANT IT ALL NOW!!!

[@tnak100]

Thanks!

[@turbokillen]

WOW I want one of those windows!

[@sludgeguts]

@DWcriticism The window isn't the PC, it is simply a monitor. In any case, Samsung are supposedly introducing flexble AMOLED sometime this year - so instead of buying the window, just buy the wafer thin flexible display and put it over the window

[@FunnyPlace1]

@Vortigaunt501 um yes it is. You can see through the screen, that is called transparency. I was at CES so I would know. She even said you can "see through" because it's transparent

[@PakiNewsNetwork]

THIS IS FOKIN COOOOL MAN.

[@DjSharperimage]

@malevolentburrito No, A speedometer on the Windshield would actually help keep your eyes on the road, instead of looking down at your dashboard, Also the Windshield display could probably do things like highlight Street Signs or Tell you where to turn Etc, instead of taking your eyes off the road to look at your GPS

[@seriouscoffeeaddict]

@kitsune2222 she is using a functional prototype at a technology show, so therefore the technology exists, athough it may not be in mass production yet. there are no functional prototypes for mass teleporters (as far as we know), so that is a better definition of "future technology" than something that someone is using in public

[@ConceptVBS]

@KaneAmaroq The reason why I mentioned the "Why would you want camers on phones?" isnt about its practicality, it was meant to showcase people's initial dismissal of anything new or different than the status quo. Thomas J. Watson said that "there would be a market of maybe computers in this world". He was surely wrong about it.

[@madrespex]

@Fontastique What if you want to check how the weather will be later on in the day, or perhaps tomorrow? Though, for the right now situation, good thing you can see through.

[@PillinNo]

@IIRobertll Talk about missing the point. Its not about making your kitchen window your new workplace. And as you just saw, if you find the background distracting you close the "blinds"

[@muzzo255]

But where did it go ?????

[@cyberpinoy8728]

wow! i can imagine applications for this like vehicle front windows that will show virtual maps and other useful stuff like the speedometer and instruments reading... future so bright!

[@reginaldosprengel4285]

This is wonderful. Sensational....

[@KaneAmaroq]

@ConceptVBS Difference: Cameras in your phones allows for various other things to occur, along with being convenient. It's one less thing you have to carry around. This isn't really convenient.. at all. It's cool, yeah, but it doesn't really serve a purpose that can't be fulfilled in a more convenient, efficient, and cost-effective way.

[@draanexle]

I like how there is a "Do not touch"-mark beneath it..

[@ELPanchoPistolas]

looks great, i would love to have one of thoose in my kitchen with the time and weather and maybe some recipes

[@cjmq0o]

How am i just hearing about this now?

[@saulvelazquez22]

next thing you know we have "smart doors" , "smart garage port", "smart gate" and then we will have robotic houses. Im really liking this idead!!

[@rossdillon17]

@Korafat My Samsung DLP is almost 8 yrs old and still on the same bulb (watched a LOT) and so far only one minor repair has been required...and it's still the best TV picture I've ever seen. Happy customer...

[@tehtron]

This will only used museums or display places. It's like 103 ich TV are never found in peoples home. They're either plasma or rear projection and normally installed to train stations and tv news studios

[@tubespiff]

@UndefinedZProduction Hey, that's a feature - the panel crosschecked with the fridge and overrided the user action. ;-)

[@Halflernation]

@WASTINGB0TFUEL It is supposed to stop the light of the sun (ambient) to enter the room. which does that... By being one-sided window it means that from the other side it should be a regular mirrowed window.

[@xlifeisdeathx]

@drsnowmon yeah, they should figure out a way to put this on computer monitors. that would be a leap into the future.

[@macheleon]

@ghostdein1 same thing that happens when somebody puts a brick through any window? It gets replaced by either insurance or the person with the brick

[@PiterYan]

@sldb But if you want to know what will be later this day, its nice. Same about temprature outside.

[@chwaca]

Finally something ''new'' from CES !!! Not just 4K or bended TVs.

[@squallloire]

I'm curious as to how small the bezel/border has to be on these screens. I wouldn't even use it as a window, I'd just like to have three transparent, bezel-less screens hooked up in ultra-widescreen =D

[@pogi35]

This is sure way cooler than the future window from Back to The Future.

[@ImagineCraft7]

ASAP she says, it's 2013 right now and I still don't see anything in stores like futureshop

[@RoxroyBollersOutSourceRox]

This is exciting....

[@cvssd1]

Samsung Galaxy S3 will release at the end of February. Quad core/2GB RAM/12MP camera/LTE/64GB microSD support/Metalic body/ 5" Super AMOLED plus HD/ICS 4.05 and more.

[@francofigueredo784]

yes you can open it. sizes r gonna be custom

[@TheAwsomeGeek678]

Pretty cool

[@giopizzaman]

coupled with augmented reality = epic

[@Csrmodbank]

Its Amazing

[@lorder233]

Still waiting that *mass production*

[@biosgl]

and we are still cutting holes and adding notches to the phones!

@ChanielDan It is if you look out the window and see tweets.

[@FedsUserName]

But what if its too hot inside, can u open the window? Like crack then glue it back together

[@pianoman22]

can you open it like a regular window? what if i want fresh air?

[@Alibi1212]

best is the weather display at the beginning... if sunlight is too much for u :)

[@Gellis12]

@T3HL393nd its not windows, its an OS samsung made specifically for the smart window

[@rulovi]

My favorite thing in the show was Ashley

[@expioreris]

@bigbezet currently there are no videocards in the market supporting RGBA

[@CaciqueVanGuard]

@SlylockHolmes Yeah, I read the description was a little worried.

[@VideoFromJake]

Probably because there's not much of a market for it. I only see this being implemented in fancy office buildings for interactive information displays and whatnot.

[@videogamesyay911]

Pretty cool.

[@haitiankid4lyf]

there's a do not touch sign below the tv

[@pharmer4]

@samiam9869 it does in fact say in the video that they are

[@glockman1727ak47]

dang that is cool. What is the retail?

[@Theninja114]

Oh my god, it's the screen from every future movie ever!

[@1990TheProdigy]

how will it look like when its sunny or raining or snowing?

[@dice1331]

Before you comment soo carelessly. Take note that she said that this is a one sided window. Its actually a great innovation.

[@TheBaffledCloud]

maybe youll be able to slide it to the side? like a slide-window or something.

[@cvssd1]

I want this at home!!!

[@Gueylor]

@jraverboy umm.. doesn't "one-sided glass" mean that that can't see you at all? Like all they can see is their reflection? Or is this a different concept?

[@ooyoobbang]

@navystardust12 uhhhhhh dont you ever block sunlight when it's too bright outside?

[@ThalesII]

When she says it's a one-sided pane does it mean that from the outside you will always see the inside or is it the other way around?

[@ConceptVBS]

@hektorpable It's on a video loop.

[@Alebi]

Damn, This is so Total Recall!!! Cant wait! XD