Computerized transparent TVs could adapt tunable tinting technology that still lets light in
By Kirk Nankivell -
A press release from Samsung yesterday seems to indicate our futuristic fantasies of computerized transparent screens are getting closer to production. Even though Samsung seems to be focusing more on the interactive shopping , virtual fitting rooms, etc. concept of the technology, these future screens could be coupled with tunable tinting to really showcase a smart window concept.
In research published yesterday from the University of Cincinnati, researchers found they were able to “dynamically adapt for brightness, color temperatures and opacity” while enabling light from outside to still permeate the room. Simply put, an outside observer would see dark tinted windows, while the people inside could enjoy the sunny light coming in from the windows.
Such a smart window enables a vast amount of possibilities from letting certain amounts of light in the morning for a gentle wake up to showing local weather forecasts, social media updates, IFTTT recipes, and many other opportunities.
Watching seemingly dumb objects such as windows become smart and part of the Internet of Things (eventually the Internet of Everything) is a lot more exciting than it seems.
Ref: Electrokinetic pixels with biprimary inks for color displays and color-temperature-tunable smart windows. Applied Optics (2015) | DOI:10.1364/AO.54.005603
Smart windows
from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/121260656897
