Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoFor anyone who watched The Expanse how close are we to having their "cell phone" things? Or how far are we away from it and why?message-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down13
arrow-up126arrow-down1message-squareFor anyone who watched The Expanse how close are we to having their "cell phone" things? Or how far are we away from it and why?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down2·14 days agoYeah, the problem with a display you can see through is that it makes it hard to see what’s on the display. It looks cool, until you need to actually use it.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·14 days agoPlus the privacy issue. If those were ever commercially sold, the first accessory would be an opaque back to put behind it.
minus-squareDeathsEmbrace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down9·14 days agoNot really it’s basically just polarized light.
minus-squareDeathsEmbrace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down8·14 days agoThe way a display like that would work would basically be polarized light so it wouldn’t be difficult to see it if you are at the right angle.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·14 days agoSo you’d restrict the angles you could see the image at? That would add a second problem.
minus-squareDeathsEmbrace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down10·14 days agoNo it wouldn’t it would make it easier polarizing doesn’t restrict the angles you’re overthinking it go look at display technology then come back.
Yeah, the problem with a display you can see through is that it makes it hard to see what’s on the display. It looks cool, until you need to actually use it.
Plus the privacy issue.
If those were ever commercially sold, the first accessory would be an opaque back to put behind it.
Not really it’s basically just polarized light.
What is?
The way a display like that would work would basically be polarized light so it wouldn’t be difficult to see it if you are at the right angle.
So you’d restrict the angles you could see the image at? That would add a second problem.
No it wouldn’t it would make it easier polarizing doesn’t restrict the angles you’re overthinking it go look at display technology then come back.