LCD Scanners?

[Janak Parekh]

http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20030404S0014

"Toshiba Matsu****a Display Technology Co., Ltd. has added an image capturing function to its low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal displays. A 3.5-inch diagonal LTPS LCD dubbed Input Display has an optical sensor for each pixel. The transmissive type color display with a QVGA (320x240 pixels) resolution, when placed on an object, scans an area of actual display size and captures it as a 960x240-pixel monochrome image."

This is one of those inventions from left field that could really create a new niche for handheld computing. Imagine if you could use your PDA to scan news clippings and other materials! However, do note that this is a transmissive screen, and who knows how it'll look...

[Janak Parekh]

http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20030404S0014

"Toshiba Matsu****a Display Technology Co., Ltd. has added an image capturing function to its low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal displays. A 3.5-inch diagonal LTPS LCD dubbed Input Display has an optical sensor for each pixel. The transmissive type color display with a QVGA (320x240 pixels) resolution, when placed on an object, scans an area of actual display size and captures it as a 960x240-pixel monochrome image."

This is one of those inventions from left field that could really create a new niche for handheld computing. Imagine if you could use your PDA to scan news clippings and other materials! However, do note that this is a transmissive screen, and who knows how it'll look...

[Jimmy Dodd]

There's a classic help-desk legend about the user who complains that her PC's fax software isn't working. Support guy follows her through the steps until she holds a paper document against her monitor screen and hits the transmit button in order to fax it.

Turns out she was just ahead of her time, I guess. :lol:

[T-Will]

LOL! Wow that sounds like really cool technology, it'll be interesting to see how it's really used in the real world.

[rlobrecht]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Dodd

There's a classic help-desk legend about the user who complains that her PC's fax software isn't working. Support guy follows her through the steps until she holds a paper document against her monitor screen and hits the transmit button in order to fax it.

Turns out she was just ahead of her time, I guess. :lol:

Wow. This reads like a /. post http://slashdot.org/articles/03/04/1....shtml?tid=196

[Jimmy Dodd]

Originally Posted by rlobrecht

Wow. This reads like a /. post http://slashdot.org/articles/03/04/1....shtml?tid=196

Great minds think alike, as they say...

[Cracknell]

great, now we have to worry that every monitor in the planet is potentially a spy device.

3 generation down from this initial prototype, it will have the sharpness of current 3Mega pixel camera. I wouldn't want my computer to learn reading lips that's for sure. This combined with microsoft and TIA will make HAL looks like a benign home calculator.

[Jonathan1]

Hmmm to access your desktop, laptop, or pocket pc computer you would put your thumb on the screen. Cool.

[Peter Traugot]

COOL! No more going to the PUBLIC copy room to make scans of your butt! 8O

[Sheynk]

Originally Posted by Peter Traugot

COOL! No more going to the PUBLIC copy room to make scans of your butt! 8O

can you imagine if you posted a little earlier :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Peter Traugot]

Yea, crappy timing on my end. I need to read the board more often. [sigh]