The gizmo-packed exhibition hall at the Society for Information Display's international symposium offers a tantalizing vision of what's to come in the electronic display arena.
This week’s meeting was all about extremes – monitors that are very big or very small, very thin, very light and very, very high-resolution.
While some tech enthusiasts are willing to shell out thousands of dollars for the next new thing, whether and how soon more mainstream versions of these gadgets will appear in your living rooms – or even clothing – will depend largely on the price.
Few can afford to pay about $12,000 for a stunningly detailed 3-D computer monitor from SeeReal Technologies GmbH. The screen has two built-in cameras that track eye movement, so the viewer can move about and still see the 3-D display in focus.
For now, the product is aimed at government officials who pore over detailed maps or doctors who perform delicate surgery. But its tiny German maker recently introduced a lower-end version – sans the eye-tracking system – for about $3,600.
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