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Stephen Chan · April 26th, 2006, 03:32 PM

Well, not really, but maybe soon :)

Apple's all-seeing screen
We could soon see a new kind of display screen from computer maker Apple – one that simultaneously takes pictures while showing images.

The clever idea is to insert thousands of microscopic image sensors in-between the liquid crystal display cells in the screen. Each sensor captures its own small image, but software stitches these together to create a single, larger picture.

A large LCD screen filled with image sensors would be ideal for videoconferencing, Apple suggests, as participants would always appear to look straight into the "camera". The technique could also add a camera function to a cellphone or PDA without wasting space, and light from the screen should help illuminate a subject.

The more sensors there are, the wider and clearer the image. Sketches accompanying the company's patent show as many sensors as liquid crystal cells in a screen. If some of the sensors have different focal lengths, switching between them would make the screen behave like a zoom lens.

http://www.newscientist.com/article....ine-news_rss20

Bill Porter · April 26th, 2006, 03:42 PM

The paranoids are going to go crazy (pardon the pun) over this one.

Rob Lohman · April 26th, 2006, 03:45 PM

That sounds great! Thanks for posting that.

Jim Lafferty · April 26th, 2006, 11:53 PM

I'm sure it's going to be cheap, too.

David MD Smith · April 27th, 2006, 05:38 AM

Some claims might be further off than suggested!

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18324662.100.html

April 26th, 2006, 03:32 PM	#1
Stephen Chan Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 26	DOF problem solved Well, not really, but maybe soon :) Apple's all-seeing screen We could soon see a new kind of display screen from computer maker Apple – one that simultaneously takes pictures while showing images. The clever idea is to insert thousands of microscopic image sensors in-between the liquid crystal display cells in the screen. Each sensor captures its own small image, but software stitches these together to create a single, larger picture. A large LCD screen filled with image sensors would be ideal for videoconferencing, Apple suggests, as participants would always appear to look straight into the "camera". The technique could also add a camera function to a cellphone or PDA without wasting space, and light from the screen should help illuminate a subject. The more sensors there are, the wider and clearer the image. Sketches accompanying the company's patent show as many sensors as liquid crystal cells in a screen. If some of the sensors have different focal lengths, switching between them would make the screen behave like a zoom lens. http://www.newscientist.com/article....ine-news_rss20

April 26th, 2006, 03:45 PM	#3
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	That sounds great! Thanks for posting that. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 26th, 2006, 11:53 PM	#4
Jim Lafferty Major Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 636	I'm sure it's going to be cheap, too. __________________ Realism, anyway, is never exactly the same as reality, and in the cinema it is of necessity faked. -- J-L G

April 26th, 2006, 03:42 PM	#2
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	The paranoids are going to go crazy (pardon the pun) over this one.

April 27th, 2006, 05:38 AM	#5
David MD Smith Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 42	Some claims might be further off than suggested! http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18324662.100.html