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As a new year has already come, a new development in the OLED technology is also expected to emerge. Here, it comes! Philips and BASF have recently collaborated to create a transparent OLED that also acts as a window when switched off. Combined with solar cells, the new OLED is also self-powered and energy-gathering, capable of generating electricity during the day and offering electricity in the night. So when you use it as the car roof in the day, the OLED will stay transparent, ensuring you a bright and open interior; while you switch it into an interior light during the night, however, the OLED then offers light with the energy it gathered in daytime.

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Exhibited during the CES 2012, Intel’s Nikiski is a laptop built with a transparent touchpad that can serve as a touchscreen as well. When the laptop is closed, the visible gap then converts into a touchscreen, not only displaying a custom Windows 8-esque “Metro” interface, but allowing the users to view power settings, the date/ time or check out their emails without opening up the laptop’s lid. Intel gives no information about the device’s launching time but announced that the Nikiski will be retailed for less than $600 (USD).

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Still worrying about the problem that your expensive cellphones may get destroyed when water goes into it? Stop it then, as a company named Liquipel will render our electronic devices completely waterproof with a hydrophobic nano-coating they’ve developed. The coating, actually not visible to human eyes, can protect the entire device as a whole, with all vital components inside and out completely coated to fight against accidental contact with liquids. Though the new technology would allow us to use cellphones and other devices in bathrooms or swimming pools, it may fail to protect your devices in deep sea, however. Thus while giving your devices a protection with this hydrophobic nano-coating, you’ll still need to pay high attention when using them in water.

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I love vending machines, because I could always easily find my favorite cola there. But things are different now, as the Transparent Touchscreen Vending Machine developed by Sanden, in cooperation with Okaya Electronics and Intel offers me another reason to appreciate the machines: you love it simply because the vending machine is fabulous! It comes with a 65-inch full HD vertical screen on front, displaying animated graphics, clock time and other information from time to time. As people walk by, it would display customized menus based on facial recognition technology.

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Church usually means something grave and quite to me, and I seldom imagined that a church could also be “floating”, with all its components seeming to float in the air. The church is 10 meters high and made of 100 layers and 2000 columns of steel, which create four see-through walls and thus bring the church with a romantic name of “Reading between the Lines”. When viewing in the landscape, the church seems to dissolve in the air. If you look at the landscape from within the church, well, all the surrounding scenery is redefined by abstract lines.

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With the innovation of design concepts and the progress of technology, remote controller is now approaching its new period that features great changes in both appearance and functionality. The Leaf Grip Remote Controller by Murata is a creative one that requires the users to control their TVs with a bending and twisting motion. Furthermore, it is built with a photovoltaic cell, providing the device with a battery-less feature.

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Bags to pack, bags to ship and bags to advertise. Nowadays, just as you may have ever noticed, almost everything in daily life has been a medium for advertising. Bags are included too. Some of the bags emphasize the product’s features, some seem to be really magic and some just make the jokes. So which would be your No.1? Rank them out then. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Transparent Face Masks effectively end the spread of bacteria but never end the wearer’s social interaction. Designed to be transparent, the “Masclear” can show the mask-wearer’s face to other people while it is preventing the bacteria. With such a clever solution, the interaction between retail salespersons and their customers would turn much better and better. The mask is available in two sizes, both washable and reusable. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Stanford scientists are pushing us to a new age, one that popular with transparent batteries. They’re transparent and low-cost, with a mesh-like framework as the battery electrodes and each “line” in the mesh measures no wider than 35microns. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Everyone loves transparent items, from the Bubble Tent to this Italy-based Glass House. Built by the sea, it is made almost entirely with a variety of ultra-clear and strong glass. So when you look at the house, you’ll directly see its interior and may feel like that all its furniture is floating in the air. Fabulous! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Transparency is obviously a main trend of modern designs and we’ve come up with transparent cellphones, transparent shoes and transparent sculptures in the past few months. And soon we’ll see a transparent television. [Read the rest of this entry...]

On the Consumer Electronics Show 2011, this mouse has won much praise from the visitors and almost all the participants were impressed with it simple shape, transparent body and decorative lamps built around. It is announced that the mouse’s body is made from high quality glass so that you can use it for a long time. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Aesthetically shaped and fabricated, the transparent Skybar is an innovative accessory specially made for wine bottles. It keeps wine at optimal serving temperature, illuminates the bottle for convenient reaching in the dark and adds more beauty to wine bottles as well. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Celsius X VI II treasures every moment as much as you do. That’s why the French company designed and built mechanical cellphone, a $300,000 device that combines a transparent cellphone with a delicate mechanical watch. [Read the rest of this entry...]

These Transparent Bubble Tents encourage users to have a closer contact with the nature. Totally transparent, the new tent not only provides beautiful sceneries but also offers smart beds, cabinets, shelves and even electric lighting for use. To sum up, it’s really the best tent designed for those who love waiting for the stars. [Read the rest of this entry...]