• UnspecificGravity@piefed.socialEnglish
    2 months

    I remember when narrow viewing angles of an LCD screen would cost you ratings on a review. Good move marketing it as a “feature”.

    • XLE@piefed.socialEnglish
      2 months

      If you can toggle it, it’s definitely a feature worth praising, I’d say.

      (And as a warning to all those spicy novel readers out there: An LCD from a bad viewing angle will still often show what you’re looking at, but inverted.)

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      2 months

      Yeah but it’s toggleable. That makes all the difference.

      I think it uses the same tech as the 3DS did, only in an implementation that doesn’t give you a migraine after 30 seconds.

    • Peekashoe@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      2 months

      This isn’t really showing what the display is like. It apparently can adjust viewing angle on a per-pixel level, so for example only apps and notifications you set will have limited viewing angles.

      Here’s a story with a better leaked visual: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-Galaxy-S26-Ultra-display-may-have-more-tricks-up-its-sleeve.1214117.0.html

      Frankly I think it’s still a bit gimmicky for privacy (why not just do the full screen, which you can do with a $10 polarized screen protector to all phones already), but it’s legitimately neat tech.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2 months

      Businesses buy IPS displays, the tech that trades colors and contrast for a wider viewing angle. Then they slap a prism foil on top, to reduce the viewing angle (but also colors and contrast). They do this for decades now.

      I mean, buy a TN or VA instead? They are even cheaper.

    • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2 months

      One by one looking at peoples phones like that is annoying. But when all 3 of them watch with their binoculars, spotting scopes and looking glasses, it is hilarious AF.

  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zipEnglish
    2 months

    What’s with this site? Uses JS to first slowly load the layout, then the teaser pic, then the text. Wrong priorities i guess.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      2 months

      The only problem with it now is if I ever have that feature switched on everyone’s going to assume what I’m looking at anyway.

  • FirmDistribution@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Some people are saying in the comments that the video is AI generated (or that it uses AI somehow). Was anybody able to identify the AI components? Am I finally an old man for not being able to differentiate between AI and real life anymore?

  • nucleative@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2 months

    Uh oh… I bet the sound isn’t directional enough to work like this too. Yet.

    • phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2 months

      Headphones, if you’re in public headphones. Doesn’t matter whether you’re listening to David attenbourough no one wants to hear your media.