I found these clever transparent laptop screen illusions on Flickr. They use carefully aligned desktop wallpapers to match the physical background behind the device, creating a seamless visual effect that makes the hardware appear invisible.
I treat my laptop as a portable library, reading books and movie scripts in bed or on trains. I make the experience better by rotating the screen to portrait mode and using hibernation for instant bookmarking.
I found that using GIMP’s 'Color to Alpha' tool is the simplest way to make an image background transparent while preserving anti-aliasing. I use the eyedropper to select the background color and instantly convert it to transparency.
I built a 30-line Python scraper using ScraperWiki to extract detailed laptop specifications from Flipkart after finding that no Indian retail sites allowed filtering by hardware details like hard disk RPM.
Using a digital wattmeter, I measured my Dell Latitude E5400's energy draw. I discovered that background color doesn't impact LCD power, while CPU load and screen brightness are the biggest factors. Wireless status had surprisingly little effect.
I discovered a real invisibility cloak developed by researchers in Japan that mirrors Harry Potter’s magical gear. Using optical camouflage, the tech projects background scenery onto the wearer to create a functional, transparent visual effect.
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S Anand30 Mar 2005 6:15 am:
More transparent screens at Flickr
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