“Smart TVs are, unfortunately, more like smartphones: designed for frequent replacement.”
Except unlike smartphones, these TVs are not built with high-end components due to the razor-thin margins that have to be optimized for. So you end up with underpowered hardware and janky software that benefits only these companies through ad revenue.
I was in NYC around the time this exhibit was put together and was told by a friend to go, referencing this article.
I don’t think I’ve ever connected so strongly with a gallery exhibit as I did for Wacław’s artwork. Something about how intricate the works with just a single line. It was such a serendipitous moment that I won’t soon forget.
so when I first tried the demo I wondered, “are these pieces generated meshes?” thinking about the ability to zoom / pan the board in 3D. The high fidelity of the pieces would seemingly be more in the domain of 2D image generation given current gen AI standards, which would be my educated guess as to why there’s only a handful of views.
Seasoned PM and engineer currently working on company-wide security hardening initiatives for a big tech firm. Interested in leading and partnering closely with engineering teams in highly technical product domains.
Think it’s worth calling out that many people in tech have significant reservations about the reckless push of generative AI into just about every product — the issue is the executive class that insists on chasing hype and potential short-term stock growth over everything else.
without running tests it’s hard to say. my educated guess is it would hold up better than LIG on its own… LIG didn’t really hold up even outside of a washing machine.
generally speaking not many of these materials are designed to withstand repeated wash / dry cycles. I imagined the sensor component to be replaceable, similar to glucose test strips.
Except unlike smartphones, these TVs are not built with high-end components due to the razor-thin margins that have to be optimized for. So you end up with underpowered hardware and janky software that benefits only these companies through ad revenue.
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