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While LG is making wafer thin TVs that stick to walls with magnets, Samsung is working on see-through computer screens that can be controlled with gestures.

In partnership with Intel, the South Korean company has showcased a 55-inch transparent display that uses state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.

The screen comes with Intel’s RealSense technology - a bit like Microsoft’s gesture-controlled Kinect system - that tracks whoever is looking at it and then adapts the content accordingly.

At the same time, Samsung has already released a mirrored OLED display that could be used in fitting rooms and bathrooms. The screen acts like a regular mirror but then overlays digital information.

This opens the possibility for virtual changing room experiences where the shopper can see what the trousers they are wearing might look like in a different colour, without having to go and fetch the garment.

“The Intel technology takes human-computer interaction to the next level of visualisation, which combines consumer-grade 3D cameras with an easy-to-use, automated library of stored perceptions to simplify the camera enhancement efforts of software developers,” said spokesman Kim Ho-jeong.

Samsung hopes the screens could eventually replace mirrors in the home.