Why did (they:1.2) stop making transparent electronics?

Transphobia

so chinx can't copy them as easily

>>105977469 (OP)
Cost. You also need to care about how clean the inside looks.

huh?
almost every PC case on the market now is a damn aquarium!

Normalfags would think it's a bomb

>>105977469 (OP)
Taste changes, that and clear plastic is more $$$ to make well as it's often more brittle, so you need a better recipe and need to consider how it's designed over solid color plastic.

It's making a small comeback cause millennials like myself are getting nostalgic and we are also the ones designing this stuff now too.

Prisons don't require it anymore

>>105977469 (OP)
>(they:1.2)
wut

>>105977469 (OP)
Most devices these days have so much RF shielding or are filled with so many heatsinks that you wouldn't be able too see anything anyways

>>105977469 (OP)
I think most people find it ugly.

>>105977469 (OP)
They don't want you to know their secrets!

>>105977469 (OP)
These are still made, but like most fads, the peak of popularity was short and ended a long time ago. No effort was made to change this, because it isn't important and if the fad returned because for some reason Gen Alpha can't live without transparent plastic cases, they'll be made in large numbers again. Your problem is supply and demand, not (((them))).
>t. Jew

>>105977469 (OP)
That sharegeek power bank is sexy as hell.

>>105979309
BROO!!! YOU CAN SEE.... A MOSFET AND AN IC AND.... TWO CAPS!!! WOAH DUDE ITS THE FUTURE!!!!!!! BRO!!!!!!!! WOAHHH!!!!
The novelty of electronics has worn off. When you were a kid looking at all the parts in your gameboy you wondered where the graphics loved and how they got to the screen. Now it is all known. I don't care to look at some SRAM chip anymore.

>>105979348
Good for you. I on the other hand want to stick my usb cable into that thing, if you know what I mean.

>>105977469 (OP)
That power bank is literally being produced right now??

Modern electronics doesn't look as interesting as 90's electronics.

>>105977469 (OP)
EMI shields take away the fun of the transparency

>>105978398
This is the most logical eplaination. Thanks anon.
>>105978373
How would it cost more or be more brittle? I still have some translucent case tech that has none of these issues.
>>105978068
lol. I mean probably.
>>105977523
They make them so pretty sure they have it.

Yeah I always wondered why the clear cases disapeared and figured it was due to discoloration or some sort of heat issue that degraded the integrity of the plastic, but current electronics have so many heat sinks and EMI sheilds it doesn't look like the products of yesteryear, it looks like a shitty box in a shittier box and isn't as asthetically pleasing and when you could see full on circuitry.

>>105979406
wrong, there is only SHARGE

>>105980495
Anytime. Anywhere.

Xe loves trans gadgets

>>105980308
>I still have some translucent case tech that has none of these issues.
It's just not as good as solid plastic, simple as. Given light has to pass through that ought to be obvious, but I am not simply assuming as much anyway, it is a fact.

Doesn't mean it can't be made well or to last the test of time, but given it has inherent weaknesses over solid plastic the primary reason it's ever made is because of aesthetics, and that simply is not desirable in this day and age.

>>105977523
>so chinx can't copy them as easily
You realize they can just fucking open them right?

>>105980517
>>105980536
>apple puts their devices in the hands of gorillas to sell them, so that must mean Americans like that!

>>105977469 (OP)
I don't know what you mean?

>Xbox and Switch sell clear controllers on their official website, and it's not hard to find 3rd party ones for PS5
>Showcase PC cases with 2 transparent sides are a popular trend. Some even go a step further like 3 transparent sides, or workbench pc cases
>Whilst it's not proper component transparency, Nothing phones and accessories tap into the transparency aesthetic
>The Nothing aesthetic is even popular enough there's a market for Nothing-style skins for other phones
>Transparent sound make premium transparent audio stuff, Harmon Kardon's has a Soundsticks range that's transparent, significant Turntable companies like Pro-Ject and AudioTechnica have released transparent turntables
>Sharge is a reputable charging and power bank company that's whole thing is transparency
>Retro transparent aesthetics trend on Tiktok and such showing it's popular with younger people too, it's easy to find vids of people showcasing it
>There's a market for transparent keycaps and housings for mechanical keyboards. Not just random chinkware either but Ducky, Keychron, Akko
>Transparent TV technology has been a thing for a while now
>Samsung have released a transparent phone
>Lenovo are currently working on transparent laptops, though they aren't available to buy yet
>Just search "transparent [product name]" and you can find transparent versions of most things

Mrwhosetheboss made a video on transparent tech recently about this (inb4 I get told I'm a pajeet shill, I don't care whether you watch it or not, it just seems relevant):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fepKQej1DH0

Transparent tech isn't as commonplace as it was in the past, but if you're into it there's plenty of options thesedays, and its popularity only appears to be rising.

>>105978713
This is it. I still think it's funny how fast Apple went from rainbow lollipop to offwhite once the ipod took off.

>>105978068
If they kept making transparent electronics normalfags wouldn't think anything that has wires inside it is a bomb.

>>105977469 (OP)
transparent plastic fragile

I think they look nice

>>105977469 (OP)
what is that kind of power bank called?

>>105984600

The same reason people stopped wearing Hawaiian shirts densely for a contracted period of time. All fads have a lifespan. This one just ended.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_craze

>>105977469 (OP)
Because Jony Ive made the flower iMac and people stopped copying the original see-through iMac

>>105977469 (OP)
The transparent Retroid Pocket Flip literally came out like 2 months ago. Also, you can now 3D print your own plastic cases - or even better, order them at Chinese shops from fractions of a cent per unit. So just make them yourself instead of crying like a little bitch.

Unpopular opinion: I think transparent stuff where it's showing got an intentional design underneath rather than bare PCBs and wiring looks nicer. Nothing phones for example, or Edifier's transparent speakers.

>>105986613
>where it's showing got
*where it's showing

>>105977469 (OP)
these were for prisons anon. prisons required all electronics to be inside transparent cases so that guards could make sure they weren't sneaking drugs or w/e inside them

Why do we get this "where did the transparent tech go" sentiment so much when it's even more available than ever? When it comes to PC cases it's arguably even harder to get ones that are entirely opaque thesedays.

>>105986661
I think it's funny how the law that requires this to be done implies that prison guards are going to have literally any idea about the parts needed for a television or game console to actually function.

>>105984579
kek I thought this was sIoppa at first

>>105986821
these are retard criminals anon. they aren't gonna be smart enough to put drugs inside a capacitor case they're just gonna stuff baggies of crack in it

>>105986857
That's not at all relevant to anything that I said.

>>105986858
the guards don't have to have any idea about the parts needed inside a tv or a games console because it will be blatantly obvious when they're trying to sneak something inside
it doesn't seem like you understand fully why the cases are transparent

>>105986874
The first part of your statement makes no sense because it contradicts the second part.

>>105986895
no it doesn't. you're probably just ESL

>>105986874
If somebody has no idea what's supposed to be inside of a television, how would it be blatantly obvious when something out of place was inside a television?

>>105986904
because there would just be a dirty sandwich bag of crack inside the case. and cops know what that looks like

I have seen some chink transparent devices, not sure if transparent plastic is as fire proof as colored plastic tough

>>105988252
Why would it not be? Do pigment powders have fire retardant properties?

Most devices are going to be a huge battery with a tiny motherboard shoved in the corner, that's boring, it looks like a hollywood bomb, there's nothing to show off anymore, no discrete components, just some black squares and a white battery pack with coils if you have wireless charging.

>>105988516
more like the other way, the traditional light gray colour that becomes beige with year is a fire retardant for example

>>105988252
that looks way cooler that it deserves to be desu

>>105977469 (OP)
Transparent plastic molding is now a lost technology

>>105986920
>but what if TV or consoles had a bag of crack from the factory, how could they know it's out of place?
him probably

>>105992777
>that it deserves to be
Holy ESL saar

>>105994700
Looks more like drunk typing than ESL

>>105978373
what am i looking at here

>>105977469 (OP)
Can't show the 2 pounds of thermal paste you had to cake them in to even turn on.

>>105978373
what is that thing? basedfacing rn

>>105995098
right click -> image search
wow that was hard

>>105986533
>openpandora

they suffered for a decade with no funding and barely any sales so we could have our modern cheap chink handhelds

>>105984579
I thought acoustic couplers died out 40 years ago.

bump

>>105986533
this shit was outdated 10 years ago

>>105996304
It's almost like it takes time for small companies to bring shit to market or something. Mind blowing, I know.

>>105996316
its almost like you type like a faggy redditor. take your overpriced trash filler and shove it up your ass

>>105994715
more like shitposting at midnight after a day full of paperwork and bullshit, i was fucking tired