Samsung Electronics revealed a double-sided LCD display screen earlier this month. The screen produces independent images on each side simultaneously, and requires only one backlight, although one side is less than half as bright as the other.

I see some gaming potential in a double-sided screen, after having played with the Nintendo DS for some time, and also recently with the Nintendo Wii. A double-sided handheld console with tilt-sensitivity could make for some pretty interesting games--imagine flipping over the game level from time to time for a new perspective, play-mode or aesthetic. Or, a head-to-head system where opposing players only see the rear display (think of a deck of cards). I doubt there's much mainstream appeal here, but considering game play options for unusual hardware configurations might make a good exercise for my game design students.