Nano–texture glass
What exactly is this tiny cutting–edge tech?
HOW IT WORKS
YOU WILL LEARN
Why nano–texture glass is a clever way to reduce reflections
APPLE MAKES
IT CLEAR THAT CLEANING NANO– TEXTURE GLASS ISN’T A SUITABLE
JOB FOR THE LIKES OF WINDEX
KEY FACT
Instead of coating glass to make it less reflective, which is the standard way of cutting glare on everything from displays to spectacles, nano–scale glass etches lots of tiny lines into the display. Just be careful with it: Apple strongly advises against using any kind of cleaning cloth other than the special one that it includes with the Pro Display XDR or iMac.
When Apple unveiled the Pro Display XDR, it also introduced a new kind of screen technology. But it wasn’t a new kind of LED lighting or a new image processor. It was glass. Very, very expensive glass: an extra $1,000 on top of the $4,999 price tag.
Apple calls it nano–texture glass and it’s also available in the latest 27–inch iMac, where it’s a $500 extra. So what does it do, and why would you want it?