You're looking at one right now. It might be sitting on a desk, stuck on a wall, or cradled in your hand. Monitors have millions of components, but we usually only ever see just the one thing. It's ...

Despite the magical appearance of modern screens, these marvels use very real resources. Monitors have long been the most resource-heavy parts of a modern computer, due in no small part to their size.

For 40 years or so, we've used computer monitors to work with our desktops and laptops. But as as head-mounted displays advance, how we see the online world is going to change. (Disclosure: All of the ...