As someone who always forgets to turn off my best gaming PC after the workday is over, I need to be more conscious of my electricity usage. That's why an eco-friendly touchscreen monitor is now available.

The Eazeye Radiant is the world's first "semi-transmissive LCD monitor," and its Indiegogo campaign is nearing its end, having surpassed its goal with plenty to spare. This means that this portable 15.6" display with a refresh rate of 60 Hz should be a final product available for general sale in the not-too-distant future.

Radiant's main selling point is its 10-point touchscreen, which uses full-spectrum LEDs to reduce blue light by up to 60% compared to typical LCD panels. For those who suffer from eye strain on a regular basis, this monitor should be much kinder to the cornea, especially in low light conditions.

Also, since the Eazeye does not use a traditional backlight, it should appear brighter than a typical laptop or tablet outdoors on a sunny day due to the transmissive display color filter. As much as I love the new iPad Pro 2024 and its brilliant tandem OLED screen, the one time I used it in my backyard on a rare bright day in Scotland, it was moodily illuminated by Netflix's tense and wonderful thriller "Baby Reindeer" I could barely make out what was going on in the scene.

Also, Radiant's principal developer, Luis Huang, has stated that it consumes 70% less power than traditional displays, making it far more environmentally friendly than most monitors on the market. Yes, I am guilty of writing this text on a giant Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor that is currently at 100% brightness.

Speaking of gaming, the Radiant supports screen mirroring thanks to its mini-HDMI socket, and with a latency of only 5ms, it pairs nicely with the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck.

As a display technology enthusiast and someone who has had good experiences with portable monitors in the past (I love my Asus ZenScreen), screen geeks will be intrigued by Radiant's unique features.