I have seen the future (And it's made of glass) - Computerworld: MIT researchers this week announced a breakthrough in glass technology that solves the glare problem. The glass has a revolutionary surface pattern made of nano-scale cones of glass.
It's called multifunctional glass. It's very clear, without glare or reflection.
The glass also deflects water, which bounces right off. Car windshields using the glass, for example, would not need windshield wipers.
More interestingly, solar cells under multifunctional glass would be self-cleaning and would enable more light to penetrate through the glass to the cells. It would be easy to imagine a phone like the iPhone 4 line with glass front and back, but with solar sells under the glass in the back.
Smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs would be essentially self-cleaning. No smudges and no glare!