![Google Chief Economist Hal Varian Speaks To The Media Visitors stand in front of a screen showing the most popular Google searches in Germany at that moment in the company's offices on Aug. 21, 2014 in Berlin.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/google-screens.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
Google is developing technology to allow users to integrate multiple screens to create giant television-like screens of variable shapes and sizes, sources familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.
Former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Mary Lou Jepsen is leading the project, which is being developed in secret and has not been disclosed to the public. Jepsen previously led the project to create a cheap laptop that could be distributed widely in the developing world, an effort that failed to meet the high hopes surrounding it.
The ability to combine small screens to create larger ones would disrupt a market where prices increase dramatically with size. A 32-inch screen can retail for less than $1,000. A 110-inch screen, the largest manufactured, requires a custom order and can reportedly cost more than $100,000.
[WSJ]
PHOTOS: Inside Google’s New York City Office
![A subway themed conference room where Googlers can video conference with other Google offices around the world.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/001-subway-themed-meeting-room1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![A lounge and workspace in Google's Chelsea Market office where employees can get together for a meeting or relax on a lounge chair.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/002-google-colored-lounge1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Steel slides connect Google's two story lounge.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/003-office-slide1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![A green themed micro kitchen emphasizes Google's commitment to sustainability.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/004-green-microkitchen1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Google's apartment themed conference room for those looking to “work from home” at work.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/006-working-from-home1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Google's build-your-own desks that allow employees to completely customize their workspaces.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/007-playful-work-spacetif1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Water tower seating in Google's aptly named Water Tower Cafe, one of five cafes at Google's New York offices that serve free food.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/008-lunch-at-our-water-tower-cafe1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![The Broadway themed conference rooms on Google's New York City-themed floor.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/009-the-meatpacking-district-the-majestic-meeting-rooms1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![A bookcase turns to reveal one of three "secret rooms" in Google's library.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/010-suited-up1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Google New York's library, complete with books donated by employees.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/011-classic-library1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![The Google bridge across 16th street in New York City.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/012-our-google-bridge1.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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