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Thin Is In: Samsung intros Flapping Display OLED panel
The newspaper business may be going down the tubes but if those ever-emergent thin displays get to market soon enough there might still be hope for those technology-challenged old school publishers. The latest entry in the thin display race comes from Samsung and it's called the Flapping Display. Revealed at Japan's recent FPD International 2008, the 0.05millimeter-thick 4-inch OLED panel is so thin it actually flaps in the wind, a trick Samsung made sure to show off by installing a fan near the display.
In what almost seems like bragging, the company said it could make an even thinner display but they claim, "It is difficult to further reduce the thicknesses of the flexible substrates and circuit components around it." Translation: We will have TV screens inside our eye glasses sooner than we think.
Via Nikkei
By hur mcdurr at 8:15 AM ON 10/29/08
Just think of how OLED technology can help students.
Imagine a world where you can type notes on your computer and stream them to your OLED-notebook through the use of 3G Internet connection.
Taking digital notes without having to carry around a bulky or expensive laptop.
Having album covers where it shows the track listing and the name of the album on one side...
Technology is awesome...
By Erebiel at 12:26 PM ON 10/29/08
So, we're going full-circle back to scrolls...?
By Anonymous at 12:58 PM ON 10/29/08
@ EREBIEL
You're kidding right? OLED displays have the potential to revolutionize numerous industries. The potential for cheap OLED displays is unimaginable! It truly does keep me on the edge of my seat, wondering what possible new ideas will come about from the potential of OLED.
By Dalhimar at 11:40 PM ON 11/08/08
@Anon:
he meant a scroll like screen that can be rolled up like the portable nav system in that one mars movie
And yea this tech will eventully lead the way, not only will we be able to have screens on our glasses, but things such as a built in screen on the car window that could highlight road hazards. the potential is virtually limitless.
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Dalhimar:
@Anon: he meant a scroll like screen that can be rolled up like the portable nav system in that one mars movie And ...More »