LG Phillips Patents Oil and Water Display

jordanhh writes "Tech.co.uk reports that LG Phillips has filed a patent for a new type of thin, flexible display. 'The pixels are made from tiny plastic cells filled with minute amounts of oil and water. The oil floats on the surface of the water and shrouds the colored surface underneath it. When electricity is applied across the cell, the oil moves aside, changing the color of the pixel.'"

oil and water

[gEvil (beta)]

What? No vinegar?

Re:oil and water

[Applekid]

What? No vinegar?

Don't know about the display quality, but it's already clearly an inferior salad.

Confusing phrasing

[c0d3h4x0r]

Am I the only one who read this as LG Phillips Patents Oil and Water Display ?

"I can dig that..."

[starglider29a]

Yeah, man... I saw something like that on the screen over the heads of the Jefferson Airplane back in '67. At least I THINK it was on the screen... oh... WOW!

Sounds pretty slick!

[darth_MALL]

Thanks - I'll be here all night.

Excellent Blacks

[Innova]

They expect to get excellent blacks (the bane of digital display technologies) by using motor oil from my 1999 Saturn.

Well

[ajenteks]

That really paints the term "dead pixels" in a new light.

Not very palatable

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm waiting for Hidden Valley's research into a ranch-based display to pan out.

Re:Well this sucks

[Lockejaw]

Well, so far it seems that nobody here has seen this done before and thinks it's a pretty neat idea. So, no, you just need to get the latest groupthink patch.

Prior art...

[msauve]

this is exactly like the light show I saw at a Dead concert once.

Re:Confusing phrasing

[Anonymous McCartneyf]

No, that's what it actually says. The headline doesn't have boldface, though.
At least it isn't "British Left Waffles on Falklands."

Nice try LG, but *I* patented it first!

[Anonymous Coward]

Sincerely,

Dr. Peter V. Boesen
SP Technolgies

Just what we need...

[E++99]

...something else to drive up the price of oil!

Prior Art

[skeeto]

Oil based displays have been in use for years. In fact, there is famous prior art [wikipedia.org].

Re:Prior Art

[Anonymous McCartneyf]

Yeah, but the burn-in rate for oil-on-canvas monitors is horrific.

Re:Confusing phrasing

[Kingrames]

Another funny real headline:
"Carpenter nails wife, kills self."

The headline guy was fired for that one.

Sharp

[Loconut1389]

Looks like Sharp will have to rename their Aquos line!

Re:Confusing phrasing

[orangepeel]

If you liked that headline, you should check out this link [64.233.169.104] (Google cache because I think the original site now requires registration).

Two of my favorites:

"Day gives daughters 1st-hand job experience"

"Shooting spree spreads Christmas bliss"

But the headlines are only part of the hilarity. Some of the stories posted on that page are an absolute riot.