New Sony OLED Display Can Roll Into Cylinder 73
Anarki2004 writes "Sony recently debuted its latest in OLED technology: a 4.1-inch screen that's only 80 microns thick. The super-flexible display can roll up into a cylinder just 4mm in diameter while still showing moving images at 432×240 resolution. Instead of brittle integrated circuit chips, the screen has an on-panel gate-driven circuit — a world first, according to Sony. That innovation would allow everything but the power supply to roll and flex in applications."
Everything but the power supply ... (Score:5, Funny)
Good thing, too - you wouldn't want to roll up the power supply, shove it in your pocket, and have it burst into flames. After all, "It's a SONY!"
Until... (Score:5, Funny)
The super-flexible display can roll up into a cylinder
Until Sony disables that feature in the firmware.
Re:Until... (Score:3, Funny)
I thought this screen was firmware. Would that mean they'd turn it into hardware?
Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? (Score:3, Funny)
This one is vastly improved from 80m. That's several orders of magnitude.
Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? (Score:3, Funny)
80m.
Slashdot ate your mu?
Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? (Score:2, Funny)
So you're saying it's an OLED story?
Re:those stripes (Score:4, Funny)
Those stripes are probably an artifact from the screen being rolled up. That should be ironed out if/when the screen goes into production.
So long as you don't have to iron out the screen after you roll it up.
Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? (Score:2, Funny)
Slashdot ate your mu?
It's OK, it tasted like chicken.
Dude, you ruined my day (Score:5, Funny)
Bah, just when I was thinking that if it's this thin and flexible, they could put it on a condom and give you the choice of what to display on it (like, say, a $100 bill or a credit card for wives who won't touch anything else of their husband's)... you just have to come and give me the mental image of it bursting into flames.
Re:Everything but the power supply ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Until... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Dual screen (Score:3, Funny)
Three off the top of my head: