Sony Patent for Screens & Devices that Fold, Change Shape
Gamespot and New Scientist reports on Sony's recent patent make for some interesting reading...
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Basically, the patent describes electronic devices and displays that are flexible enough to be rolled up or folded when not in use, but become rigid when a small electric current is passed through them. The application lists wide-ranging uses for the technology, and suggests it could be applied to cell phones, PDAs, PCs, remote controls, clocks, glasses, and even game systems.
Over the last couple of years I have read about Phillips and other companies developing flexible video screens, but this tension-changing stuff Sony's messing with is new to me. I imagine any home application of this technology is many years away or, more likely, complete science fiction.
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There was a feature in Wired at least a year ago that talked about "the computers of the future" or some such. It talked about this type of technology, where a watch band can be taken off and uncurled into a touch screen, etc. There was another tech in development to make paper thin screens that are foldable so they are portable. So your phone could be the size of a razr but have a 6" screen. This looks to be the same sort of portable computing and entertainment technology to me. Pretty interesting stuff.
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Basically, the patent describes electronic devices and displays that are flexible enough to be rolled up or folded when not in use, but become rigid when a small electric current is passed through them...
This would be great for advertising. Instead of using curtains, you have these things. Once you close those curtains and go to bed, these things turn into giant tv screens, running advertisements. You get paid for advertising whatever product is on there, while you're sleeping. Sellouts ftw.
This is nothing more than an OLED display. They are already out now, but a bit rudamentary. I believe the estimate is something like 5 years until they become commonplace. A friend of mine worked on a prototype of an OLED display while in grad school. VERY cool stuff.
i saw an article in 'der spiegel' about siemens doing research with this... they were developing a roll-up PDA. i wonder what came of it.
in the same section was an article about a cel phone that replaced one of your molar teeth. it was implanted into your jaw and sound was transferred via vibration through your jawbone. you talked as normal and it picked up the sound in your mouth..... dunno what became of that either.
i read these articles more than 2 years ago now.
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in the same section was an article about a cel phone that replaced one of your molar teeth. it was implanted into your jaw and sound was transferred via vibration through your jawbone. you talked as normal and it picked up the sound in your mouth..... dunno what became of that either.
If this would quiet down people who use their cellphones in public then I'd like to volunteer to get the program started by helping to remove their teeth!
