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Feel The Light: OLED With Touch Function
Feel The Light: OLED With Touch Function
ScienceDaily (Oct. 9, 2008)— Organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) are one of the most promising lighting technology for future lighting solutions. The OLED technology is the first real area light source technology in history. It overcomes traditional restrictions by point source lighting ...
Outlandish Sony PSP2 design flaunts flexible OLED screen
Outlandish Sony PSP2 design flaunts flexible OLED screen
dvice.com — Is it us, or isn't it a bit ironic that the same week Sony's newest Playstation Portable (PSP-3000) becomes available, a fantastic design for a future model bursts on the scene? While the PSP-3000 has scant few innovations, this design concept by ... (more) Outlandish Sony PSP2 design flaunts flexible OLED screen
Feel the Light: OLED with touch function from Fraunhofer IPMS
Feel the Light: OLED with touch function from Fraunhofer IPMS
oled-display.net — Fraunhofer IPMS shows the worldwide first interactive touch controlled flat light source. Based on the fact that OLED is a cold light source, touching control is a safe operation. read more (more) Feel the Light: OLED with touch function from Fraunhofer ...
New machine prints sheets of light
New machine prints sheets of light
cnn.com — You could even make OLED wallpaper, since the material is flexible, one scientist says. (more) New machine prints sheets of light
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OLED touch-controllers promised by Fraunhofer IPMS
SlashGear — ... OLED could become the next major illuminated touch-sensitive technology, taking advantage of the fact that the homogeneous area light-source can be used to recognize points of contact without requiring a separate touch foil as LEDs would.  The system, developed by Fraunhofer IPMS, is initially being touted as a light controller, for switching and dimming, but could apparently be applied to any OLED such as those used in PMPs and other mobile devices. ...

Fraunhofer IPMS demonstrates OLED with touch control
Engadget — ... Look, we're not going to argue that those chintzy clap lamps weren't pretty sweet in their heyday. And we're also not going to put up a fuss when you assert that snap bracelets were equally adorable in the early 90s. Nostalgia aside, Fraunhofer IPMS is headed ...

New OLED Tech Has Built-In Touch Control, Works Like Magic [Oled]
Gizmodo — ... layers of junk between the light source and the surface you're smudging, which makes it dimmer. Fraunhofer IPMS is showing off a breakthrough in OLED tech that doesn't need any of the crap, since the OLED itself reads touch signals. Obviously, that opens up all kinds of sweet possibilities, since OLEDs are incredibly efficient (and this touch tech doesn't make them any less so) and brilliant. A phone with a gorgeous, insanely bright OLED touchscreen? Sign me up. [Science Daily via OLED Display via Engadget] ...

Scientists Add Touch Capabilties to OLEDs
Phone Scoop - Latest News — ... at Fraunhofer IPMS have devised organic light emitting diodes that can be controlled by touch. Right now, they envision being able to turn lights on and off via touch. Typical touch screens have to have additional touch foils on the top of the devices. This new technology from Fraunhofer doesn't need those foils, because the OLED itself is used to read out the touch signal. It wasn't clear if the technology could be used to create touch screens for devices such as mobile phones. more info at Science Daily ...

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