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Feel the Light: OLED with touch function from Fraunhofer IPMS
oled-display.net - 10/10/2008
Feel the Light: OLED with touch function from Fraunhofer IPMS
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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
Feel The Light: OLED With Touch Function
sciencedaily.com - 10/10/2008
Feel The Light: OLED With Touch Function
— sciencedaily.com — 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 ... (more) Feel The Light: OLED With Touch Function

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Fraunhofer IPMS demonstrates OLED with touch control
engadget.com - 10/10/2008
Fraunhofer IPMS demonstrates OLED with touch control
— engadget.com — 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 ... (more) Fraunhofer IPMS demonstrates OLED with touch control

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New OLED Tech Has Built-In Touch Control, Works Like Magic [Oled]
gizmodo.com - 10/10/2008
New OLED Tech Has Built-In Touch Control, Works Like Magic [Oled]
— gizmodo.com — One of drawbacks with traditional touchscreens is that the touch action requires 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 ... (more) New OLED Tech Has Built-In Touch Control, Works Like ...

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OLED Light with Touch Interface
I4U News — ... and dimming the light could be easily controlled by a hand movement, which overcomes the traditional controller function. The cool thing about this Touch OLED light is that the OLED itself is used to read the hand movements. There is no additional layer necessary for the touch interface. I wonder if the same technology can be used for OLED displays. If you can use the display OLEDs also for reading the touch information future touch screens would get slimmer and cheaper. Via Oled-Display Posted on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:28:08 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr ...

Fraunhofer IPMS demonstrates OLED with touch control
Engadget — ... straight for the future with its latest OLED breakthrough. Reportedly, the company has devised an OLED display that can be controlled via human touch or by simply waving one's hand in front of the panel. Unlike similar applications that have come before it, there's no additional hardware needed -- and therein lies the magic. The outfit is currently showing off the design at the Plastic Electronic 2008 show, though it yet to reveal anything close to a release plan. [Via OLED-Display]Read | Permalink | Email this ...

New OLED Tech Has Built-In Touch Control, Works Like Magic [Oled]
Gizmodo — ... 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] ...

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The German Fraunhofer Institute IPMS developed an OLED light source with touch interface. Besides in displays OLED technology is also getting a lot of attention in light source development. As OLED is a cold light source it is save to touch it. ...