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New Display Technology to Compete with LCDs?

Posted by michael on from the unwelcome-comparisons-to-iridium dept.

NetRanger writes "C|Net's News.com has a really interesting article to a new display technology that is based on interference of light patterns. The company, Iridigm, has a very compelling case for why their display method is far superior to LCD, including far brighter displays, far less power consumption... but the cool this is that the display actually works like RAM (it retains its state until voltage is applied to reset it) -- so what do you see when the driver crashes?"

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  1. PSOD? by FreeLinux · · Score: 2, Funny

    - so what do you see when the driver crashes?"

    Porn Screen Of Death?

    1. Re:PSOD? by TheLOTR · · Score: 2, Funny

      That's not a crash! It's a feature!

      We call it.... "Pause"

    2. Re:PSOD? by Diabolical · · Score: 4, Funny

      Porn Screen Of Death?

      More like Porn Screen Of Divorce in my case...

  2. HMmm.... by Gorm+the+DBA · · Score: 4, Funny
    So if it retains it's state...

    That's gonna make shutting off the monitor real fast to hide the porn from your (wife/boss/Priest/Teacher) a lot more difficult.

    Therefore, this tech will never fly.

  3. 3 times brighter... by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, if we can project this trend out, when do I need to start wearing sunglasses while I'm in the office?

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    1. Re:3 times brighter... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      You mean you don't already? Everyone knows that cool people wear sunglasses all the time!

  4. Etch-a-Sketch? by marnerd · · Score: 5, Funny

    If my computer crashes, leaving something unpleasant on my screen, can I clear it by picking it up and shaking it?

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  5. Re:Light interference for display tech? by dubious9 · · Score: 2, Funny

    RTFA Genius

    The iMoD elements are built upon two conductive layers--one a flexible metal membrane, the other is a thin film. These layers are held about 1 micron apart between two sheets of glass. When a voltage is applied to the element, the metal membrane layer becomes attracted to the thin film layer, turning the element black. Varying the voltage brings the layers closer and farther apart, and the distance between the layers determines what color--red, green or blue--the element displays.

    Thus the only distance you have to control is between the membrane and film. Then unless you were moving at significant fraction of the speed of light the colors wouldn't change on your motion much.

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  6. Butterflies! Butterflies, man! by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 5, Funny
    From the Iridigm website:

    The power of Iridigm displays derives from the replication of some of Mother Nature's most beautiful creations: Butterflies.

    ...and the power of the Iridigm PR department derives from the ingestion of some of Mother Nature's most bodacious plants...

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  7. clearing the screen after power outage by HitchHik · · Score: 4, Funny

    To solve the problem of undesired residue on the screen the manufacturer could add a slider on the bottom of the unit that the user would slide from one side to the other - erasing the content :).

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    1. Re:clearing the screen after power outage by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 3, Funny

      Go-Go-Gadget-Magna-Doodle!

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  8. Re:Bad for gaming? by ThrasherTT · · Score: 3, Funny

    So really, it'll only use less power for those damned campers!

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