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First Dual-emission OLED Display in a Phone
roc_face writes "Japanese electronics joint-venture company ELDis has come up with the world's first dual-emission organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display for a mobile phone. This means the screen can be viewed from both sides. It was on display at the annual Flat Panel Display exposition in Tokyo this week."
"world's first dual-emission organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display for a mobile phone."
Er...who gives a shit?
Cool, with this device and a mirror I will be able to watch two screens showing the same image at the same time.
Seriously though, it will make it very hard to hide from your friends what a lousy nibbles player you are.
It's all fun and games until your signifigant other sends you some homemade porn during a business meeting.
So, next time my girlfriend sends me a... suggesting picture of hers on my mob, you get to see it too?
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We apologise for the inconvenience
Not quite.
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... *bibilip* ...]
Now, if the back of the screen showed the back of the picture, too
[*bibilip*
[glances at closed flip-open phone]
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To this day is it not known how the ancient Egyptians managed to build the pyramids without being able to read their cell phones from both sides. One theory suggests rotary technology; more audacious mavericks wonder if they perhaps did not have phones at all.
The coolest voice ever.
Then it's just fun.
But then again, I could be wrong.
Wouldn't that mean that all the text on one side of the screen would come out backwards?
How useful is that?
Tech Support: How may I help you?
Average Caller: The computer you sold me is BROKEN!
Tech Support: Did you drop it?
Average Caller: NO! What do you think I am? An idiot?
Tech Support: No no, I'm sorry. I didn't mean suggest that. So what's what's wrong with your computer?
Average Caller: It's BROKEN!
Tech Support: How is it broken?
Average Caller: I don't know how it got broken!
Tech Support: No, I mean what's wrong with it that it's broken? Does it turn on?
Average Caller: Yeah it turns on. But it's all screwed up!
Tech Support: What exactly is screwed up?
Average Caller: All of it! Everything!
Tech Support: Ok. How about this, do you see the desktop?
Average Caller: I'm not at a desk.
Tech Support: I mean do you see the start button?
Average Caller: Yeah. It's all screwed up.
Tech Support: The start button is there, but it's "screwed up"?
Average Caller: CHRIST! That's what I just said!!!
Tech Support: Ok, ok. I was just trying to make sure I understood you. Can you describe the start button to me?
Average Caller: Huh? You're supposed to be Tech Support and you don't know what a start button looks like? It's a gray button in the corner that says "start". And it's all screwed up.
Tech Support: Exactly how is it different than it usually is?
Average Caller: The word "start" is all messed up.
Tech Support: How is it messed up? Can you read it?
Average Caller: Well, yeah I can sorta read it.
Tech Support: Is the image blurry? Are the colors wrong? Does it have dots on it?
Average Caller: No, nothing like that. It's perfectly clear, the letters are screwed up.
Tech Support: Ah! Did you change your font setting?
Average Caller: NO! I DIDN'T DO THAT! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!! What's a "font setting"?
Tech Support: Ok ok, how about this. Look at one letter and tell me what's wrong with it.
Average Caller: The "S". It looks funny. And it's not supposed to be at the end!
Tech Support: At the end? You mean the word "start" is backwards? And all the letters are backwards?
Average Caller: Ummm (pause to study the screen) yeah. That's it. Everything is backwards. That's exactly what I said! Everything is screwed up! It's all backwards!
Tech Support: Ahhh! Good.
Average Caller: What do you mean "GOOD"?!? My computers is screwed up!
Tech Support: I'm sorry. I just mean that now I know what the problem is and it's easy to fix. You turned the screen upside down.
Average Caller: NO I DIDN'T!
Tech Support: Maybe someone else turned it upside down. Just turn it over.
Average Caller: I TOLD YOU, IT'S NOT UPSIDE DOWN!
Tech Support: Ok. Could you just test it for me please? Try turning it upside down and telling me what happens?
Average Caller: FINE! (adjusts screen) There! Now it's worse! See!
Tech Support: What do you mean it's worse?
Average Caller: Now the start button is on the TOP!
Tech Support: Huh? Ohh! The top left? Or the top right? If it's on the top left then you rotated the screen instead of turning it over.
Average Caller: Umm, it's on the right.... uhh, no, it's on the left.... uhhhhhhh..... it's on the, ummmm....
Tech Support: Are you left handed or right handed?
Average Caller: Right handed.
Tech Support: Is the start button near your right hand or the other hand?
Average Caller: No. It's near my other hand. It's on the top left.
Tech Support: Ok. So you rotated the screen instead of turning it over. Rotate the screen back and flip it over the other way.
Average Caller: Ok, I turned it left instead of turning it right and the start button is on the top left again!
Tech Support: No, I don't mean to turn it. I mean flip it.
Average Caller: I did flip it!
12 minutes later...
Tech Support: Ok, so now do you follow me about how a frisbee spins?
Average Caller: Uhuh.
Tech Support: And now you follow me
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