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LG Phillips Patents Oil and Water Display

Posted by kdawson on from the mixing-it-up dept.

jordanhh writes "Tech.co.uk reports that LG Phillips has filed a patent for a new type of thin, flexible display. 'The pixels are made from tiny plastic cells filled with minute amounts of oil and water. The oil floats on the surface of the water and shrouds the colored surface underneath it. When electricity is applied across the cell, the oil moves aside, changing the color of the pixel.'"

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  1. oil and water by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 2, Funny

    What? No vinegar?

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    1. Re:oil and water by Applekid · · Score: 4, Funny

      What? No vinegar? Don't know about the display quality, but it's already clearly an inferior salad.
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  2. Confusing phrasing by c0d3h4x0r · · Score: 3, Funny

    Am I the only one who read this as LG Phillips Patents Oil and Water Display ?

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    1. Re:Confusing phrasing by Anonymous+McCartneyf · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, that's what it actually says. The headline doesn't have boldface, though.
      At least it isn't "British Left Waffles on Falklands."

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    2. Re:Confusing phrasing by Kingrames · · Score: 3, Funny

      Another funny real headline:
      "Carpenter nails wife, kills self."

      The headline guy was fired for that one.

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    3. Re:Confusing phrasing by orangepeel · · Score: 2, Funny

      If you liked that headline, you should check out this link (Google cache because I think the original site now requires registration).

      Two of my favorites:

      "Day gives daughters 1st-hand job experience"

      "Shooting spree spreads Christmas bliss"

      But the headlines are only part of the hilarity. Some of the stories posted on that page are an absolute riot.

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  3. "I can dig that..." by starglider29a · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, man... I saw something like that on the screen over the heads of the Jefferson Airplane back in '67. At least I THINK it was on the screen... oh... WOW!

  4. Sounds pretty slick! by darth_MALL · · Score: 1, Funny

    Thanks - I'll be here all night.

  5. Excellent Blacks by Innova · · Score: 5, Funny

    They expect to get excellent blacks (the bane of digital display technologies) by using motor oil from my 1999 Saturn.

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  6. Well by ajenteks · · Score: 2, Funny

    That really paints the term "dead pixels" in a new light.

  7. Not very palatable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm waiting for Hidden Valley's research into a ranch-based display to pan out.

  8. Re:Well this sucks by Lockejaw · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, so far it seems that nobody here has seen this done before and thinks it's a pretty neat idea. So, no, you just need to get the latest groupthink patch.

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  9. Prior art... by msauve · · Score: 2, Funny

    this is exactly like the light show I saw at a Dead concert once.

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  10. Nice try LG, but *I* patented it first! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sincerely,

    Dr. Peter V. Boesen
    SP Technolgies

  11. Just what we need... by E++99 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...something else to drive up the price of oil!

  12. Prior Art by skeeto · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oil based displays have been in use for years. In fact, there is famous prior art.

    1. Re:Prior Art by Anonymous+McCartneyf · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, but the burn-in rate for oil-on-canvas monitors is horrific.

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  13. Sharp by Loconut1389 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Looks like Sharp will have to rename their Aquos line!