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New Sony OLED Display Can Roll Into Cylinder

Posted by StoneLion on from the still-can't-spindle-or-mutilate dept.

Anarki2004 writes "Sony recently debuted its latest in OLED technology: a 4.1-inch screen that's only 80 microns thick. The super-flexible display can roll up into a cylinder just 4mm in diameter while still showing moving images at 432×240 resolution. Instead of brittle integrated circuit chips, the screen has an on-panel gate-driven circuit — a world first, according to Sony. That innovation would allow everything but the power supply to roll and flex in applications."

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  1. Everything but the power supply ... by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

    That innovation would allow everything but the power supply to roll and flex in applications."

    Good thing, too - you wouldn't want to roll up the power supply, shove it in your pocket, and have it burst into flames. After all, "It's a SONY!"

    1. Re:Everything but the power supply ... by hack++slash · · Score: 2, Funny

      My friend told me about this device that powered things without a battery, all you had to do was turn a handle. I thought to myself, that's got to be some sort of wind up.

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  2. Until... by Vanderhoth · · Score: 4, Funny

    The super-flexible display can roll up into a cylinder

    Until Sony disables that feature in the firmware.

    1. Re:Until... by Sockatume · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought this screen was firmware. Would that mean they'd turn it into hardware?

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    2. Re:Until... by oldspewey · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't think they'll disable the feature entirely, but they'll probably require you to buy some kind of expensive, proprietary cylinder that you wrap the screen around.

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  3. Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? by Get+on+the+boat · · Score: 3, Funny

    This one is vastly improved from 80m. That's several orders of magnitude.

  4. Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? by mister_playboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    80m.

    Slashdot ate your mu?

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  5. Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you're saying it's an OLED story?

  6. Re:those stripes by aynoknman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Those stripes are probably an artifact from the screen being rolled up. That should be ironed out if/when the screen goes into production.

    So long as you don't have to iron out the screen after you roll it up.

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  7. Re:Really? Like maybe a Pencil? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Slashdot ate your mu?

    It's OK, it tasted like chicken.

    /.

  8. Dude, you ruined my day by Moraelin · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bah, just when I was thinking that if it's this thin and flexible, they could put it on a condom and give you the choice of what to display on it (like, say, a $100 bill or a credit card for wives who won't touch anything else of their husband's)... you just have to come and give me the mental image of it bursting into flames.

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  9. Re:Dual screen by tomhudson · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really? I can't think of many. The length of the screen would prohibit the use of simple rails that slide out of the body of the phone... they'd be much longer than the phone's width

    Three off the top of my head:

    1. something like a telescoping radio or tv antenna
    2. something like a folding ruler or cane?
    3. something like a tazer AGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!