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What happens when you smash a super-thin OLED display with a hammer? Last week, Wilson and I learned all about OLEDs, but after our factory tour we were left with that one nagging question. Lucky for us, mystery solved, as UDC has the answer courtesy of this video demonstration. Personally, I'd like to see this test performed on more gadgets. Blending is getting a little old. [UDC]
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With OLED sales down last year, expect big news on the advantages of OLEDs.
Good. The sooner I can get one of those little indestructible roll-up video screens that Val Kilmer had in "Red Planet," the better.
These displays are so cool! I can't wait until they become as ubiquitous as cell phones and as cheap as toilet paper.
Excellent. I can't tell you how many times I've had to remove my display from its shell, accidentally left it on a flat table and had it randomly attacked by people with RUBBER mallets.
Whew. One less thing to worry about, thank GOD for technology.
well a rubber hammer anyway. I wonder what a metal hammer would do.
Yay! O please does this mean we'll have snap wristband watches soon?
Looks like a mallet, not a hammer.
How soft is that rubber head on the hammer?
looks like a french tickler to me. why dont they use a hydraulic press?
I love the hi tech-musak in the video. You guys should do an interview with a composer who writes music for tech videos.
Gallagher un-impressed, as am I. Until they can figure out how to get OLED to last more than 3 years, and do that in-expensively, it will never be a feasible product.
they went MC Hammer on its ass
marvel and dc should make their comics on these.
@Sheemo44: It's still better than going M.C. Escher on it's ass!
It'd get bent into a Mobius strip! -or WORSE!
Will it smash?
what if you hit it on its edge?
ipod oled, where are you???
@gunbu: indeed, nice 1980's synthesizer music.
can they smash the one playing the movie, not just a single color logo?
The person in that video seems to be paying a lot of attention to not bending the screen too much. I hope when they advertise "flexible" on these things moving forward, that it doesn't mean "flexible as long as you don't flex it".
If everyone had a T.V. made of this stuff, the whole "Flying Wii controller breaking the screen" thing would not have been a problem. OLED would eat those hits and ask for seconds. Most likely Chuck Norris approved as well!
Why did they beat up the little cheapo OLED instead of the swank screen they show at the end?
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