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2012-08-08

Apple's Holographic Display Concept

Why Apple Will Turn to Holograms - Businessweek

[...] here is a prediction—Apple devices will soon project holograms like you’ve never seen. This is not mere speculation, but insight based on Apple’s patents, recent acquisitions, and the business imperative to do something to break free of the tablet clutter.

In November 2010, Apple patented a three-dimensional display system that would “mimic a hologram” without requiring special glasses. The patent narrative is fascinating, noting that one current market gap in screen technology is the ability of a device to project stereoscopic 3D images to multiple viewers at the same time.

Apple patents 3D display with holographic images and Kinect-like gesturing - SlashGear

Under this patent, the virtual items in this 3D space can include nearly any object that can be grasped and manipulated within the virtual space, including sheets of paper, hand tools, paint brushes, pencils, pens, knives, scissors, etc. Any manipulation of these virtual objects or controls can also be further reinforced with audio feedback, such as clicking sounds for virtually rotating knobs, flicking switches, or pressing buttons.






Apple patent reveals plans for holographic display - Telegraph

Apple also proposes using 3D imaging technology to track the movements of multiple viewers and the positions of their eyes so that the direction the image is deflected by the screen can be subtly adjusted to ensure the picture remains sharp and in 3D. The patent claims this technology would also create images that appear to be holographic because of the ability to track the observers movements.

[...]

"As well as watching 3D movies, Apple's system would have a ton of applications in science, engineering, design and education, while 3D iPhones and iPads would be killer.


"It's easy to imagine things like amazing 3D textbooks and instructional videos. 3D gaming on an iPad would be an incredibly immersive gaming experience."

Apple said it does not comment on patents.


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2012-03-15

Interactive Newsprint and Printed Electronics


Interactive Newsprint is a new research project led by the School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and funded by the Digital Economy (DE) Programme.
Source: Meld

Interactive Newsprint

Interactive paper is a type of “smart” paper. It is responsive to a human touch – the images or text printed on it can change, or play a sound once a certain area on the surface is pressed. This means that sheets of paper can turn into interactive displays. For example, imagine a community news poster with an interactive title. This could be designed to advertise and illustrate articles read aloud at the push of embedded buttons around the edge of the poster. The title text could show the times of forthcoming community events or meetings. Alternatively, imagine a home notice board display or picture frame containing active paper to which community club members could broadcast club news in short SMS text messages and voicemails.







“Can Printed Electronics Save the Music Industry?”
While we were working on our last ULAB project, Sweet Tweet, I was invited to take part in a panel discussion at SXSW in Austin, Texas to discuss a mashup of electronics, print and indie music. We didn’t just want to blab about it, we wanted to create some demonstrators that enabled people to get an idea of what the technology could do.




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2012-03-11

Samsung Flexible OLED Display

Samsung flexible OLED gadgets incoming this year - SlashGear

Samsung is mass producing flexible OLED displays for products still on track for release in 2012, the company has confirmed, though the exact extent to which they actually bend will depend on more than just the panels themselves. Samsung Mobile Display’s assistant president confirmed the sales plans this week, Asia Economy Park News reports, insisting that “flexible displays will be commercialized within a year.” The initial implementations are expected to include smartphones and tablets.




DailyTech - New Samsung Flexible Display Patent Detailed

Foldable displays use plastic rather than glass as a substrate for the displays. The plastic allows a flexible display to be bent, folded, or rolled opening up the possibility of smartphones that are curved like bracelets or can be rolled up into a very thin profile. The patent in question showed images of just such a device with a screen that rolls up into a cylindrical holder.  
The displays can into electronic newspapers, while keeping the same features that are used to in rigid screens. One of the benefits of these flexible screens compared to rigid screens will be very apparent to any smartphone user who has dropped their device and crushed the screen.  
The flexible displays will be able to absorb the shock and bend rather than cracking and breaking, making a more robust screen that is lighter at the same time. According to the patent, the flexible display will be based on a substrate of flexible plastic, metal foil, thin glass, or other thin and flexible material. The patent also notes some the target products for the screens.



A Samsung Flexible Display Patent Emerges, Products due in 2013 - Patent Bolt

The display of patent FIG. 3A may be bent, folded or crooked with respect to a predetermined bending central line seen above as patent point #51. The sensor unit 20 may detect a degree of bending of the flexible display unit as the predetermined bending angle. If the unit is abused or not in use for a given amount of time, the power supply will shut off automatically.



Samsung's patent FIG. 3B simply illustrates the condition where the flexible display apparatus is substantially folded. In that particular bended state, it sure looks like it's mimicking a folded book, don't you think? Considering that Samsung earlier listed the possibility of using an electrophoretic display in an electronic book as one of their possible end user products, it's not much of a stretch at all to envision this being used as such in the future. A few other interesting concept designs have been leaked over time,  such as  this one.

Samsung Flexible AMOLED coming to a Phone near you in 2012 | OMG!Droid


The flexible display, we are looking to introduce sometime in 2012, hopefully the earlier part, said Samsung spokesman Robert Yi

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2012-01-19

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 The First Super AMOLED Plus Tablet



Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 preview: first SUPER AMOLED Plus tablet | Northern Voices Online: NVO News Blog

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is going to be the first super AMOLED Plus tablet being launched in the market

[...]

The new tablet is to become the world’s first tablet with the best quality display, which has been the attraction of smartphones for a while. The display features a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels with 197 pixels per inch density (ppi). It is an Android Honeycomb tablet with TouchWiz UX user interface, 1.4GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and various on-device memory options like 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Read on to know more about the imminent tablet from Samsung.


Super AMOLED - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Super AMOLED

Super Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode or Super AMOLED is a display technology (variant from AMOLED) mainly for use in mobile devices such as mobile phones (see the list below for examples). One of the main differences from other display technologies is that the layer that detects touch is integrated into the screen rather than being overlaid on top.

Compared with the first-generation AMOLED, some of the Super AMOLED advantages are brighter screens, less sunlight reflection and reduced power consumption.[1][2]


Super AMOLED Plus

Super AMOLED Plus, first introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S II and Samsung Droid Charge smartphones, is a further development where the PenTile RGBG pixel matrix (2 subpixels) is replaced with Samsung's "Real Stripe" (3 subpixels) RGB RGB subpixel arrangement. This goes from eight to twelve subpixels per group, resulting in finer details. The screen technology is also brighter, thinner with AMOLED Plus displays being 18% more energy efficient than the old Super AMOLED displays.[3]



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2011-05-06

PaperPhone a Thin Film Smartphone and Interactive Paper Computer

Thin-film flexible 'Paperphone' created


Researchers from the Human Media Lab at Canada's Queen's University have created a fully-functioning floppy E-Ink smartphone, which they also refer to as a paper computer. Like its thicker, rigid-bodied counterparts, the Paperphone can do things like making and receiving calls, storing e-books, and playing music. Unlike them, however, it conforms to the shape of its user's pocket or purse, and can even be operated through bending actions.

Press Release: Revolutionary new paper computer shows flexible future for smartphones and tablets | Human Media Lab :: Queen's University


The smartphone prototype, called PaperPhone is best described as a flexible iPhone – it does everything a smartphone does, like store books, play music or make phone calls. But its display consists of a 9.5 cm diagonal thin film flexible E Ink display. The flexible form of the display makes it much more portable that any current mobile computer: it will shape with your pocket.


YouTube - Paper computer shows flexible future for smartphones and tablets

PaperPhone is the world's first nextgen, thin film smartphone and interactive paper computer. It is based on a 3.7" flexible electrophoretic (E Ink) display that does not consume electricity when it is not refreshed. Thinfilm sensors allow the phone to respond to bending of the screen to navigate pages in ebooks, play or pause mp3s, make phone calls, or navigate apps. A flexible wacom tablet allows users to draw on the screen with a pen as if it were a sheet of paper.



'Paper iPhone' could be next mobile revolution - Technology & science - Innovation - msnbc.com

The new bendy computer is made of two layers: the e-ink display and a flexible printed circuit with five bend sensors.

"We have software that collects the values given by the bend sensors (location and direction) and then we convert that into gestures," Girouard told InnovationNewsDaily.

These gestures are then fed into a gesture-recognition engine trained to associate certain movements with certain instructions. For example, bending the bottom corner of the display down will move one contact down when navigating through a contact list.
[...]
The PaperPhone uses the same glare-free screen technology found in the Kindle, but it feels a little more like paper.

"Paper is basically what the Kindle is trying to replace, but paper is flexible," Girouard said.

Just like you would turn pages in a paper book, you can also turn pages on the PaperPhone, by bending the top corner toward you.

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2011-03-07

Fujitsu Shows World’s First Truly Wireless Display

Fujitsu Press Office on ITWeb

Breaking news

Fujitsu shows world's first truly wireless display at CeBIT

[Munich/Hanover, 3 March 2011] - Fujitsu today announces that it is showing a working design study of the world's first truly wireless PC display at CeBIT 2011, which takes place in Hanover, Germany, from 1-5 March. The leading European IT infrastructure provider expects that commercial wireless display models, featuring the breakthrough innovation SUPA (Smart Universal Power Access) technology will go into production within the next year.


Incorporating wireless power technology developed by The Fraunhofer Institute and partners within a German research project funded by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Fujitsu proof-of-concept display is completely portable, cable-free, and the world’s first display using wireless to provide both the power and the signal for the screen. The technology paves the way for “park and play” computing, where displays are powered simply by being placed on a desktop or conference table hot-spot.
 
Wireless 22-inch Fujitsu displays are powered by SUPA technology (Smart Universal Power Antenna), drawing power via magneto-induction from transmitter antenna that can be built-in to desks or office panels. The smart-power antenna is concentrated on a hot-spot and the technology is completely safe, just like induction-based kitchen hobs and electric toothbrush chargers. The display receives picture images via wireless USB from a desktop or notebook, with a range of up to 10 meters.
 

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits

Energy Management and Micro Energy Technology

Wireless Energy Transmission

Mobile terminal devices usually have rechargeable batteries to supply power to the different electronic circuits. In order to be recharged the battery must be cable-connected to a charger and the mains power supply. Charger, wiring and connectors are often sources of error. Moreover the charger and connectors are not always compatible with different terminal devices, making it necessary for each device type to have its own customized battery-charging solution.

Wireless power transmission eliminates the need for wiring and connectors in mobile terminal equipment



Fujitsu and partners show off cord-free display using SUPA wireless power (video) -- Engadget


The demo we saw was a little glitchy; the first time we visited the booth, Fujitsu was having a hard time getting the WUSB connection to light up, but it was up and running the second time we dropped by. [...]
All told, we're excited about this technology, assuming SUPA can gain enough critical mass in the marketplace to be relevant. They're expecting the first commercial applications next year... so in the meantime, enjoy our pictures and videos while you plan how you're going to rearrange your workspace once you don't have to worry about power cords.



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2010-07-31

RayModeler Sony's 360-Degree Autostereoscopic 3D Display



The RayModeler 3D display you’re seeing in this video is a prototype of the kind of device sci-fi storytellers have been dreaming up for years. LED light sources allow you to see an image from all angles, 360 degrees. Objects like faces and people appear realistic giving viewers a sense of depth because the left and right eyes are seeing different images.



Sony Introduces 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display



At  Siggraph 2010 in Los Angeles, Sony showcased the prototype of its 360-degree Autostereoscopic Display. Autostereoscopic technology is considered to be the future of 3D, and does not require special 3D glasses. The device, known as the Ray Modeler, is cylindrical in shape and features LED light sources to enable viewing of full color volumetric objects from all directions. It also allows users to control the display’s orientation with hand gestures.

SIGGRAPH 2010: Sony's 3D display doesn't require glasses


According to Sony, the system is the first display of its kind, featuring special LED light sources that show 360 unique, 24-bit color images in all directions. The user can even control the orientation of the display's content by using hand motions in proximity to the display (see video above).

Though the prototype seems far from being integrated into our everyday lives, Sony says that future iterations of their RayModeler will have many potential applications such as video entertainment, digital signage, education, museum displays, video games, advertising, and 3D telecommunication.


Sources
RayModeler 3D prototype will be showcased at SIGGRAPH « SONY make.believe
http://blog.discover.sonystyle.com/raymodeler-3d-prototype-will-be-showcased-at-siggraph
Sony Introduces 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display - PSFK
http://www.psfk.com/2010/07/sony-introduces-360-degree-autostereoscopic-display.html
SIGGRAPH 2010: Sony's 3D display doesn't require glasses - Core77
http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/siggraph_2010_sonys_3d_display_doesnt_require_glasses__17026.asp

Related
YouTube - Sony RayModeler, a 360-Degree Autostereoscopic Display Prototype
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BFKC-NKRFw
Sony takes 3D another 360 degrees further
http://www.examiner.com/x-12491-Dallas-PS3-Examiner~y2010m7d28-Sony-takes-3D-another-360-degrees-further
Sony Tech Can Show 3D Games Without A TV Screen
http://kotaku.com/5599391/sony-tech-can-show-3d-games-without-a-tv-screen

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2010-05-27

Sony's Rollable OLED Display




Sony unveils super-thin OLED screen that can be rolled around a pencil

Sony has developed was it calls 'the world's first' flexible colour video screen, that is so sheer it can be rolled around a pencil.

The Japanese electronics giant created the 4.1" across prototype using an ultra-thin flexible material covered in organic semiconductors.

The ultra-thin screen continues to show a clear picture even when it is rolled


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Video: Sony’s new, super-thin OLED display wraps around a pencil



The display is just 80μm thick, offers 432 x 240 resolution (121 ppi), a contrast ratio of around 1,000:1, and produces 100 cd/m2 brightness. Sony says the OLED can be wrapped around a pencil with just a 4mm radius. And the OLED can actually continue to display images and video while being rolled up, which is (according to Sony) a world’s first.

Sony develops a rollable OLED screen



SONY make.believe


May 26, 2010
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Sony Develops a "Rollable" OTFT*1-driven OLED Display that can wrap around a Pencil

-New developments with high performance organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs) with an original organic semiconductor enable roll-up capabilities-


Technology Features

1. High performance OTFT with originally developed high-mobility and highly-stable organic semiconductor materials, PXX derivatives
 [...]
 

 2. Integration of a flexible gate-driver circuit with OTFTs
 [...]
 

3. Enhancement of flexibility with all organic insulators in the OTFT and OLED integration circuit
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4. Achieved display capable of reproducing moving images while rolled-up around cylinder with 4mm radius
[...]

Sources
Sony unveils super-thin OLED screen that can be rolled around a pencil | Mail Online
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1281620/Sony-unveils-super-OLED-screen-rolled-pencil.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Video: Sony’s new, super-thin OLED display wraps around a pencil
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/05/26/video-sonys-new-super-thin-oled-display-wraps-around-a-pencil/
YouTube - Sony develops a rollable OLED screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvTLg4i2_U
Sony Global - News Releases - Sony Develops a "Rollable" OTFT-driven OLED Display that can wrap around a Pencil
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201005/10-070E/index.html

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SID - Society For Information Display
http://www.sid.org/
Sony Develops a “Rollable” OTFT-driven OLED Display that can wrap around a Pencil « Akihabara News
http://en.akihabaranews.com/47902/display/sony-develops-a-rollable-otft-driven-oled-display-that-can-wrap-around-a-pencil
Amazing: Sony's paper-thin 'rollable' flexible OLED display | ZDNet
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/amazing-sonys-paper-thin-rollable-flexible-oled-display/15136
Sony unveils ultrathin rollable OLED | Crave - CNET
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20006000-1.html
Sony Shows Rollable OLED Display - PCWorld
http://www.pcworld.com/article/197182/sony_shows_rollable_oled_display.html
Sony Rollable OTFT-driven OLED Display - HiTech Review
http://www.hitechreview.com/tv/sony-rollable-otft-driven-oled-display/24861/
Sony's rollable OLED display can wrap around a pencil, our hearts (video) -- Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/26/sonys-rollable-oled-display-can-wrap-around-a-pencil-our-heart/
Sony Rollable Colour OLED Display
http://www.gadgetvenue.com/sony-rollable-colour-oled-display-05263054/
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2010-02-17

Qualcomm's Mirasol Color E-Reader

Clipped from: Color e-reader that sips less power than E Ink? Qualcomm says, Yes! | Technology | Los Angeles Times

latimes.com

Color e-reader that sips less power than E Ink? Qualcomm says, Yes!


[... ] Qualcomm, a semiconductor company in San Diego, plans to launch its own e-reader this fall, using a color display technology that the company claims will use even less power than the grayscale E Ink.

Dubbed Mirasol, the screen mimics how butterfly wings reflect their brilliant colors. Other examples  include the iridescence seen on pearls, peacock feathers or soap bubbles.
It works by reflecting the existing, or ambient, light around it, instead of using color filters that require  intensive back lighting. Using tiny mechanical systems, Mirasol displays manipulate incoming light to reflect the desired color, pixel by pixel. Its ability to harness ambient light instead of relying on back lighting is what gives Mirasol its energy advantage over LCDs.



Clipped from:YouTube - E-Books: Mirasol Display Attempts to Trump E Ink

E-Books: Mirasol Display Attempts to Trump E Ink





Clipped from: YouTube - Qualcomm's Mirasol Demo CES 2010 - Future Color Kindle?

Qualcomm's Mirasol Demo CES 2010 - Future Color Kindle?

This video shows Mirasol's color ebook reader using their IMOD technology. Learn more by visiting http://www.the-ebook-reader...



Clipped from: Qualcomm Innovation - mirasol

mirasol

A Very Visible Solution

[...] mirasol displays are nature inspired. They use the ambient light in the environment to generate color. This is in direct contrast to films, polarizers and many layers of materials used in standard display technologies on the market today. A mirasol display is inherently friendly to the battery as it uses near-zero battery power to maintain a static image and needs no backlighting. This allows consumers to use their mobile devices longer while using less power.



Clipped from: Qualcomm OnQ Blog - Nature Knows Best

What Burrs, Geckos and Termites Teach us about Design

[...] The wings of certain butterflies have tiny scales and ridges that reflect light in such a way that only certain colors are perceptible to the eye. The optical interference that occurs within these minute biological structures results in “iridescent” colors that can represent any portion of the rainbow and change based on viewing angle. Our ‘tiny scales and ridges’ are itsy bitsy mirrors that move, changing the length of the wavelength and in turn, the color produced. Aside from butterfly wings, there are several examples of iridescent color in nature, including mother of pearl, peacock feathers and the scales of some beetles. The use of minute structures and ‘interference’ is essentially the same principle employed in mirasol displays.


Sources:
  1. Color e-reader that sips less power than E Ink? Qualcomm says, Yes! | Technology | Los Angeles Times
  2. YouTube - E-Books: Mirasol Display Attempts to Trump E Ink
  3. YouTube - Qualcomm's Mirasol Demo CES 2010 - Future Color Kindle?
  4. Qualcomm Innovation - mirasol
  5. Qualcomm OnQ Blog - Nature Knows Best
Related:
  1. Qualcomm Aims to Bring Color, Video to E-Readers | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
  2. CES 2010: Hands-on with Qualcomm's Mirasol full-color e-reader screen | CES 2010 Live Coverage News - Betanews
  3. Color e-reader uses butterfly-based technology to save power
  4. Mirasol eBook Reader Displays - Future Color Kindle?
  5. Qualcomm Home
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2009-10-21

Twister Immersive AutoStereoscopic Display

TWISTER: Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope

TWISTER: Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope

A research team led by Susumu Tachi from the University of Tokyo has developed a rotating panoramic display that immerses viewers in a 3D video environment. The Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope, or TWISTER, is the world’s first full-color 360-degree 3D display that does not require viewers to wear special glasses, says professor Tachi, who has spent over 10 years researching and developing the device.

clipped from tachilab.org

Tachi Lab

TWISTER
TWISTER (Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope) is an immersive full-color autostereoscopic display, designed for a face-to-face telecommunication system called “mutual telexistence”, where people in distant locations can communicate as if they were in the same virtual three dimensional space.

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clipped from www.futuristics.eu
Unlike most conventional tele-conferencing systems which limit the users’ viewpoint to a fixed position, mutual telexistence system should provide the images of the other users corresponding to the change of a user’s eye position in the computer generated three-dimensional space.

TWISTER III (Telexistence Wideangle Immersive STEReoscope) provides an immersive 3D full-color/live motion pictures without eye-gear.
A cylindrical display rotating 30 display units around an observer presenting time-varying patterns. Autostereoscopic vision is acheived by employing a rotating parallax barrier.
clipped from www.futuristics.eu

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Sources:
  1. TWISTER: Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope ::: Pink Tentacle
  2. TWISTER - Tachi Lab
  3. FUTURISTICS vision to the future - future technologies - futuristic news - futuristics.eu » Blog Archive » (Twister) Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope
  4. David V. Wood: Review
Related:
  1. TWISTER
  2. Images¡¡about TWISTER
  3. Twister Immersive AutoStereoscopic Display | Immersive Technologies : Perception, Interaction, and Application
  4. A VR Geek Blog » Twister Immersive AutoStereoscopic Display
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