Wrap your mind around these.
We've seen Samsung's flexible AMOLED demonstrated at various trade shows, which impressed us to no end each and every time we saw it. According to a translated Korean report, Samsung has partnered with Japanese company Ube Kosan for the production materials and could be mass producing these wondrous things by Q2 2012.
We're not exactly sure what consumer-level applications there will be for flexible screens, but perhaps we'll be seeing some crazy curved phones, tablets and media players next year.
Samsung Flexible AMOLED
Samsung Flexible AMOLED
invention 2: morphographic imagery (mostly porn). area underneath screen is an array of rods that can each raise or lower beneath the screen and can be controlled individually (rods would optimally be linked to a maximum adjacent separation to avoid literal screen tearing). areas of screen could be raised or lowered to take on shapes that match the displayed imagery (for example, 2 mounds could be raised in the screen at the location of breasts) the invention would add tactile feedback to appropriate media (could be used in conjunction with variable texture surfacing as is being developed for touch screens)
360 degree coffee mug display
a flex tv could allow for a wider viewing angle for crowds, or a narrower one for privacy.
a flag could be made of flex amoleds and displayed outside the un, where it cycles through the flags of all member nations.
get it out and read a couple of articles books or get yourself updated with the newspaper
it will feel like reading from a paper
when done put it in your bag or a folder without worrying it will break!
OLED has been the next big thing for ten years now.
When you Steve Jobs shows off these ads on a cylindrical iPhone, remind me to sue him.
second, the application i want most is a screen that don't break if its dropped for 6 feet on concrete. i don't care about scratched, but break is not acceptable.
every one comes up with such un practical applications for these screens. like see through... what would the point be besides being "cool" and expensive, most of the time (if not all) you would be looking at your hand or lap. putting a flat screen in your pocket? no, that would be un practical, basically forever, because of the high chance to tear the product, ruin your cloths while taking it out, or the batteries needed to store. it would be more practical to make it a wristband at that point, with the batteries part by your palm side, controlling how tight it is, and on the back side, displaying time, a phone, video amongst other things, most likely for spots people who want to keep track of vital sings portably.
what im saying is please, dont think of 15-25 years down the line, think of the now, its more exciting that way. and also dont think of stupid ideas, like a clear scree, think of practical applications.