
Samsung’s Flexible OLED Screen Goes Under the Hammer

Samsung has been working to deliver flexible displays for cellphones that will be significantly thinner than current LCD screens and allow for new form factors. But a big question for electronics makers will be how sturdy are these flexible displays? There’s only one way to answer that question and that’s with a hammer. A video clips shows what happens when you pound a flexible, 2.8-inch display that is about 20 micrometers thick. And the answer is nothing. There’s not a scratch on the OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display. In comparison, an LCD screen shatters when it is hit. It’s an interesting demonstration of the technology’s potential. Flexible displays are a hot area of research. Arizona State University’s Flexible Display Center is working with the U.S. Army to create…









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Iraqi Journalist Throws Shoes at Bush (Video)
[World News]An Iraqi man at Maliki's palace threw his shoes at Bush during the appearance.The shoes sailed right past the president's head. Displaying the soles of one's shoes is considered a deep insult in much of the Arab world. Bush joked about it, saying, "That was a size 10 shoe he threw at me." The man was grabbed and dragged out of the room screaming.
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Largest Alaska Paper, Anchorage Daily News Endorses Obama!
[Political Opinion]"Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain... On the most important issue of the day, Sen. Obama is a clear choice."...
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The cake is a lie: IE team bakes a treat for Mozilla
[Software]In honor of today's Firefox 3 release, Microsoft's Internet Explorer team gave a cake to Mozilla. The tasty treat, which prominently displays IE's blue "e" icon, just arrived here at Mozilla headquarters in Mountain View.
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Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
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Oops, iPhone Display Needs to Reboot, Runs Windows XP [PIC]
[Apple]Hey PC fanboys, now you can use this shot of a Windows XP display at an AT&T store when those smug Mac worshipers tell you about how such-and-such Zune commercial was made on a Mac, and how "all media types and artists" use Macs. Windows runs the world, baby.
































