If the internet in its humble beginnings was a brain child of the military, can we (can we can we can we?!) possibly hope that flex screen color OLED displays could enter civilian life?  For those of you unfamiliar with OLED, it stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode.  Basically, it is the golden standard for display screens with its fast response times, wide viewing angles, fantastic color reproduction, incredible contrast levels, and high brightness.

“The device combines the significant energy savings of Universal Display’s phosphorescent OLED technology with the inherent benefits of a flexible OLED into an ultrathin display with a crisp beautiful picture, a wide viewing angle and a novel form  factor. In addition to military field communications, this device suggests a number of exciting possibilities for consumer-oriented products.” - Steven V. Abramson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Display Corporation, as quoted at OLED Display.net (via TechMeme).”

The military is working on a four inch OLED screen prototype that may aid soldiers in communicating clearly, but the possibilities of such a display enhancing consumer gadgets like e books is both very exciting and very close.

The future’s looking more vivid already!  Full Story