Fraunhofer IPMS demonstrates OLED with touch control

Look, we're not going to argue that those chintzy clap lamps weren't pretty sweet in their heyday. And we're also not going to put up a fuss when you assert that snap bracelets were equally adorable in the early 90s. Nostalgia aside, Fraunhofer IPMS is headed straight for the future with its latest OLED breakthrough. Reportedly, the company has devised an OLED display that can be controlled via human touch or by simply waving one's hand in front of the panel. Unlike similar applications that have come before it, there's no additional hardware needed -- and therein lies the magic. The outfit is currently showing off the design at the Plastic Electronic 2008 show, though it yet to reveal anything close to a release plan.

[Via OLED-Display]

[Chad @ Oct 10th 2008 11:41AM]

I wonder if it uses the bidirectional aspect of LEDs like this project -
http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ledtouch/index.html

It's a really sweet setup but at least with the old techique it was very sensitive to ambiant light changes. I wonder if this has the same problems...or is something different all together.

[Marcus @ Oct 10th 2008 11:50AM]

iPMS

[noyp @ Oct 10th 2008 11:56AM]

That's nice, Marcus. You should probably see a doctor about that, assuming you aren't a woman with a misleading name.

[Boarderwoot @ Oct 10th 2008 12:36PM]

No further hardware may be needed but you'll need a white fuzzy glove..

[crsh @ Oct 11th 2008 1:37PM]

"Chintzy".. Oh my.

[Mark L @ Oct 10th 2008 12:58PM]

A real-life hand cursor!

[Wwhat @ Oct 12th 2008 9:00AM]

Here's an idea, mouth control, touch is getting stale. Kick it around a bit in your research lab.