LG's Innovative OLED Technology Transforms Nearly Any Surface into a Display, Possibly Reversing the Concept of Screens
Vroom, vroom! Next-Gen Car Displays Are Coming to a Road Near You
Get ready to say goodbye to the tangled mess of buttons and screens in your vehicle! LG's introduced a new stretchable OLED panel perfect for whipping your car's interior into shape.
According to LG, this tech marvel can stretch up to 50% while keeping a resolution of 100 DPI. Now, you're probably wondering about its native resolution. Well, we've taken a wild guess and assumed it starts higher than 100 DPI before reducing when stretched.
"Traditional automobiles require separate automotive displays and physical buttons. But with LG's new Stretchable display, the screen can morph, melding the display and buttons into a single, seamless screen," LG announced cheerily.
When you touch this flexible screen panel, it expands and pops out touchable buttons, making it a breeze to operate even when you're behind the wheel. Need graphics to adjust to the stretching? LG's got it covered – we're thinking an interesting balance between touchscreens and physical controls.
The auto industry’s in the throes of a transformation, testing the waters between touchscreens and actual controls. Models like the entire Tesla fleet, VW's ID sub-brand, and Volvo's latest EVs have been criticized for heavy reliance on touchscreens for climate control and audio functions. The argument's simple – you can't control everything with just your eyes off the road.
LG's stretchable OLED tech could help by letting you choose which controls are most important and then mapping those to a virtual button that poof rises from the screen and can be felt without peering too closely.
You're a Gamer, Right?
That's cars, but stretchy screens could transform PC gaming, too. Innovative concepts like Corsair's bendable Xeneon Flex are already gracing PCs, although we're still skeptical about their practicality.
At first glance, you might consider this tech niche in the context of PC gaming. So, how about a dynamic secondary panel that could mimic a vehicle's control panel or even an astronaut's spaceship dashboard in a game scene? Hell, why stop there? Imagine a control panel that pops up on a door or, who knows, in a spacecraft flight deck!
Of course, someone will probably dream up a cooler application for stretchy screens sooner or later. But for now, let's keep our eyes on this space – stretchable displays could someday grace our PCs, too.
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Jeremy LairdPenning about tech since the 90nm Netburst era (Google it, why don’t you?), Jeremy enjoys deep dives into the intricacies of monitor input lag and overshoot and examining advanced lithography. He's a huge fan of tennis, cars, and anything with a pulse that purrs.
- With LG's stretchable OLED displays extending to gaming, the boundary between physical buttons and touchscreens could blur, potentially revolutionizing PC gaming.
- Imagine a gaming setup where the control panel is as flexible as gaming itself, adapting to various game scenes, such as a vehicle's dashboard or an astronaut's spaceship dashboard.
- Corsair's bendable Xeneon Flex displays are already pushing the envelope for flexible screens in gaming, but more innovations and practical applications may soon arise, transforming the way we interact with our gaming devices.
- Gaming enthusiasts might appreciate a secondary dynamic panel, mirroring the controls found in cars or spaceships, all made possible by advancements in stretchable display technology.
