LG Display to demo transforming, bendable OLED display at CES

Samsung was first to market with a curved OLED TV in 2013, and LG’s offerings followed the next year. But such screens were a case of a technical capability in search of an application, and consumers in their wisdom realized that TVs weren’t it. Gaming… Continue reading LG Display to demo transforming, bendable OLED display at CES

Magic 8-Ball Gets a Modern Makeover

Back in 2012, [sjm4306] was surprised when his breadboard rendition of the classic “Magic 8-Ball” popped up on Hackaday. If he had known the project was going to be enshrined on these hallowed pages, he might have tidied things up a bit. Now with nearly a decade of additional electronics …read more

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Adaptive Macro-Pad Uses Tiny OLED Screens as Keycaps

When we first laid eyes on Keybon, the adaptive macro keyboard, we sort of wondered what the big deal was. It honestly looked like any other USB macro keyboard, with big icons for various common tasks on the chunky keys. But looks can be deceiving, and [Max.K] worked a couple …read more

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Wireless Quad Voltmeter Brings it All Together

If you’re reading Hackaday, you almost certainly have a voltmeter. Matter of fact, we wouldn’t be surprised to hear you had two of them. But what if you needed to monitor four voltage levels at once? Even if you had four meters, getting them all connected and in a convenient …read more

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LG’s transparent OLED displays to be used in automatic sliding doors

Folks entering shopping malls, airport lounges and office buildings could soon be welcomed by colorful greetings, important messages and of course adverts as they approach the sliding doors. LG and Assa Abloy are partnering to develop automatic doors i… Continue reading LG’s transparent OLED displays to be used in automatic sliding doors

TinyTacho: Rotational Speed Measurement Without The Bulk

An electronic tachometer is a straightforward enough device, in which the light reflections from a white spot on a rotating object are detected and counted over time, measuring the revolutions per minute (RPM). It’s a technique that has its roots in analogue electronics where the resulting pulses would have fed …read more

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Bang & Olufsen taps LG display tech for its first 48-inch OLED 4K TV

Not every living room is large enough to house a 77-inch television from Denmark’s Bang & Olufsen, and the high-end company has responded to requests from customers for something smaller with a 48-inch 4K OLED model rocking a built-in soundbar.Continue… Continue reading Bang & Olufsen taps LG display tech for its first 48-inch OLED 4K TV

The Most Annoying Among Us Tasks Created In Real Life

Among Us is a hit game of deception and intrigue. Those who have played it know the frustration of trying to complete some of the intentionally difficult tasks onboard the Skeld. [Zach Freedman] decided to recreate some of these in real life.

[Zach] built what are arguably the three most …read more

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The 10,000 Pixel Per Inch Display is Now Possible

A good smartphone now will have about 500 pixels per inch (PPI) on its screen. Even the best phones we could find clock in at just over 800 PPI. But Stanford researchers have a way to make displays with more than 10,000 pixels per inch using technology borrowed from solar …read more

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“Metaphotonic” OLED display could cram in 10,000 pixels per inch

Researchers at Stanford University and Samsung have developed a new proof-of-concept for an ultra-high-resolution OLED display. The new “metaphotonic” display technology could improve the color purity of existing OLED screens, and potentially boost the… Continue reading “Metaphotonic” OLED display could cram in 10,000 pixels per inch