OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology is just around the corner ...well ok about 2 years away from a 'consumer' point of view.
It's been highlighted as super thin (4.3mm) HDTV's and photo frames..etc.... but that's not what I see as exciting.
The ability to use OLED to light your room therefore dispensing with normal illumination methods - switches /lamps /strip lights etc gives architectural lighting a whole new concept to grapple and play with.
Also the ability to use your available 'window space' as OLED 'frames' and therefore choose to show a sunset - when it is cloudy outside or visa versa if you choose, brings the ability to set your own living environment to your personal taste a step closer.
Obviously if your walls were just 'sheets' of OLED then the ability to show images/ scenes /information within one room would be staggering (maybe this is why they talk about future broadband requirements so much? )
OLED technology does have two drawbacks at the moment that stop it 'Launching' onto the mass consumer market at the moment.
1 It's lifetime for the 'Blue' -in RGB is much less than current lifetimes for LCD and Plasma so therefore is deemed as beneath requirements for 'consumers' after all who wants to pay a fortune for something that only lasts 5000hours?
2 Price - to give you and idea a 7" photo frame Kodak has made currently costs $1000...let you work out what it would cost to cover one of your walls!
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