Jan 252011
 
PinExt Keyboards of the Future, with OLED Technology

Back in October, I wrote a post announcing that the first OLED manufacturing plant was coming to the US.  Quick recap: OLED stands for organic light emitting diode (it’s an LED that contains carbon).  It’s an extremely innovative technology because it can be produced in ultra-thin sheets, so it will make things like light-emitting wallpaper possible in the future.

Well, here’s another amazing application of OLEDs.  Intel has created a laptop with an OLED keyboard!  Depending on what you are viewing on the computer screen, the displays on the keyboard buttons change.  If you’re playing a game, the letters of the alphabet will disappear and the keyboard will show controller functions.  Check out the video after the break and tell me what you think! Continue reading »

PinExt Keyboards of the Future, with OLED Technology