MinisterofDOOM wrote:Strange bit of info I was reading the other day in my Popular Science about that "Piggy bank." Apparently Nissan has a show car using the Piggy Banks (It's a Quest, so it has...er...5 of them) and a very cool new technology called OLED's. OLED stands for Organic Light Emiting Diode (Organic LED). But you won't be finding these in your taillights. OLEDS are transparent until current passes through them, then they act like normal LED's. The opacity of OLED's can be controlled just like the color can. Nissan is aparently planning to put these in the Piggy Banks of future models. A couple of uses discussed for the OLED PB's were playing movies (save on LCD screens, and its bigger anyway) and to change the scenery, such as making a sunny day appear through the PB's on a gray rainy day.
Thought that might interest some of you.
OK. First off props for reading Popular Science. Secondly, man oh man that is a great idea. But then again I probably wouldn't want to ride around with my neck at a weird angle to watch a movie during a trip in the family car/van. Looking up towards the heavens like a schmuck as people drive by me wondering what the heck Im doing.
While they are doing prototype vehicles, I will be more than happy to watch a movie on the ceiling as long as the van comes equipped with an optional barber shop chair which swivels around so I can watch for cops and flip-off tailgaters while I enjoy the fine cinema.