Hasta La Ideas

A company called Kent Displays has developed something called Reflex Technology, whereby a thin but rugged LCD “skin” can be applied to laptops, cell phones, MP3 players, etc. and change color. Most impressively, it only requires power for the instant you change the color; after that it keeps the new shade but draws no juice.

The demo video (unembeddable, alas) must be seen, it’s absolutely nutty. Click here and check out the second vid featuring the Reflex Double Layer.

The reason we think this tech could be of huge importance to ID’ers is because it transmits feedback without us having to peer into a screen. It could also serve as a much better indicator than, say, a red LED indicator dot, in that the entire object changing color is much more obvious, easier to spot, and doesn’t draw any power.

Some obvious uses of this tech I’d like to see:

– I want my cell phone to start changing color, like a banana going bad, when it’s running out of juice. I’d also like it to change color depending on who’s calling.
– I want my doorknob to change color when it’s locked.
– I want my shop vac to change color when it’s full or when the filter needs to be changed.

You get the idea. Have any of your own?

via car design fetish

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