London – We’ve all heard of flatscreen TVs. But how about one that’s less than 1mm thick and can be peeled off the wall like a sheet of paper?
The invention by South Korean firm LG is perhaps the biggest leap in television design since the days when the family telly was a big wooden box in the living room corner.
Dubbed the Wallpaper TV, the 55in prototype weighs 1.9kg, sits on a magnetic mat attached to the wall and can be removed by simply peeling it off. It was made possible by the development of ‘organic light-emitting-diode’ screens, which are super-slim and flexible. These OLED panels are made from organic materials that give off light when an electric current is applied to them. The panels are less than a millimeter thick.
LG has also unveiled a roll-up OLED TV that is transparent when not in use. The Ultra HD screen uses a special film backing instead of plastic to allow it to be rolled into a tube for carrying around.
However, questions remains about how the circuitry and power supply these TVs need to function will be packaged.– Daily Mail