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Samsung has demoed an electronic ID card with integrated low-power OLED.

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The credit card-sized ID has a 2in, 240 x 320 OLED screen embedded into it that displays a slowly spinning woman’s head.

Presumably the card also has an RFID chip embedded into it, because – according to various online reports - the display requires such a small amount of power that it can be driven by an RFID reader.

It’s not yet known if Samsung plans to develop the technology commercially, but one shot in the video hints that the firm wants to substitute all traditional photograph IDs with its OLED IDs. ®

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On second thoughts

Alright, maybe I was too jumpy. Its still a daft application, but certainly a very nice demo application. I'm just fearful of the day of having shelves of singing yogurt pots. Its coming, and its going to start with tech like this.

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Matt 142

Because, why not have the screen attached to the RFID reader to view the image on the card.

Why have it on the card.

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Just because it is powered by an RFID electric field doesn't mean it has an RFID chip.

Just because it is powered by an RFID electric field doesn't mean it has an RFID chip.

It could just use the induced current to power the display, meaning it would just have the antenna function, not the ID function.

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