US army tests wristwatch with flexible OLED display to show maps and stream videos

The US Army is testing a prototype wrist watch designed by L-3 Display Systems of Alpharetta, Georgia. The new display model uses efficient OLED materials that are lightweight, flexible and have long enough lifetimes. The watch has been made from newly developed energy efficient phosphorescent material that converts electricity into red, blue, and green light. Although there has been no worn on the power consumption specs it is believes that the device uses just one-fourth the power of a conventional OLED.

oled display wristwatch

The watch’s flexible electronics is encased in a rugged plastic case that can be worn on the wrist. The 4.3 inch display makes for a thinly rough communications device that can display maps, stream video and other information without adding too much weight to the overall load. The US army has been testing these prototypes to stream real-time video from unmanned air vehicles.

Via: TechnologyReview