As others have said, I'm not too keen on the eye of my car being too aware of where I'm going. GPS is fine because the satellites only work one-way: it's up to the receiver in your car to make sense of the signals broadcast by the satellites and figure out where you are. If the car's computers were uploading everything about your driving, it'll be just like the Red-light-camera scam: plenty of people will get speeding tickets, with the money ACTUALLY going to the company owning said hardware, not the local police precinct.
Also, those bezel-less OLED screens are very, very nice. That's a part of the future I definitely want to sign up for. They should make some 21-24" 1080p ones suitable as PC monitors for EyeFinity.
[citation][nom]PhotonTorpedo[/nom]I think saying that you get 4000 pixels instead of 1080 is incorrect; the 4000 or 4K designation refers to the horizontal dimension, while the 1080p refers to the vertical dimension. Don't fall for the confusing labels![/citation]
That is correct, though as caedenv said, it's still something to look forward to. While "4K" isn't an actual resolution so much as a range, even the smallest (and most likely-looking) resolution for it, 3840x2160 (aka "2160p") is still exactly four times the pixel count (~8.3 MP) of 1080p, which makes it a much bigger jump than from 720p to 1080p. (x2.25)
[citation][nom]papaswedine[/nom]lolz... thumbs upbendable phones? they said bendable screens... I don't think IC's and PCB's are there yet...[/citation]
PCBs are there already, actually... At least, I know, for up to two layers or so. That's what's typically used as internal connectors in laptops, phones and tablets, along with other portable electronics. They tend to go with a clear plastic rather than a familiar opaque epoxy as the substrate.
As for ICs... That's another story, true. And you can't really flex the board under existing designs too much, at least those using the common (cheap and effective) BGA mount: it's board flexing (due to heat) under the BGA-mounted GPU that caused the vast majority of the Xbox 360's infamous "red rings of death."
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