A cousin asked me last week to call the US embassy regarding the policy on the new machine readable passports. I was a bit lost about it 'coz it was the first time somebody told me to ask about it and its vital rule in visa applications whatsoever. Besides I don't know where on the embassy's website should i check about the policy.
Well i got cross-eyed with the task anyway...hehee! And just now i saw this post on Gizmodo about OLED passports. I find this very convenient indeed! No more needless questions and shorter lines at airport counters! less frazzles! OLED and Gizmodo posted the following about the passport
According to the suppliers, tommorow’s ID documents will work without contact and without internal batteries. The integration of a display makes electronic ID documents even more difficult to forge and opens up the way for new security applications, they claim.
Samsung SDI developed the display to be just 300µm thick. However, even with the integrated colour display, the data page of the ePassport is still only 700µm thick, the companies claim.
The display comprises an active matrix display with organic light emitting diodes (AMOLED). This means that located behind every pixel of the display is an active electronic circuit with low power consumption. AMOLED displays are said to provide excellent colour images and can be produced in much thinner formats that conventional LCDs.
The materials used for the display are heat-resistant, so that the passport card can be laminated and hence protected against manipulation.
