Apple Tablet Delayed Because Of Switch To OLED?

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The rumors around the totally unconfirmed Apple Tablet have reached a new high this week. See this report to set the stage. Today Digitimes tops all iTablet rumors with a report claiming that Apple has delayed the iTablet Computer from a March 2010 release to the 2nd half of 2010. It gets better. Apple has decided to use a 9.7-inch OLED panel from LG Display and because of this switch the iTablet is delayed.
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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:19:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony XBR12 OLED TV Will Be 21'', Debute At CES 2010

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Don't lie; if you had thousands of dollars of expendable income to burn through, you'd buy one. OLED TVs are too hot for any geek to not want, and too expensive for most of us to even consider. While we don't have too long to wait before OLED becomes cheaper than LCD, it's still a few years off. This year at CES 2010 we'll get a chance to see a major step forward in this technology.

Currently, LG's 15" TV is the largest commercially available OLED TV. However, Electronista has heard word that Sony is about to bring out an OLED TV that beats LGs by 10". The XBR11 will be a 21" HD OLEDTV with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a greater than 720p resolution.

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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:28:16 CST | by Robert Evans

Samsung Behold II OLED Android Phone Launches Nov. 18th on T-Mobile

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Samsung and T-Mobile unveiled the Behold II OLED Android phone in early October. Today T-Mobile announced that the Samsung Behold II will be available on November 18th in U.S. T-Mobile retail stores.

Available exclusively from T-Mobile USA, the Behold II SGH-t939 is the first phone from T-Mobile to feature a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen for crisper colors and wider viewing angles, which is paired with a 5MP camera with autofocus, zoom, flash, five shooting modes and video capabilities. The Behold II features Samsung's 3D cube menu providing access to six multimedia features: music, photos, videos, the Web, YouTube and Amazon MP3 for music downloads.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:30:45 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony KDL-ZX OLED HDTV Rumored For CES 2010

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Some information on the new upcoming Sony TVs has leaked. One of the leaked models has OLED in the name.
According to slides leaked on HDTVLounge (Via OLED-Display) Sony will add an OLED TV to its ZX series. The Sony ZX series is currently composed of the ultra-thin (9.99mm) Sony KDL-40ZX1 (shown in photo; available in UK).
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG 15-Inch OLED TV Now Largest Commercially Available OLED TV

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LG unveiled a sexy 15-inch OLED TV at the IFA 2009 in August. This week the LG OLED TV is on sale in South Korea according to the Korea Times (via Oled-display).
The LG OLED TV is now the world's largest commercially available OLED TV. Sony was the first to offer an OLED TV with the XEL-1. The Sony OLED only has an 11-inch screen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:07:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Sony Ericsson Kurara: 720p Recording+AMOLED screen=Hot

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I'm currently in a committed relationship with my Android smartphone, but that doesn't mean I have to stop looking at other devices. Some of them I might even want to oggle lecherously while sweating and mumbling under my breath. That might make me sound like a bit of a freak, but the Ericsson Kurara really does look that hot.

This new smartphone was leaked out on an Ericsson fan forum and brought into the English-speaking blogosphere by Boy Genius. As best we can tell, the Kurara is an S60-running smartphone with an 8.1 MP camera, like the Rachel. Unlike the Rachel, the Kurara's camera is supposed to be able to record in 720p HD. The Kurara is also rumored to pack an AMOLED screen, although that's impossible to confirm with the photos we have.

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Posted on Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:06:17 CST | by Robert Evans

The Waiting Game: OLED Cheaper Than LCD By 2016

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Early-adopters are people who don't mind being screwed on cost. They're fine picking up a $2000 television that'll be worth half that much in six months time, as long as they can claim to be ahead of the curve. I bought my G1 last year knowing full well that, within a few months, my mobile would be outstripped by every other smartphone on the market. It was worth it to be one of the first Android users.

For people who don't care about nerd bragging rights, it's important to know when the latest and greatest will be cheap and effective enough to be a worthwhile buy. Take OLED technology, for instance. While tech geeks might be cool with dropping thousands of dollars on a 15” monitor, normal people would rather get a 50” LCD screen instead. OLED just isn't cheap enough to be a viable choice for most folks, but the day when it will be is coming up.

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Posted on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:32:12 CDT | by Robert Evans

Samsung Says OLED To Compete With LCD In 40 to 50-inch TV Segment in 4-5 Years

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OLED TVs are still far from being widely available. Samsung's President Kim predicts though that OLED TVs will be able to compete with LCD technology in 40 and 50-inch sizes in 4-5 years.

Today OLED only thrives in small screen devices like mobile phones. Read more

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Moment Android OLED Slider Hitting Sprint

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Samsung really has a thing for AMOLED screens these days. That's a trend I wish the other handset manufacturers would pick up on. Earlier today, Sammy sent out a press release about their new line of AMOLED smartphones. As Engadget notes, they accidentally let news about their latest Android handset slip in that release.

The Samsung Moment, apparently bound for Sprint, packs a 3.2" AMOLED touchscreen, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, an 800 MHz processor, WiFi, GPS, a 3.2 MP camera/camcorder, and stereo Bluetooth. Pretty hot, if you ask me.

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Posted on Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:52:24 CDT | by Robert Evans

Sony Shows Notebook With Bendable OLED Display At CEATEC 2009

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The CEATEC in Japan is always a playground for advanced prototypes. Bendable OLED Displays have been the topic of prototypes for a couple of years now. Sony shows at the CEATEC 2009 a nice design of a notebook that only has a bendable OLED display inside the covers.
This design would of course be ideal for the implementation of the Microsoft Courier dual screen Tablet concept. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 Oct 2009 04:45:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Behold II OLED Android Phone Announced On T-Mobile

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Samsung and T-Mobile USA today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Behold II powered by Android. The Behold 2 was already rumored back in July.
The Samsung Behold II is a full touch-screen phone running on Android with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface.

Features of the Samsung Behold II include a 3.2-inch OLED screen, 5MP camera, microSD card slot, and Wi-fi. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Oct 2009 01:16:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 AMOLED Phone Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends tested the Samsung Rogue SCH-U960 touchscreen phone available on Verizon Wireless. Is the OLED screen the only highlight?
Quote from the review: "Of the plethora of cellular handsets that manufacturer Samsung is releasing this fall, the Rogue is one of the few that offers a brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display. While it isn’t a smartphone by traditional definitions, shoppers shouldn’t be overly worried, though. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony NW-A840 Walkman with 64GB And OLED Screen Debuts

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Sony unveiled the new Sony NW-A840 Walkman player series in Japan with NW-A847, NW-A846 and NW-A845.
The new Sony NW-A840 features a 2.8 inch OLED screen and a thin design at only 7.2mm.
The top model NW-A847 has 64GB storage like the new iPod touch 64GB. Read more

Posted on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:53:34 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung OLED Laptop, Q3 2010?

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Yesterday, after showing off their new X-series of laptops, Samsung got to bragging about their plans for 2010. As it turns out, they've got something in development that will blow their X3 out of the water. According to Gizmodo, a Samsung spokesman confirmed that his company would be releasing an OLED laptop near the end of 2010, perhaps in Q3.

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Posted on Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:10:16 CDT | by Robert Evans

LG: 32" OLED TV in 2010, 15" OLED TV in December

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OLED screens are one of the coolest technologies in development. We're just now reaching the point where they're starting to be feasible for smaller screens on media players and smartphones. A few monitors, including a 15" one from LG, have been released, but the cost of those is a little panic-inducing. The high expense of the technology lead us to believe that LG would be holding off from releasing any larger OLED products for a while.

According to techradar though, that simply isn't true. At the IFA conference today an LG spokesman confirmed that a 32" OLED TV would debut in 2010. Apparently the electronics manufacturer is very close to putting their 32" TV into production. It will go on sale first in Europe.

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Posted on Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:11:02 CDT | by Robert Evans

LG 15-inch AM OLED TV Debuts at IFA 2009

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The word about the new LG 15" OLED TV already appeared on Saturday. Now LG officially announced this new largest OLED TV that will be commercially available. LG will debut the 15-inch OLED TV at the IFA 2009 later this week.
LG also announced to start selling the 15 inch OLED TV starting in November in Korea. Next year LG also plans to offer their first OLED TV in other markets. Read more

Posted on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:20:36 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG 15-inch OLED Screen Coming

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Ladies and gentlemen, I think I'm in love. LG has loaded up a bunch of photos of their new OLED monitor on Flickr, and Engadget has the info on its launch. This gorgeous 15" screen is probably the single most decadent piece of hardware I've seen in my life. OLED screens are droolworthy on something as tiny as a Zune HD. On a full monitor, they're mind-blowing.

These new monitors will see a full launch in December. Price has not yet been announced, but I think we can expect it to be pretty excessive. Sony's 11" OLED XEL-1 costs a hefty $2500, and I'd be surprised if this LG monitor wasn't over $3000. That said, I'll be incredibly happy if I end up being wrong about that.

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Posted on Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

iBuyPower unleashes super-cooled Paladin XLC

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iBUYPOWER announced the super-cooled Paladin XLC line of gaming PCs. iBUYPOWER outfitted each system with Asetek’s 240mm radiator liquid cooling solution to keep the Paladin XLC running long and cool.
The double-sized radiator is paired with two 230mm fans, which turn at a virtually noiseless 800RPM.
The three configurations each feature an Intel Core i7 processor, 6 GB or more of DDR3 memory, and at least a terabyte of storage space.
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Posted on Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony OLED X Series Walkman available for Pre-order on Amazon

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Oh me, oh my, I think I'm in love. Check out this gorgeous Sony OLED Walkman and tell me that the digital age isn't the best thing since sliced bread.

If you want to get a new Walkman you'll have your choice of the 16 GB version for $299.99 or the 32 GB version for $399.99. Both versions of a 3" OLED screen, WiFi capability, and the ability to play 33 hours of music or 9 hours of video off of a full battery charge.

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Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Lenovo maybe releasing T500 Notebook with 15 inch OLED Display

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OLED Displays are just getting common on mobile phones, but still lack broader adoption on other devices requiring larger screen sizes.
The over priced 11-inch Sony OLED TV is still the only commercially available "large screen" OLED device. According to ComputerWorld (via Oled-Info) Lenovo is thinking about releasing a Lenovo T500 notebook with a 15 inch OLED screen.
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Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New iPhone 2009 Highlight could be OLED Screen

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As reported last week, the new iPhone 2009 is most likely keeping the current iPhone 3G design and is just increasing performance in the CPU, RAM, Camera and possibly 3G performance (HSDPA) areas. It is pretty much sure at this point that the new iPhone will have a compass and a 32GB storage option.

Last week a widely linked new iPhone rumor from AppleiPhoneApps.com suggested there would be an OLED screen for the new iPhone. If the rumor is true, the OLED screen could be the central highlight of the new iPhone. Read more

Posted on Mon, 25 May 2009 11:42:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr