Microsoft's Zune HD is shipping today. It's a flash based PMP, with HD radio and video, Wi-Fi and a large multi-touch OLED display (3.3" 16:9 480x272).
The Zune HD costs 290$ for the 32Gb version, and 219$ for the 16Gb.
The OLED100.eu project has performed an architectural and aesthetical research to identify the most suitable market entry parameters for OLED lighting, especially for size and shape. The OLED100.eu project is working towards 15x15cm OLED tiles, and they checked what is the most efficient and pleasing configuration of those tiles.
Bill Viola, an internationally acclaimed American artist, is presenting has latest art works - the "Transfigurations" series. One of the pieces (called Small-Saints) is using 6 OLED panels mounted on a shelf:
The title of the series "Transfigurations" refers to the moment when a person or an object is transformed not by external means but from within. Viola says "the transformation of the Self, usually provoked by a profound inner revelation or an overwhelming sensation of clarity and fathomless emotion, overcomes the individual until literally a 'new light' dawns on him or her⦠Some of the most profound human experiences occur at times like these, arising at the outer limits of conscious awareness."
We got word from a senior manager from LG Electronics that says that while the 15" OLED TV's price hasn't been decided yet, it will be in the range of 2,500$-3,000$ in Korea (due to launch in November).
LG 15-inch OLED TV
Obviously this is a lot of money for a 15" TV. But it's about the same as Sony's 11" XEL-1 (which still costs 2,500$ in the US), so you get almost 40% more screen for the same money. Also this is the price for Korea, hopefully it will be lower when it launches worldwide in 2010.
The 15" OLED TV will have a 1366x768 resolution, 100,000:1 contrast ratio and it'll be only 1.7mm thick.
Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry is showing off a concept computer that is both an XP netbook and a Android OS tablet - the display can be 'pulled' off for the tablet mode. TIII are using a 7.6" OLED (the one made by CMEL, most likely) in their concept computer.
The Nikon S70 is now shipping , with a 366$ price tag. The S70 has a 3.5" touch OLED display. It also has 5x optical zoom, 12.1Mp camera, 720 HD movies, and Nikon's Optical-Vibration-Reduction.
Nikon S70
Engadget reports that there are rumors that Nokia is set to release a new AMOLED phone next month. The Erdos (part of the high-end 8xxx series) has a 2.4" (320x240) OLED display, A-GPS, 3G support, Wi-Fi, USB, a 5Mp camera and 8Gb of internal memory. It's an ultra-thin, ultra-shiny slider.
Kateeva is a new startup, that has developed a new way to deposit OLEDs - using an inkjet printer and a micro-dryer called a T Jet (thermal Jet) along with proprietary inks. This will allow makers to use Gen 8.5 and larger substrates to make OLEDs.
Kateeva say that in four years (or more...) OLED TVs made using Kateeva's way will cost around 70% of what it costs to make a standard LCD.
Kateeva's T Jet sits between the inkjet nozzles and the substrate. The material is first heated to 100 Celsius to evaporate the carrier liquids. The remaining solids then get heated to 300 Celsius, turned into a gas, and deposited onto the substrate, where it solidifies.
Samsung says that their Haptic mobile phones are a great success in Korea. There are several models, one being the Haptic AMOLED. Samsung sold 330,000 such phones already.
The Haptic AMOLED has a 3.5", WVGA 800x480 pixel touch AMOLED display.
There are reports that Samsung are set to release a new LiMo phone for vodaphone. LiMo is (yet-another) Linux-based mobile OS, which is used mainly in Japan.
The display is a touch OLED, the phone sports haptic feedback (we do not know the size and resolution yet) and it has a 8Mp camera. It will launch together with the "Vodafone People" service which includes location info, active contacts, status updates, social network integration, etc.
