HTC's new lineup for 2010 has leaked online, and there are a couple of AMOLED phones in there. The Bravo has a 3.7" WVGA touch AMOLED display. It will be running the Android-OS on a 1Ghz Snapdragon CPU, and is capable of 720p HD video recording. The rumored release date is April 2010.

HTC Bravo

The second phone is the "Legend". It's also an Android phone, with a 600Mhz processor, a 3.2" AMOLED, set to be released in March 2010.

Kodak announced today that they have sold all their OLED related assets to a group of LG companies. Kodak will still have access to the technology to use in its own product. 

Kodak is doing this to strengthen their financial situation. They also recognize that in order to realize the full value of the OLED business, it needs a significant investment. 

This is a sad day for Kodak I think - they have invented OLEDs in 1970 and have been working on the technology for 40 years now (!). It'll be interesting to see what LG will do with Kodak's IP (which is mostly about Fluorescent OLEDs and manufacturing equipment). In any case, LG is showing that they are truly committed to OLEDs. 

I just finished writing a post on OLEDs for the Holidays season and it got me thinking back to the end of 2008. People often complain that OLEDs are always '2-3' years away. And it seems that at least with regard to OLED TVs - they are right.

But when you consider AMOLEDs for mobile devices - you see how much OLEDs have advanced in one year.  In December 2008, only the N85 was available in the US, with its 2.6" AMOLED. Today? there are dozens of Samsung phones with larger AMOLED displays (up to 3.7"), most of them touch-sensitive, too. There are also AMOLED phones from Sony Ericsson, LG, Nokia, HP and others. In face Samsung are currently making 2 million panels a month - and have to work 24h a day to meet demand.

With A/V players, it's the same story. If in 2008 you had to choose between the iRiver SPINN and the Cowon, today there are many more model today- including the high-end Sony X series and the Zune HD. 

It'll be interesting to see how 2010 ends!

So the 2009 holiday season is almost here - and obviously you'd like a new gadget with an OLED display. So what are your options?

OLED TVs

Sadly, there aren't that many OLED TVs around as we'd hope for. Sony is still selling the XEL-1 (at around $2,200) - but you should hurry, as they have stopped the production line, and will soon stop offering this TV. Your other option is LG's 15" OLED TV - but this is currently available in Korea only, for around $2600. It's probably best to wait a few years before actually buying an OLED TV...

Mobile phones

There are many OLED phones you can choose from... it seems that every week Samsung releases yet another smartphone with a large touch OLED. Samsung currently offers dozens of models - including the Impression, the Moment, the Behold II, the Omnia II and the Jet. Nokia is offering the N86 and even HP recently announced an OLED phone - the iPAQ Glisten.

Samsung Moment

Digital Cameras

Compared to mobile phones, there are very little OLED digital cameras around... There's the Samsung TL320 and the NV24HD, and also Nikon's new S70 - with a large touch AMOLED, 12Mp sensor and 5X optical zoo.

Nikon S70

Creative's subsidiary ZiiLabs announced a new smartphone development platform, the Zii Trinity. This is a reference device that is means for developers and manufacturers. 

The Trinity uses their ZMS-05 (or ZMD-08) processor, it's a GSM/WCDMA/HSDPA phone with a 5Mp camera, GPS and Wi-Fi. It has a 3."1 touch AMOLED (480x800). It supports 1080 video playback (via a mini HDMI port).