Camera maker RED announced their next generation EVF - the Bomb OLED EVF. We do not have a lot of technical information, but RED says that the OLED microdisplay (maker unknown) improves the contrast ratio "dramatically", and reduces the power consumption by almost 75% (compared to the older LCoS EVF). The temperature operating range improved to -46C/70C (from -10C/50C) and the Black uniformity and White uniformity is now near 100%. The resolution is 1,280x848.

The OLED Bomb EVF costs $3900 and is now in stock. LCoS EVF owners can upgrade for $1,200. Here's a nice video from Engadget showing RED's new accessory line, including the EVF:

Samsung announced they will unveil the new Galaxy device on May 3rd in London. Here's the invitation flyer:

Samsung wouldn't reveal any information of course. Hopefully the new Galaxy (the S3?) will sport a new AMOLED display. Most rumors suggest this will be a 4.5" Super AMOLED Plus HD display (i.e. without pentile) - which means that Samsung's production precision has improved.

Tridonic sent us a brochure showing six new OLED lamps, all powered by their module. One of these is the Manta Rehi, the kinetic OLED luminaire we already reported about.

Ledon (the company behind the Tridonic brand) uses Osram Orbeos panels and LG Chem panels. They wouldn't reveal which panels are used in which lamps.

LG Display is touting their 4.5" True HD IPS-LCD display (which does not support Full-HD, mind you, the resolution is 1,280x720). The company posted some slides comparing the HD IPS-LCD display to Samsung's Super AMOLED HD (as used in the Galaxy Nexus and other devices). LG Display says that the LCD is more sharp and clear (due to the Real Stripe matrix vs the Pentile one used in Samsung's AMOLED):

Yesterday we reported about the new Philips OLED panels and installations at the L+B 2012 exhibition. Today we've got a couple of new videos and photos from the show. Check out the beautiful Kinetic and ShowFlakes installations:

Merck is a global pharmaceutical and chemical company based in Germany, working on high performance OLED materials. We're happy to post this third interview with Merck's OLED unit VP, Dr. Udo Heider:

Q: Dr. Heider, thanks for taking the time to do yet another interview with us.

Thanks Ron. I do appreciate this opportunity to communicate about our recent Merck OLED activities.

I'm assuming that Merck is still focused on Solution Processable materials. Can you give us a short update on the current status of your materials?

Yes, of course, we are very diligently focused on solution processable materials development based on our customers requests. As communicated in the past, Merck is working on solution processable small molecule materials. Our chemists have devised ways to redesign an evaporable small molecule and optimize its performance within a soluble device stack, applicable to the various soluble "printing" process windows.

Philips has some interesting news for us today at the opening of the L+B 2012 exhibition: a new OLED panel that is suitable for functional lighting, a couple of new OLED installations and a nice new chanelier.

First up is a new OLED panel called the GL350 (GL stands for General Lighting). This is the first OLED to hit the "functional lighting" barrier as Philips calls it with its high brightness - 115 lm. It's 12.4x12.4 cm in size (155 cm²) and very homogeneous according to Philips.

Sharp announced that they have begun to produce Oxide-TFT (IGZO) based LCDs at their Kameyama Plant #2. Sharp says that these displays will have smaller TFTs and thus increased pixel transparency - which leads to lower power consumption. Sharp's proprietary UV2A*3 photo-alignment technology employed in Sharp's AQUOS LCD TVs enables these displays to achieve high image quality.

Sharp also revealed some sample panel specification: 32" 3,840x2,160 (140 ppi), 10" 2,560x1,600 (300 ppi), 7" 800x1,280 (217 ppi). Sharp is expanding production scale through April "to meet market demand".

Ducati announced a new superbike, the Ducati 1199 Panigale. It's the lightest production superbike (361 lbs dry weight) and one of the most powerful (195 hp peak power). It's got a full-LED headlight and an OLED dash:

The 1199 Panigale is now available. The base model costs $17,995, the "S" model costs $22,995 and the "S" Tricolore costs $27,995.

AUO's LED maker subsidiary Lextar announced it will show new portable OLED lighting panels. The panels will be powered from built-in Lithium-ion batteries and has a magnet on the pack so it can attach to metallic objects. The panels are 3.7 mm thick and include a 3-section dimmer.

AUO prototype OLED panels (2010)

Lextar will also show a concept "OLED Wall Brick" built from red, blue and yellow OLED modules that can change color depending on one’s mood and location.