OLED devices - Page 25

We just learned that TVLogic has unveiled a new professional 3D monitor - the TDM-150W. It uses a 15" AMOLED panel, which is the same one as used in LG's EL9500 OLED TV (it has the same specs: 1366x768 and 100,000:1 contras ratio). It's great to hear that LG are also offering the 15" panel for other products.

VLogic TDM-150W

Back in January, we posted that "3D might be the killer application for OLEDs". It's great to see the first actual 3D OLED product. Both Sony and Samsung have shown 3D OLED prototypes back in CES 2010. OLEDs are great for 3D viewing - fast response time (important for active-shutter 3D), great contrast and a large viewing angle.

Sony has just announced a new professional monitor, the PVM-740. It has a 7.4" OLED panel that supports 960x540 resolution. In their press-release, Sony say that the OLED monitor is using their "unique Super Top Emission technology to efficiently deliver superb high contrast, high color images, even in ambient light".

Sony PVM-740

As we're not aware of any other OLED maker that produces a 7.4" display, is Sony producing this particular panel? Perhaps they are using the production lines that used to make the 11" XEL-1 OLED TV.

Microsoft announced a 64GB version of the Zune HD, which will ship on April 12nd and will cost $350. They also lowered the prices of the 32Gb version to $237, and the 16Gb to $167.

Zune HD

Samsung has officially announced their new Android phone, the Galaxy S. It has a large (4" 800x480) Super-AMOLED display, 5mp camera (that can record HD video) and access to Samsung's new content Ecosystem and Social Hub.

Samsung Galaxy S

Engadget's team has played with this phone, and just love the OLED display: "The Super AMOLED display on the Galaxy S is nothing short of
stunning. Put side by side with an iPhone under some very harsh
lighting, the difference between them is pretty astounding. Everything is bright and
crisp, text legible, and the colors are jaw-droppingly beautiful". They also posted a short video:

Samsung's NX10 is the first consumer DSLR that uses an AMOLED (3") display, and it's now shipping for $700. It's actually a "hybrid DSLR" with a 14.6 MP APS-C sensor. It can record 720p H.264 video and has only an electronic viewfinder.

Samsung NX10

Get the NX10 for $700 over at Amazon.com.

Samsung is said to be developing a new Windows Phone 7 (WP7) device, and it will have a Super-AMOLED touch display. It will also have 8mp camera, Wi-Fi, 3G and A-GPS. This isn't surprising as Microsoft are expecting most WP7 phones to have AMOLEDs.

We'll wait for an official announcement.

There are reports that Google sold only 135,000 Nexus One phones in the 74 days since it started shipping. You may ask why 74 days - it's the time it took Apple to sell 1 million first generation iPhones. Motorola sold 1.05 million Droid phones in the same time frame.

They say that this is a disappointment for Google, but we have to remember that the phone is only available online and only for T-Mobile (although that is now changed). Also Google is a company that has a lot of patience and hopefully they'll continue support and development of their phones.

UK's Vodafone says that HTC's Desire and Legend phones will be released on April. The Legend has a 3.2" touch AMOLED (480x320) and a 5Mp camera, while the Desire has a larger 3.7" AMOLED (800x480) and a 1Ghz CPU. Both phones are running the Android 2.1 OS. Interestingly The Legend (that phone is exclusive for Vodafone UK) will include Vodafone's own 360 social service on top of the Sense UI.

HTC Desire

We do not know how much the phones will cost, but if you want them unlocked, Amazon will offer then for $601 (Legend) and $795 (Desire).

Update: The N1 is also coming to Sprint soon...

Google's Nexus One phone is now shipping in another version that supports the frequencies used by AT&T in the US and Rogers in Canada. The phone is still unlocked, and costs $529. The Nexus One has a 3.7" touch WVGA AMOLED, runs on Android v2.1 (1Ghz CPU), 5Mp camera and comes with a 4GB microSD.

Google Nexus One

Back in December 2009 we reported on Cowon's J3 AMOLED A/V player, and this is now confirmed. The J3 will have a 3.3" touch AMOLED (480 x 272) with an accelerometer and has 4/8/16GB internal memory.

Cowon J3