OLED devices - Page 26

Amazon UK has just added 4 new Samsung digital cameras, all with AMOLED displays. 3 Of them we already know about: The CL80 (ST5500 in the UK), the HZ35W (WB650 in the UK) and the NX10. There's another one called WB2000, which wasn't revealed before.

Samsung HZ35W

• The HZ35W/WB650 will be released on February 2, for £299.99. It has a built-in GPS with geo-tagging capabilities, a 12mp sensor, 15x optical zoom and a 3" AMOLED.
• The will be released on March 15, for £349.99. It has a 14mp sensor, 7X optical zoom and Wi-Fi (through which you can instantly-upload to flickr, facebook, photobox or picasa. It also has a 3.7" WVGA touch AMOLED.
• The NX10 will be released on March 15, for £599.99. The NX10 is a hybrid DSLR, with a 14.6mp APS-C sensor and new NX-type lens mount. It has a 3" OLED display.
• The WB2000 will be released on May 24 for £329.99. It has a 10mp sensor, 5X optical zoom and a 3" OLED screen.

In December 2009, HTC's roadmap leaked, and there were two OLED phones in there, the Bravo and the Legend. Now we hear that the Bravo will be released in March in Sweden. The Bravo has a 3.7" WVGA touch AMOLED (854x480) display, it's running the Android-OS on a 1Ghz Snapdragon CPU, and is capable of 720p HD video recording. It has Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 5mp camera.

HTC Bravo

The Vodaphone 360 H1 has a 3.5" AMOLED display. Here's a hands-on video:

Dell has a new Android device called the Mini 5. It's a (big!) mobile phone with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 5Mp camera and a full-multitouch 5" display. Gizmodo thinks it uses an OLED display, but nobody knows for sure. Remember that Dell are also showing a laptop prototype with an OLED, so obviously they are considering OLEDs in their future products.

There are reports that Samsung will soon unveil two new AMOLED phones (both with a WVGA 3.7" screen). The first is the Galaxy 2, which was actually reported a few weeks ago (it was said than that it'll have a 4.1" display). The second is the Bada-running S8200.

Update: the video was removed from the internet...

Here's a nice short video of Samsung's upcoming IceTouch media player, with its transparent touchscreen full-color 2" AMOLED display.

Samsung has announced a new product, the 700Z digital photo frame. It has a 7" AMOLED display. This is the largest OLED Samsung has commercialized to date, and it's great news. They haven't said when it'll be released, or how much it'll cost.

This is not the first large OLED photo frame. Back in 2008 Kodak has released their own 7.6" digital wireless frame, using CMEL's OLED panels. Kodak's frame costs around 800$ (but seems to be out of stock). Hopefully Samsung will have a lower price...

Samsung has announced the new IceTouch MP3 player that sports a 2" full-color Transparent OLED. This is an exciting announcement, we didn't know Samsung was so close to making this technology commercially available. The player will be released in the first half of 2010. Samsung say that the AMOLED screen casing is constructed using a dual-injection molding process and tempered glass and results in a smooth, durable and scratch-proof surface.

Samsung IceTouch

Beside the cool transparent display, the IceTouch comes with 8/16GB of memory, has a strong CPU and Samsung's TouchWiz Sweep interface. It has 5.1-channel sound enhancement technology and it continually analyzes and adjusts audio levels to reflect the producer’s intended sound.

LG's 15" EL9500 OLED TV is on sale now in Korea (for around $2,500). Here's a short clip showing it on display in one of Seoul department stores:

Interestingly, they just sell it as "LG OLED TV", without a model name or number.

There are some new rumors that Apple's new device will actually be marketed primarily as an e-reader. It makes sense that Apple will want to enter the e-reader market now, when it's starting to take off.

It'll be interesting to see what kind of display will be chosen for such a device. Almost all e-readers use e-paper displays which are very efficient and great on the eye. But they are monochrome (although color ones are expected in 2010) and have slow refresh rate. If Apple wants this device to be used as an internet tablet too, they'll have to choose another display type. Obviously we're hoping for the first Apple OLED product...