Rohm had two OLED items at CEATEC. The first is a 'shadowless' OLED lamp. The lamp is using a 'complex' array of OLED panels so that objects beneath it has no shadow.
The second item they had on display is an OLED Flash. The flash can emit light with a high luminance (100,000cd/m2). The flash can also be used as a 'regular' OLED lamp, with a luminance of of 3,000-4,000cd/m2 or higher.
KDDI shows 3.1" OLED (800 x 480 WVGA) panels at CEATEC Japan. Those panels are made by Samsung.
KDDI says these panels will be in actual products (phones) shortly - but not specific date or modules yet.
Cowon's S9 curve A/V player has an official release date - November. At least for europe. The player has a 3.3" (480x272) touch screen AMOLED display.
There's no price information yet...
The iRiver SPINN will ship to cusomters in the US on October 3rd. iRiver are already taking pre orders. The 4GB model costs 250$, and the 8GB goes for 290$.
The SPINN has a 3.2" touchscreen AMOLED display (480 x 372).
The iRiver P20 is now on sale in stores all around Korea.
The player has a 4.1" AMOLED,it is H/W based and costs between 440euro and 490euroe (depends on configuration).
Art.Lebedev is gonna release their new small 15-key OLED keyboard towards the end of 2008, or at the beginning of 2009.
The 15-keys keyboard is obviously going to be cheaper than the Optimus (which costs around 1500$). It will be naed Aux.
At the IFA show in Berlin, iRiver showed their Unit2 prototype - a home communication device.It functions as a video phone, digital photo frame, radio, gaming devices,messanger (SMS/MMS), A/V player and a web browser to boot. The display is a 4.3" touchscreen AMOLED.
The Unit2 has a 30GB H/D and 2GB of flash.
There were rumors that the new Canon EOS 50D camera will have an OLED display.
Canon officially announced the camera today, and unfortunatly the display is a 3" TFT LCD, and not an OLED...
Read more info about the EOS 50D here (dpreview).
There are some rumors across the web that Canon will release two new SLR cameras (5D Mark II and EOS-50) with 3" 'high-res' OLED displays. These might be revealed at the Photokina trade show (September).
More 'details' of the cameras here (DPReview)
Digitimes reports that Nokia has decided that the capability to make AMOLEDs is a condition for the selection of its panel suppliers. Nokia expects AMOLED to play a major role in the market in the future.
Nokia already has OLED displays in a couple of high-end products (the 8800 Art, the 7900 Prism and the 6600). The AMOLED displays are so beautiful that they really make an impact (maybe Nokia also read C|Net's review of the iRiver SPINN)
AU Optronics (AUO) and TPO Display, two panel suppliers for Nokia, are gearing up the development of AMOLED applications, the sources indicated.
TPO said it has a team that has been developing AMOLED, and the company also runs a small test line for the segment. But for volume production to start in the future when its technologies mature, TPO will have to install more equipment, the company added.
