Art.Lebedev say that have found a new OLED panel supplier for the Optimus Maximus keyboard. The new keys are a bit larger - 10.1 mm and 48x48 pixels resolution (instead of 32x32 px @ 0.9x0.9 mm).
It's now possible to get the Samsung YP-K3 MP3 player on amazon. The display is a 1.8" PMOLED display.
The price is about 160$ for the 4GB version.
Art.Lebedev says that the company that was supposed to make the OLED panels for the Optimus keyboard is facing financial problems. They will have to choose a different producer, and will probably face a 3-months delay.
The ever hyped Optimus OLED keyboard gets a new name (Optimus Maximus), and a new price - 1490$ (!).
Pre-orders will start in April, and the keyboard will be delivered in November/December this year.
Art.Lebedev says that the OLED keys in the Optimus keyboard will have three types (OLED, backlit and regular plastic keys). They will also be swappable. They will sell several configurations of the keyboard (for example, where only the 'F' keys are OLEDs) with different prices. You will then be able to 'upgrade' some of the keys if you want.
Innovatrics releases Fingera, fingerprint based time attendance system for the small to medium business sector. Fingera is a fingerprint based system to collect employee time and attendance information, which represents a simple yet powerful alternative to badge and password based systems. These are, due to their portability, very often subject to fraud and can be lost, forgotten or shared within employees.
Fingera consists of two parts - The software part, entirely designed and developed by Innovatrics runs on standard Windows based PC. For full functionality, Innovatrics uses hardware developed by their partners, fingerprint scanner from DigitalPersona and Optimus Mini Three keyboard from ArtLebedev.
Optimus Mini Three is used as a complementary device for improved interactivity between users and the system without needing to use PC screen, mouse or keyboard. This allows the computer to be used for a regular work and all the interaction is done via Optimus Mini Three keyboard.
iRiver have posted some more info about their new A/V player - the Clix2. It is now official that is uses a 2.2" AMOLED screen from Samsung SDI.
There is a lot of information, mostly about the screen (which is apparently the main selling point of the Clix2). It's all in Korean, though...
Art.Lebedev say that production of the custom OLEDs for the Optimus 103 has started.
They expect to have the OLED keys in April 2007.
Kim Sak-Su, CEO at Samsung SDI, announced that the company will launch mobile phones incorporating Active Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode (AMOLED) in Japan around as early as the end of February or as late as early March.
KDDI Corp. will shortly launch a mobile phone featuring an active matrix organic EL panel as its primary display. The display is a 2.4-inch, 260,000-color panel with 320 x 240 (QVGA) resolution. The main reason that commercial release of a handset incorporating an organic EL panel became a reality is that "the panel has finally secured the reliability required for commercial application".
The KDDI spokesperson said the organic EL panel's thickness is "around 1 mm." Compared to 1.3- to 1.4-mm thickness of most LCD panels mounted on current mobile phones, "The organic EL panel made a great contribution to the thin and smart design of the handset as well".
This handset is manufactured by Kyocera Corp. The supplier of the organic EL panel has not been specified. However, some experts suggested the possibility that Kyocera, who develops active matrix panels in house, developed it by their own.
Read more here (TechOn, including photos of the phone)
