OLED devices - Page 50

Transcend Information, Inc. introduces its brand new MP3 player the T.sonic 610, which features a new streamlined design, vibrant color schemes, a Self-luminous OLED LCD panel display (Dual color, 1" OLED) and a cool 4-way joy-pad. The T.sonic 610 MP3 player supports Hi-Speed USB2.0 connectivity with super-fast read/write speeds of 3.2/2.8MB/sec.
The T.sonic 610 is now available and customers can choose between the 512MB and 1GB capacity models.

Japan's Matsushita has introduced an iTunes-compatible digital music player with an expandable storage capacity provided by SD cards to its D-Snap line of devices.

Matsushita's SV-SD100V (right, top) and SV-SD90 both support AAC, the iTunes jukebox software's preferred format, so the players will be of interest to folk who've ripped CDs to AAC using iTunes but are seeking an alternative player to Apple's iPod. The players also support MP3 and DRM-less Windows Media files.

The players are compact 4.3 x 4.3 x 1.7cm units with integrated OLED displays. There's a built-in Nickel Hydrogen power source capable of providing up to 14.5 hours' playback time, Matsushita claimed. The battery can be recharged using the bundled mains adaptor or through the player's USB 2.0 connection.

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Sony NW50X MP3 player with an OLED display Sony will offer two models, one with an FM tuner (NW-E50x) and one without (NW-40x), both in 512MB and 1GB versions.

What distinguishes the Sony product - apart from the distinctly disposable lighter styling - is the integration of an OLED read-out into the player's casing. The device doesn't have a screen as such - track details, the time and tuner station information - appear on the surface of the player.

Ovideon Aviah A slew of portable media players are now available, but the $599 Ovideon Aviah is the first I've seen to use an OLED screen. Unfortunately, on the late pre-production Aviah handheld audio-video recorder and player I tested, the OLED screen was the most distinguishing feature, by far.

OLED display technology promises better colors and smoother video than conventional LED screens. And it delivers: Videos in MPEG-4 format showed brilliant colors and appeared clear and sharp on the 2.2-inch, 521-by-218-pixel screen, with natural-looking colors and great dynamic range.

Torica introduces several new MP3 players.

The TC-31 has a built-in loudspeaker, dot matrix 4 color OLED display, USB 2.0, plays MP3, WMA. The Torica TC-31 measures 77x29x14mm and weighs 41g. The player can come in 128MB, 256MB, 512MB and 1GB.

OLED microdisplay maker eMagin today unveiled the Z800 3D Visor head-mounted-display (HMD). The Z800 uses two SVGA (800x600) 3D OLED displays (made by eMagin). It provides an immersive view equivalent to a 105" screen at twelve feet, and uses high-speed head tracking to permit 360 degree viewing. The Visor also includes state-of-the-art audio system with high-fidelity ear buds and a built-in noise-canceling microphone.

The Z800 will start shipping in Q2 2005 for $899. It will also be available for customization by OEMs.

Ovideon released a new multimedia player, the AVIAh. It's an ultra slim, compact, flexible and extremely portable player and recorder with an integrated TV/Cable Tuner. It has a 521x218 OLED panel (2.2") that offers phenomenal moving picture performance with its 5ms response time and "striking brightness, accurate color temperature and unlimited viewing angle".

Fairlight is introducing a new mixing console called the Constellation XT that is fitted with 72 PMOLED displays. Fairlight says that the PLED displays allow them to show super high resolution, detailed information on any selected parameter value.

Apparently the wide viewing angles are also very important in this application.

eMagin says that the new Kinetta digital cinema camera uses their OLED microdisplay. This is a flexible digital movie camera which provides the control and flexibility that cinematographers have always appreciated in their film cameras. The Kinetta camera records everything the sensor puts out, as RAW ten-bit log data, on an onboard miniature hard drive array containing 12 1.8" hard drives.

Kinetta's Jeff Kreines commented: "The OLED microdisplay from eMagin is a perfect fit. We considered many other technologies - LCOS, LCD, CRT, optical - but only the eMagin OLED gave us the combination of excellent color reproduction, lack of flicker, low power consumption, and small size that we needed."

EZMax's EZMP-4100 is the world's first 2GB flash-memory MP3 player. It has a 128x64 graphic PMOLED display.