Tag archive: OLED

Philips and chemical company BASF have recently teamed up to create an OLED concept for your car that would also function as a high-tech window when switched off, according to a recent article in PhysOrg. While this isn’t the first we have heard of transparent display technology, it’s certainly the first time we have heard of applying it to automobiles by utilizing OLEDs — although GM's Windows of Opportunity project comes close.… Read More

When 150,000 people gather in the middle of the desert to gawk at technology, a sense of perspective becomes even harder to find than an unoccupied bathroom. Among all the shiny metal and glass, silicon and plastic, megahertz and gigabytes heaped into one room, it’s hard to see the forest for the trees. Or see the future from the gadgets that will herald its arrival, as the case may be. Fortunately, that’s why all things Vegas must come to an… Read More

Although LG may not have quite the name recognition as some of the biggest TV makers in the world, the Korean manufacturer is at the front of the pack when it comes to television innovation, and is responsible for some of the most significant advances to television in recent years, even if they license the technology out and it is sold under other names. At this year’s CES, we have seen all the new types of TVs we are likely to see for a while.… Read More

A few weeks ago, Samsung released a video indicating it would be introducing the next big thing in television. We just finished sitting through Samsung’s press conference where almost half of the event’s allotted time was spent on discussing the company’s advancements in TV So, did Samsung make good on its promise?Weeeelllll…sort of. Let’s start with what’s new in hardware. We expected Samsung would bring an OLED TV to the show, and it has.… Read More

According to a report in the Daily Yomiuri Online, Sony is halting development of organic electroluminescence display panels for consumers. While Sony will continue selling OLED panels to corporate clients, the television manufacturer will only create LED and LCD panels for the mass market. Sony first rolled out a model of an OLED for the consumer market in 2007, but the expensive price tag of the Sony Drive XEL-1 OLED TV was difficult to… Read More

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) begins on Monday and the leaks are pouring in. The latest: a translated Japanese Toshiba press release claims that the company will release a 10.1-inch tablet that is both the “thinnest” and “lightest” in the world. Not impressed? The manufacturer also claims it will have the “world's thinnest and lightest” 13.3-inch laptop PC. The tablet will be waterproof and… Read More

Set to be displayed to the public at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month, television manufacturer LG is going to show off an 84-inch 3D Ultra Definition (UD) television that's capable of 4K resolution. Designed to display a pixel density that's four times any 1080p television, the 84-inch behemoth offers a resolution of 3840 by 2160 or eight million pixels. The flat panel utilizes a embedded 2D-to-3D conversion… Read More

TVs using OLED screens are about to take a big leap forward, with an emphasis on the word “big,” as LG has announced it'll be showing off a new 55-inch OLED television — billed as the world's largest — at CES 2012 in January. LG debuted the world's thinnest OLED TV at the IFA show back in August 2010, with their 2.9mm deep 31-inch model. Up until now, OLED screens have been more commonplace on… Read More

Quantum-dot technology has been on the verge of breaking into the mainstream for a while, with various companies exploring its use in all kinds of displays, and its advantages over LCD and OLED in televisions.  These advantages include lower power consumption, a longer lifetime and more physical flexibility. It's therefore only a matter of time before QD displays make it into stores, and British firm Nanoco has announced it's working… Read More

Art Lebedev, the Russian design studio behind the Optimus range of LCD keyboards, has made a new model available for pre-order on its site.  The Optimus Popularis is a more compact version of its full size models, such as the original Maximus we reviewed way back in 2008, but still boasts the same impressive level of customization. Here's how it works: Each key has a tiny 64 x 64 pixel LCD display beneath a plastic cover that can be… Read More

While at CES earlier this year, we came across Sony's 3D, HD visor, a personal viewing device that inspired plenty of Tron/Star Trek/Lawnmower Man-related commentary. How could it not? Just look at it. The jesting was all in good fun anyway, since Sony seemed to have no intention of ever producing the unit for public purchase. Well, it turns out that wasn't the case. According to a recent statement from Sony, the “Personal 3D… Read More

Could OLED be in Apple's future? Possibly. According to PatentlyApple, the electronics maker has filed for three patents related to OLED, or Organic Light Emitting Diode, a popular display technology due to its ability to display crisp blacks and higher contrast than LCD displays. Apple may use these patents to bring OLED displays to its iOS devices, or larger devices, in the future. Until now, OLED has been mostly relegated to smaller… Read More

The Sony PSP2 is not the same thing as the rumored PlayStation Phone, but that doesn't mean it won't practically be a phone itself. Nikkei, a popular Japanese newspaper, has revealed that Sony's answer to the Nintendo 3DS will have 3G support, allowing gamers to play online, as well as download software and video. The only thing they won't be able to do is make phone calls. In addition, the system will have a… Read More