OLED
OLED stands for organic light emitting diode, a display technology that offers significant benefits over LCD or CRT technology. An OLED panel consists of an emissive organic material that, when supplied with an electrical current, can produce a bright flat panel display with better contrast than an LCD and a response time far faster than is even required for video applications. Because an OLED display does not require backlighting, it can be made much thinner and lighter than a comparable LCD or Plasma as well as consuming about 20% less power. OLED displays also have an extremely wide viewing angle at 170 degrees with little to no loss of color and clarity even at extreme offsets from center.
The biggest disadvantages to OLED displays include the relatively limited lifetime of the organic materials and price in the marketplace, with even small screens clocking in at several thousand US dollars.
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05/26/09 10:20pm Mobile, Gaming The Zune HD is now confirmed for this fall, plus a Zune marketplace coming to Xbox 360
The next iteration of Microsoft's portable player is finally official. dig deeper
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05/26/09 4:30pm Mobile feature The Obsessable Ten: Tongue-in-cheek names for the new iPhone
Apple hasn't named its new handset yet. Here are some tongue in cheek options for the designers in Cupertino to consider. dig deeper
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05/19/09 4:17pm Mobile Rumored iPhone specs and release date are: OLED screen, July 17th
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05/19/09 10:44am Home A/V LG claims new "world's thinnest LCD panel" title at 5.9mm
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PRICE CONFIRMED
05/13/09 10:41am Mobile Sony Walkman X-Series OLED devices show up on Amazon for $299 (16GB) and $399 (32GB)
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04/15/09 12:27pm Gaming, Home A/V, Mobile Zune rumour roundup: Zune HD image leaks, XNA support, Zune phone software coming?
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02/05/09 1:33pm Mobile Mozilla working on ideas for its first smartphone, wants your suggestions
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01/27/09 9:06pm Mobile, Home A/V Samsung Show W7900 projector phone demonstrated
It's a projector inside a cell phone. Neat, right? Unfortunately, it's only available in Korea, but get a look here to see what you're missing out on. dig deeper
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01/13/09 3:48pm Computing Apple patent puts webcam behind display surface for an eye-level image
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01/09/09 2:38pm Home A/V CES 2009: LG Objet AMOLED 15-inch TV first look
These prototypes are less than an inch thick and have amazing contrast ratio, but they probably won't be cheap. dig deeper
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01/09/09 9:28am Computing CES 2009 video: Sony's flexible OLED screen prototype
Sony was showing off this 2-inch flexible screen made from organic light-emitting diodes or OLEDs at CES. OLEDs use less energy… dig deeper
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01/08/09 5:14pm Computing, Gaming, Home A/V, Imaging, Mobile CES 2009: Sony Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer's opening keynote
Stringer trades comedic banter with Tom Hanks, spells out Sony's 7 steps for creating the ultimate user experience. dig deeper
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