Those translucent OLED screens in science-fiction movies like Iron Man, I, Robot, Minority Report, and The Matrix Reloaded are turning into reality, as Samsung demonstrates the world’s largest transparent OLED display at 19 inches. Back at CES, Samsung showed a 14-inch version on a laptop. More »

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Not much has been added to the Zune HD that was released last year, but the 64Gb model solidifies itself as one of the top portable media players. Right now, the 64Gb Zune HD is back-ordered until May 30th. More »

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TVLogic will begin selling two 1366×768 resolution 15″ OLED monitors for professional studios. The LEM-150W is standard 2D with 100,000:1 static contrast, while the TDM-150W is a 3D display. These use LG-Philips panels. More »

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When the word “professional” is part of a product’s title, it normally makes for an expensive item. OLED is an emerging technology that hopes one day to displace LCD, but right now, most displays of its ilk are in minuscule form (smartphones). Sony’s PVM-740 is a relatively small 7.4″ Organic Light-Emitting Diode monitor with low-resolution: 960×540 maximum, 646×487 in 480i and 480p, and 768×540 in 575i and 576p. More »

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Samsung’s “Super” AMOLED screens promise to be brighter than normal AMOLED and, more importantly, have touch sensors built into the panel instead of added on as an additional layer like most LCDs and all AMOLED screens. More »

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DisplayMate president Dr. Raymond M. Soneira has conducted a scientific experiment in which he claims that Apple’s iPhone 3G-S LCD is better than the much touted AMOLED display on Google’s Nexus One. OLED is inherently a far superior technology than LCD, but execution is crucial. Just because one form of technology is more advanced, it does not mean that everything that uses it will exceed the performance of an inferior approach. For example, not every rear-wheel-drive car will out-handle every front-wheel-drive auto. More »

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LG introduced has introduced its new EL9500 15″ OLED TV. This spectacular device is set to hit the United States in mid-2010 with a price tag of $2,500. More »

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From Htcyou: Just ahead of its expected unveiling at MWC, the HTC Legend is sizzling right now. Today, some more pictures of it have been released. This time, the Legend is shown in a line-up with its HTC cousins. More »

From Htcyou: One feature rich smartphone that has not gotten much coverage is South Korean OCOSMOS’ OCS5, which is touting some pretty amazing specifications for an obscure (at least in the West) company. More »

According to PlusPlasticElectronics, electronics company Samsung will be releasing a OLED transparent screen laptop within the next twelve months. More »

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It seemed as if the splurge of new e-readers was coming to an end last week, but surprise, surprise, big-time techno-corp Asus has just announced the release of their own e-reader called the DR-950. How does this new e-reader stack up to the competition? Let’s find out. More »

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Continued from part one… Although CCFL backlit LCDs cannot match plasma for black levels, the best LED LCDs have some tricks to compensate for the technology’s inherent weakness. Local dimming allows LEDs to adjust individual lights (which illuminate parts of the screen rather than the entirety of it) to different levels of brightness. Side-lit LEDs and CCFL bulbs cannot accomplish this and suffer poorer blacks and lower contrast as a result. Still, ignoring the numbers, I purport that the best plasma displays produce deeper and better blacks than the best LED LCDs. More »

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There was OLED, and now there will soon be PHOLED, or Phosphorescent Organic Light Emitting Device. The Universal Display Corporation has made substantial advancements with PHOLED and claims that it can operate using only a quarter of the power of the original. More »

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Once merely toys for the wealthy, large 1080p plasma displays finally became affordable in 2009. Samsung has a new line of suspiciously inexpensive HDTVs, one of which is the PN50B530, retailing for $1299.99 Canadian. Presently, Americans have the PN50B550 at $1399.99 (although regularly discounted to the $1200 range), but specs on both models are identical except for the number of inputs, and the latter’s internet connectivity. At its price tag, the PN50B530 is an entry-level 1080p TV, but it has image quality that is far from low-end. More »

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Rarely does a big company allow its opponents to shine for too long without a response. While the Nexus One has appropriated most headlines lately, Apple is readying its counter-punch. Korea Times has an article, which claims that an unnamed high ranking official of the South Korean iPhone distributor KoreaTelecom has stated that a 4G version of the iPhone is scheduled for an April release. More »

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