South Korean scientists claim development of "true blue" for OLED displays

It's no secret that OLED gurus have had the toughest time improving the life of blue luminance to match the lifespans of its red and green counterparts, but a team of South Korean scientists have purportedly stumbled upon (or developed, as it were) a breakthrough "true blue" material that can "accelerate the development of next-generation organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays." Up until now, scientists have been able to create highly efficient green and red OLED materials, but the inability to make a true blue OLED material was really holding things back. So, now that this little hurdle has been hopped, how's about we get some big screen OLED HDTVs out to the people?

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Sony's Super-Thin OLED HDTV: Now at Amazon

Amazon.com is now selling Sony's new 11-inch, super-thin OLED HDTV for $2,499. The set, which is based on the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, is just one-eight of an inch thick, compared to today's Plasma and LCD flat-screen sets which measure up to four inches thick.

While the set will only feature an 11-inch screen, Sony believes that OLED HDTVs could eventually compete with LCD and Plasma in the big-screen category. In addition to the thin panel, the OLED set promises to be more energy efficient and offer better pictures of fast-moving images.

Note: Amazon.com prices change regularly due to supply and demand.

Samsung Develops OLED Window Display

The picture you see above is a window - a window made of 12.1-inch OLED panels. These panels are not your ordinary OLED displays; they're especially crafted by Samsung as translucent "Window Display" types exhibiting 30 percent transmittance. The resolution is a less impressive 840 × 504 pixels and its luminance is measured at 200cd/m2.

While the OLED window is merely an exhibit for now - not something that actually has a practical application - it represents technologies that could be in the future. Think windows that could automatically be dimmed to save energy on heating and cooling or boutique glass windows flashing adverts. The translucent OLED "Window Display" was showcased by Samsung at the FPD International 2008 along with the company's other new technologies including a 0.05mm depth flapping OLED.

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Crazy Casio Camera Phone with 8.1 Megapixels, 3.1-inch WVGA OLED

Casio Japan has a new camera phone that pushes a few limits to glorious new territory. Borrowing components from Casio’s digicam technolgy is the Casio Exilim W63CA.

According to Casio, the Exilim W63CA is the first 8.1 megapixel camera phone in Japan, but that’s not where the goodness ends. It’s also got six-axis vibration compensation, a 28mm wide angle lens, 10.2x digital zoom, 600MB internal memory, microSD expansion, YouTube compatibility, Bluetooth, and face detection. The brilliant 3.1-inch OLED display features an impressive WVGA (800×480 pixel) resolution as well.

Available in four different colors

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The German Fraunhofer Institute IPMS developed an OLED light source with touch interface.
Aside from displays, OLED technology is also getting a lot of attention in light source development. As OLED is a cold light source it is safe to touch. The Fraunhofer Institute took this property and turned it into a feature to control the OLED light.

Switching and dimming the light could be easily controlled by a hand movement, which overcomes the traditional controller function.
The cool thing about this Touch OLED light is that the OLED itself is used to read the hand movements. There is no additional layer necessary for the touch interface.
I wonder if the same technology can be used for OLED displays. If you can use the display OLEDs also for reading the touch information future touch screens would get slimmer and cheaper.

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Car remote starter and alarm features 1.3in OLED panel

Taiwan – Tesor Plus Corp. is offering a two-way remote car alarm and starter that has a 1.3in OLED panel with 262,000 colors and eight vehicle graphic backdrops. The unit supports up to four auto/manual transmission vehicles with gasoline/diesel engines.

The remote car alarm and starter uses FM transmission and features silent arm/disarm, panic and anti-hijack alarms and four-language voice and vibration alert functions. It features eight trigger zones and two four-pin sensor ports. Receiving/transmission range is up to 1km.

The remote car alarm and starter comes with an MP3 player, a tachometer, voltage and temperature sensors, a programmable timer and an oil pressure circuit.

The car alarm unit has remote engine start, door lock/universal central lock and light flash relays. It supports button beeper, vibration, voice and button lock. A secondary unlock function with disarm and secondary auto engine starter is available.

The remote car alarm and starter provides settings control for time, alarm clock, daily start time, countdown time, passive arm, passive lock, lock timing, ignition lock, PIN override and new PIN assignment. It provides parking time and parking position information.

Other functions include truck pop and dome light control, remote start in valet mode and car call.

The unit’s built-in battery can be recharged via USB connection or adapter.


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Kodak orders OLED panels for digital photo frames

Kodak has opted to use Chi Mei EL OLED displays in their digital photo frames.

In fact, the 7.6-inch OLED displays, made by CMEL, which is owned by the standard LCD maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics, will begin to enter production in September.

This should provide plenty of time for the completed displays to be delivered to Kodak and to prep for the much anticipated holiday season.

And even though digital photo frames run the gamut of price ranges, these OLED offerings are thought to be quite pricey.

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40 Inch Panasonic OLED TV By 2011?

While the OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) revolution continues to hot up, it has been announced that Panasonic expects to be in a position to market its first 40 inch OLED TV in 2011. This is a step up from the original target of a 37 inch TV in the same timescale but one which has caught the eye of many OLED enthusiasts.

For those not aware of the OLED revolution, this is a new style of lighting system which is both organic, easier to manage, creates a better TV picture and uses a fraction of the power that systems of today use. There had been initial problems with the quality of the TV picture which added to the stop start stop start revolution that first came to the fore in the late 1990s.

However, the last 12 months has seen a number of major breakthroughs with the likes of Sony and Panasonic leading the way in the TV market. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg as OLED technology has the potential to change the whole electronic industry landscape. The leaders in the sector have been quick to appreciate the potential for the immediate future and literally billions of dollars of investment is pouring into the sector.