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New Gadget Mantra: The Screen's The Thing

We're used to fairly similar LCD screens on pretty much all our mobile gadgets and TVs. That's all about to change.READ»

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Samsung Ditches Its E-paper Tech Efforts, but Retains E-publishing Plans

Need any evidence that the dedicated e-reader is destined to become a mere niche-appeal device? Here you go: Tech giant Samsung is ditching its clever, and long-heritage e-paper business. READ»

Samsung Predicts 50% Boost in Smartphone Sales, With OLEDs Aplenty

Samsung's peered into its cellphone crystal ball and found that the future is one where smartphones, maybe with OLED screens, supersede dumbphones. So ditch that old Nokia 8310 now!READ»

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DuPont Tweaks Printing Tech to Make Cheaper Screens: 50-Inch OLED TVs Here We Come

We've heard so very much hype about OLED tech that it's slightly disappointing to see how few devices have an OLED screen so far. It's because the manufacturing is tricky and expensive--but this is something DuPont thinks it's ...READ»

LG's 19-Inch Bendy Display Makes E-Newspapers Possible

I've predicted that e-readers will only get one year in the limelight before they're doomed, but that doesn't mean companies aren't still perfecting the technology behind electronic reading. Check out LG's new 19-inch e-ink display for example: Perfect for e-newspapersREAD»

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Put This on My Phone Now: Hammer-Blow Resistant OLED

Organic light emitting displays are the next big thing for mobile technology--they're better in so many ways. And LG's just demonstrated an OLED screen that's freakishly awesome: it can resist hammer blows. Show me your LCD doing ...READ»

Researchers Invent Eye-Tracking Eyeglass Display, Star Trek-Style

It may not be quite up to the spec of Geordi La Forge's visor on Star Trek TNG, but researchers in Germany have come up with an eyeglass-mounted display that's so freakily high-tech you may need only to move your eyes to control a PC.READ»

Flexible Touchscreen E-paper Signals the Rise of Touchscreens Everywhere

We've sung the praises of flexible screen technology here a few times--it'll be a key part of the next revolution in gadget technology. And now another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place, as the ASU Flexible Display Center ...READ»