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Apple Tablet Delayed, but With OLED Screen and Condé Nast Mags

Kit Eaton — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:53:17 -0500

Whee, the Apple Tablet merry-go-round spins and spins: Today adds a clutch of rumors that, if you grapple them all together, are another quietly confident tick in the "it's definitely real" box. But one suggestion is that the beast is delayed, which is the kind of rumor we hate to hear.

Conde Nast Getting Ready, Wired to have an iTablet Edition?

OLEDs Could Be as Cheap as Newspaper to Produce

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:11:23 -0400

Plasma televisions are already on the outs with consumers due to their energy-sucking tendencies, meanwhile LCD screens have closed the gap on picture quality and are more energy efficient. But as many TV buffs know, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens are the future--if scientists can figure out how to produce them cheaply enough.

Rumor: Zune HD to Go Head-to-Head With Next iPod Touch

Kit Eaton — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:22:06 -0400

We first heard about the HD video-player goodness of the Zune HD weeks ago, and now a rumor suggests a September 8 launch for the device. Perfect timing to pitch it into a head-on battle with the rumored new iPod touch.

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

Kit Eaton — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:14:29 -0400

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 that?

Watch This High-Res OLED Screen Flex, Think of the Bendy Gadgets to Follow

Kit Eaton — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:08:20 -0400

It's thin, it's bendy, and it can display high-res video... this new prototype OLED screen is totally a taste of the future. You know, the flexible digital magazine and roll-up computer screen future that magazines like Popular Science have been dreaming about for decades.

EPEAT-for-TV: A New Environmental Standard for TVs

Ariel Schwartz — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:05:33 -0400

With so many different TV options available--plasma, LED, and OLED in the near future--it's becoming increasingly difficult to sort out energy efficiency and environmental claims. A new standard, tentatively dubbed EPEAT-for-TV, aims to change that by defining environmental performance once and for all.

Sharp's New Five-Color LCD Displays 99% of Visible Colors, But Not on Your TV

Kit Eaton — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:25:59 -0400

LCDs may be on the verge of being superseded by OLED tech, but Sharp still found room for innovation. The electronics company just released news about a new invention--an LCD that can generate 99% of the colors you can see on real surfaces.

Researchers Develop Super-Flexible, Rubber-Like OLED Display

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:57:16 -0400

It may not be practical for everyday TV watching, but University of Tokyo researchers have developed a stretchy rubber-like OLED display that could provide a low-power alternative for 3D displays of all stripes. The organic electroluminescent (EL) display, which is thinner and less power-hungry than equivalent plasma and LCD screens, is produced through a cheap industrial printing process by spraying carbon nanotubes with a fluoro-rubber compound.

Your 40-Inch OLED TV Will Arrive in 2010, Thanks to Panasonic

Kit Eaton — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:03:48 -0400

I know you're fond of your nice, new LCD HDTV, I know--it's much better than the big CRT brute you had before. But, and trust me on this, you're going to want to buy a whole new TV next year. It's going to be OLED you see, and it may come from Panasonic.

Samsung Does the Impossible: Creates 'Finger Slim' and Energy-Efficient Plasma TV

Ariel Schwartz — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:48:36 -0400

Samsung announced this weekend that it plans to do what was once considered impossible: Manufacture an energy-efficient plasma TV. The company's HD 850 PDP "Finger Slim" is only 29 millimeters thick--just 1.15 inches from front to back--and is supposedly 40% more energy-efficient than traditional plasma TVs.

Panasonic Releasing 37-Inch OLED TV Within Two Years

Ariel Schwartz — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:23:43 -0400

OLED TVs are undoubtedly the future of TV technology--they're thin, contain minimal parts, and use up to 50% less energy than LCD TVs (and significantly less than plasma, which uses as much energy as a large refrigerator). The only problem has been size, the technology for manufacturing OLED is difficult to scale for large screen sizes.

Milan 2009: OLED Comet Lamp by Kita

Milan Photo Brigade — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:46:45 -0400

No one will be tempted to eat it, but this breakthrough LED panel is organic--the light emitting diodes are sandwiched between washi paper made from kozo fibers and a Mulberry tree. The body of the Comet by Kita, on display through the end of the fair at Galleria Il Castello in the Brera District, is un-green acrylic. - Janet Eastman

See more pictures from Milan 2009.

EDAG's Light Car is a Tiny, Eco-Friendly KITT

Kit Eaton — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:00:31 -0500

Electric vehicles are hot news at the Geneva Motor Show this year, but EDAG's new concept vehicle is standing out from the crowd by taking a chunk of inspiration from the new Knight Rider--the car's exterior is a user-configurable display screen.

MIT's 'Tofu' Robot Mixes Science, Ridiculous Cuteness

Kit Eaton — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:30:00 -0500

Working in MIT's Media Lab Personal Robotics Group must be a good gig--they get to create and scientifically "play about with" some fantastic stuff, such as the Huggable care-over-telepresence robot. But Tofu, the lab's latest research offering, takes the prize as the most ridiculously cute machine ever, with a clear science purpose behind its construction.

The Greatest Gadgets Of 2008

Fast Company staff — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:30:05 -0500

What were the greatest gadgets of 2008? This gallery represents Fast Company's top picks of the year. Did we get them right?

Universal Display Corporation Announces Ultra-Thin OLED Prototype

Chris Dannen — Wed, 21 May 2008 22:04:33 -0400

Universal Display Corporation (PANL) came to SID 2008 in Los Angeles with the latest in its industry-leading OLED and PHOLED technology: the world’s thinnest, active-matrix OLED prototype seen to date. The electronic paper is part of a series of ever-thinning prototypes that demonstrate the robustness of organic LEDs on metallic foil substrates.

Whirlpool's Smart Fridges Get Smarter

Chris Dannen — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:56:54 -0400