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Sony's XEL-1 OLED Lasts Half as Long as You Expect, Says Study

sonyxel1.jpgNow, we've been raving about Sony's diminutive XEL-1 OLED TV for a while, but an independent investigation by Displaysearch is casting doubt on the screen's lifespan. They ran two XEL-1 units for 1000 hours, then measured the change in brightness emitted by the screen. They concluded that it would take 17,000 hours for the screen to lose half its brightness—a usual measure of display life. That sounds like a lot—it's 5.8 years, at 8 hours use every day—but it's actually close to half the 30,000 hours claimed by Sony. Sony, of course, is defending their figure, saying it's based on years of experimentation. Sounds like bad news, though of course when larger OLEDs hit soon they'll have newer tech inside. [Displaysearch via OLED-display]

5:52 AM on Thu May 8 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,486 views, 17 comments

Latest by havok2022: It's UP TO 30,000 hours. The TV was probably left in vivid mode and uncalibrated. If you don't calibrate your display when you purchase it, then expect half life on ANY display LCD, plasma, or otherwise. more »

gadgets

EP2502 Cellphone Watch: Surprisingly Stylish, and Waterproof

There's something about the idea of cramming a cellphone into a wristwatch that keeps the designs rolling out, but is this the first one with a touch of style? Possibly, with that metal case and strap, and looking not too horrifically fat to wear. The EP2502 even has a 1.3-inch OLED touchscreen, a 2-megapixel camera, tri-band and Bluetooth support and claims to be shockproof. It's also supposedly the World's first waterproof cellphone, though we don't know to what waterproofing standard. More »

11:30 AM on Tue May 6 2008
By Kit Eaton
8,861 views, 31 comments

Latest by blacksh33p: Will some reputable site ::coughgizcough:: call bullshit on this already and order the thing for review? It all seems wayyy too good to be true. more »

rumor

Panasonic Joining OLED TV Game?

In a end-of-article one-liner afterthought, Digitimes noted that Panasonic will begin making OLED TVs "in the future." They'll join Samsung (2009) and LG (2011) in jumping off the current LCD and Plasma train, which is an increasingly competitive (read: lower margin) market. [Digitimes]

6:19 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Jason Chen
1,728 views, 6 comments

oled tv

LG OLED TVs Will Hit in 2011

While Samsung seems a tad wishy-washy about exactly when they'll be producing OLED TVs, LG has set out a clear date. It's 2011 apparently: Though they'll be investing in next-gen LCD production lines too, the plan is to have volume production of 32-inch OLED screens within three years. [Digitimes]

1:20 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,343 views, 12 comments

oled

Samsung OLED TVs in 2009

Samsung SDI has just made a bold assertion about OLED technology: TVs and monitors will be using the tech just next year, and it will be in flexible displays by 2010. And Samsung's putting its money where its mouth is by doubling Active Matrix OLED production capacity from 1.5 to 3 million panels per year by 2009. At that point economies of scale kick in, so the plan is production doubling again by 2010. There're a couple of hurdles to overcome, though: high power consumption is a big challenge. And with giants like Sony and Sharp getting into bed with each other for LCD production, the competition is going to be interesting. [Digitimes]

3:59 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,271 views, 11 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: Can't wait to either get rich and buy OLED's or until they get cheap. They're just beautiful to look at! more »

home entertainment

Sony Shows Off 0.3mm-Thick OLED Display; Doesn't Get Much Thinner Than That

Sony's 11-inch, 3mm-thick XEL-1 OLED TV is OK, I guess. But sometimes I worry that it's just too thick. I mean, 3mm? Come on, Sony. Who do you think you're dealing with here? Luckily, it looks like Sony is working on a new 11-inch OLED, one that's 10 times thinner than its expensive predecessor. More »

10:21 AM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Adam Frucci
16,840 views, 43 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: Seee? This is why we love Sony! more »

oled

Sony's Pro HD Camera is World First to Get OLED Viewfinder

Organic Light Emitting Diodes are getting used in phones, lamps and now the world's first professional camera color OLED viewfinder. The HDVF-EL100 sports an 11-inch screen, and apparently it's Sony's first non-consumer application of the display technology. The 960 x 540 pixel screen's wide acceptance angle and deep contrast is designed to help operators achieve the accurate focusing that HDTV demands. Pro cameramen can expect to get their mitts on the camera later this year. [Sony via OLED-Display]

7:10 AM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,281 views, 11 comments

Latest by Videas: The real thing at NAB 2008 is the much anticipated RED SCARLET. It was just unveiled: [www.red.com] This pocket camera shoots raw 3k footage! I feel tingly all over. ;-) more »

gadgets

World's First OLED Lamp

We're not sure why someone would want to make an OLED desk lamp at this point in time, what with the technology being relatively new and somewhat expensive right now, but OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and designer Ingo Maurer have done just that. This lamp, called "Early Future", is made up of ten distinct OLED tiles measuring 132 x 33 mm each. There's no price on this as far as we can see, but it's going to be a while until people will actually be buying these OLED lamps anyway. For now we'll stick to illuminating our offices with the soft glow of four LCD monitors. [OSRAM via OLED Info]

3:45 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Jason Chen
4,778 views, 21 comments

Latest by erik1974: Although OLEDs used in lighting applications are not expected to become popular in the next few years and will initially target niche markets, the technology has several advantages over that of conventional lighting. First among the advantages is slimness. The more »

apple

Analyst Pulls 2nd-Gen iPhone OLED Display Rumor

Another day, another analyst making crazy predictions about Apple products that most likely aren't true. Today it's Ken Dulaney of Gartner saying the second generation iPhone will have an OLED display instead of the current LCD display. Where did Ken get this wacky idea? "'Rumors' overheard in Asia." Here's our take on it. More »

4:00 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Jason Chen
19,551 views, 49 comments

sony

Sony XEL-1 OLED TV Review (Verdict: Small on Size, Large on Beauty)

Why is this dinky little TV so important? Its screen is roughly the size of the box that Lebowski comes in, and it costs hundreds more than the 50" plasma overshadowing it in the picture. Why so important? Because this little TV is LCD's Grim Reaper. The days of the LCD are numbered—the time of OLED is at hand. And if the performance of Sony's XEL-1 is any indication, nobody is going to miss LCD—or plasma—in the least. More »

4:30 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Wilson Rothman
32,142 views, 68 comments

Latest by CaliforniaKid: FUTURE TV COMMERCIAL: Mac Air slips out of envelope. Sony OLED TV slips out of Mac Air. more »

mit media lab

MIT Media Lab's Siftables Are Cool, But Ultimately Useless

These Siftables from MIT Media Labs are small Post It-sized displays with processing power built in, allowing it to communicate with other Siftables as well as detect motion and proximity. You'll have to see what that means in the video, as they have different examples of shaking these Siftables, connecting them together, and having each respond accordingly to the one next to it. In its current form it's just a neat toy that doesn't really do much, but if you can adapt this to say, cellphones or MP3 players—stuff people actually carry around with them every day—it might make for some neat interactivity when you and your friends meet up and make your iPhones kiss. [MIT via OhGizmo]

8:30 PM on Sat Mar 15 2008
By Jason Chen
2,155 views, 15 comments

Latest by iSee: Now that's what I call a revolutionary new interface that changes the way we interact with our computing systems, granted it's theory more than anything prepackaged into tomorrow's application of the day, but this is the type of thing I more »

gadgets

Art Lebedev Designing Wireless Optimus Mini 3 3.0


Art Lebedev and his Lebedevites are hard at work designing a follow-up to the Optimus Mini 3, a smaller, three-buttoned version of the Maximus keyboard we saw at CES. Here's what they're thinking: wireless, possibly Bluetooth, maybe AC-powered. People use this to control PowerPoint presentations (good idea, you can see what's coming up before others do) and would like to have it not tethered to the computer. No actual renders of prototypes yet, but Art says they're coming soon. [Optimus Blog]

8:57 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Jason Chen
5,094 views, 23 comments

Latest by Lizard_King: @ronnsprocket: Mine was $100 at the intro price. What this will do, that the iTouch would not, was work immediately and without running software (on it). It had elegant customizing software to allow you to have a multitude of options. more »

laptops

Concept Optimus Maximus Laptop Has an OLED Keyboard Built In

This is pure speculation, but I can't help liking this laptop mockup with an Optimus-Maximus-style OLED keyboard. Sure, it'd be a $1000+ option that wouldn't do much substantive good in the long run, but hey, people are paying the same amount for SSDs, so you know this would sell. Heck, you could even combine the two for the most ridiculously overpriced laptop ever. [Laptop News Daily via GeekAlerts]

4:00 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By Adam Frucci
3,790 views, 40 comments

Latest by rimplestultskin: macbook air who? if i'm gonna overpay for a laptop because it's fashionable, baby optimus pwns unneeded thinness. more »

cellphones

What the Samsung Soul's Haptic OLED Touchscreen Soul Patch Is Like

The Samsung Soul tries, and largely succeeds at making a touchscreen 5 way navpad. Like the Maximus Optimus keyboard, the controller is backlit by an OLED screen (this one is a two color deal) that changes icons depending on the context: More »

4:30 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Brian Lam
9,020 views, 9 comments

hdtvs

XEL-1: Sony's First OLED TV Reviewed by Sound and Vision (The Bastards)

I can't say I'm not jealous that Al at Sound and Vision for getting first domestic review of the upcoming Sony 11-inch OLED TV. The set has one of the highest price/size ratios ever, but it also pulls off one of the highest performances of any modern TV, too. Here are the particulars, in case you have an extra $2500 to blow on a TV that'll look huge in your daughter's doll house. More »

4:44 PM on Fri Feb 8 2008
By Brian Lam
17,307 views, 36 comments

Latest by Gofastmazda: Listen up people, this is the first step in many that will revolutionize the TV business. With any new technology, the first steps are very, very expensive ones. Stop complaining about the price - even if it was $500, would you more »

digital cameras

The Next New Hotness in Cameras for Canon: Built-In GPS for Geotagging, Fuel Cells and OLED Displays

The megapixel race is essentially over (maybe)—besides holding little weight w/ geeks anymore, even the lowliest shooters pack in eight (noisy) ones. So now, it's all about features: Gravy is the new steak. Canon's main mouthpiece, Chuck Westfall, says that one of Flickr fiendsters' and OCD metadata hounds' wet dreams—built-in GPS for automated geotagging, will show up in cameras "within the next two years, possibly sooner." More »

11:26 AM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By matt buchanan
5,790 views, 26 comments

gadgets

Foxconn and United Keys Bring OLED Keyboards This Summer on the Cheap

The only complaint we have with the Optimus Maximus display-changing OLED keyboard is its price, which is why this news of United Keys and Foxconn teaming up to build their own keyboards is exciting. More »

4:00 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Jason Chen
9,092 views, 33 comments

home entertainment

Samsung's 31-Inch OLED Is Biggest, Thinnest Yet

It's still years away from mainstream adoption—and there are huge barriers to manufacturing the larger screen sizes—but Sony and Samsung are already slogging it out to achieve the largest screen size for its prototype OLED TVs.
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3:15 PM on Wed Jan 9 2008
By Wilson Rothman
14,290 views, 27 comments

Latest by austek: I'd go for a Samsung 81 series LCD with LED backlighting. With the huge contrast ratio and LCD blur reduction it has impressive performance stats. Selling really well through Amazon. [www.presentationtek.com] more »