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Sony Stop Making OLED TV’s – Will Still Sell Them to Westerners

by Jay Garrett on February 16, 2010

Were you thinking that the televisual future was in the hands of OLED screens?

Sony thinks not and is halting its OLED TV production in Japan and will be ending sales once its existing stock runs out.

Sales will continue, however, in America and Europe.

Apparently the Sony XEL-1 11in OLED TV just wasn’t popular enough in Japan even with a monthly production capacity of just 2000 units.

Sony spokesperson, Shinji Obana, said: “We see the demand for the model has run its course in Japan but we will continue sales overseas and research and development activities in OLED.”

So, is it that Europeans and Americans are more easily pleased or more susceptible to the pull of new tech?

Have Sony got something bigger, better and brighter hidden up their sleeves?

Could the goggleboxes future be shaped by things like the CellTV?

Let me know below :)

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iPhone 4G – OLED Screen, Dual-Core Processor, Video Chat and Other Rumours

by Jay Garrett on January 13, 2010

This going to be a regular feature on the run-up to the 27th and, hopefully, some big Appley announcements.

Latest from the rumour-mill is that the next gen iPhone will be sporting an OLED screen and a have removable battery just like the new gPhone, Nexus One.

There’s rumblings that iPhone 4G could have a front-facing camera for vid-chat, a dual-core processor and a flash-equipped 5MP camera.

The favourite due-date for the new Apple handheld is June but any Spring/Summer month seems to have been whispered. History dictates that June is most likely.

The important yet quite minor tweaks seen between 3G and 3GS leads me to believe that something meatier is going to appear for the 4G.

Personally, I’m hoping for all the above wrapped in an aluminium uni-body :)

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Transparent AMOLED Laptop – Its See-Through!

January 7, 2010 Click to read more →
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Gizmodo were padding through CES and they managed to spot this see-through laptop – don’t ask me how they saw an invisible puter; I guess they’re good at that kinda thing.
Sadly this is just a working concept with quite a pixely display but hey, it has a clear AMOLED screen!!!
Imagine if the keyboard was invisible [...]

LG Have Worlds Thinnest 42 inch Television – Makes Fun of Tubby Sony XEL-1

December 22, 2009 Click to read more →
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LG have another boast – and it came in this announcement – albeit in Korean.
It apparently is all about this: the “world’s thinnest” tv!
This LCD looks like an OLED, and at just 2.6mm thick, is thinner than the tiny Sony XEL-1.
And whilst Sony’s telly is thin you’ll be able to see the picture on the [...]

Rad Blaster – The OLED Packing Pocket Boombox

December 15, 2009 Click to read more →
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Looking for a present that’s urban, street and retro cool?
Check out The Rad Blaster
So – it does exactly like most other MP3 players do. It plays those choice cuts, record sounds and store files.
The difference with the Rad Blaster is it does all that and it’s shaped like a ghetto blaster or [...]

Creative Zii Trinity Phone Needs to Meet its Maker

December 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Creative Zii Trinity phone is another one of those iPhone killers and it has just been announced today.
The dual OS handset is rocking a 3.1 inch OLED multitouch display, five megapixel camera, and support for 1080p video playback on a big screen.
Just one draw-back: is anyone going to make this phone?
Thing is, [...]

BlackBerry Wristphone Outed

October 19, 2009 Click to read more →
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Now, most people know that RIM wouldn’t be so frivolous as to go for a trendy, fashionable gadget and turn its back on the serious business market.
So what the heck is this wristphone, phonewatch nonsense all about then?
Well – apparently this natty little thing is a BlackBerry companion watch – BerryBangle? StrapBerry?
This is what CrackBerry [...]

Nokia Erdos Brings Luxury, Mirrored OLED Screen and Rising Keyboard to Latest Phone

September 14, 2009 Click to read more →
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If you like your phone sleek and shiny the Erdos should ring your bell.
The Erdos has leaked online and the accompanying video brings you up close and personal with the high-end highly polished aluminium handset.
So – for what’s bound to be a wallet/purse-battering price what do you get?
Well, there’s a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera with the [...]

Samsung Will Have OLED Laptop By Next Year

September 7, 2009 Click to read more →
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Patrick Povel, Samsung’s European Senior Product Manager stated that analyst Gartner believes that mainstream OLED notebooks will become the norm over the next half-decade.
Well, seems that Samsung wants to bring this into reality sooner rather than later as it’s already the first ever company to show-off an OLED laptop prototype as it did so [...]

LG OLED Televisions – 15 Inches now 40 Inches Later!

September 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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Lovely aint it?
Better still, the LG 15 inch OLED television is gearing up to become consumer reality!
LG will be flashing this skinny OLED supermodel around next week’s IFA trade show.
It sounds like they’re expecting to start selling it in Korea this November, followed by overseas sometime next year.
The pain to balance this pleasure is [...]

Twitter Interview With Sony Europe TV – Twinterview @timpage @sonyeurope

August 14, 2009 Click to read more →
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For those of you that follow me on Twitter you will have seen my twinterview with Sony’s Tim Page, Senior Technology Marketing Manager for TV’s.
For you guys that missed it we managed to cover what Sony is doing for people with disabilities, their plans for 3D televisions (possibly without needing 3D glasses) and whether there’s [...]

Ask The Professional! Questions For Tim Page of Sony TV’s

August 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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Have you ever had a burning question that you’d like to ask, say, the Senior Technology Marketing Manager for Sony TV’s?
Whether it’s things like:

How long does Sony develop its technology before it becomes available in the stores?
How much power does the latest Sony televisions actually use compared to the next leading brand?
Is Sony working on [...]

Apple iPad Tablet Has Been Handled

August 4, 2009 Click to read more →
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There’s more Apple iTablet news now it seems someone has actually played with the device!
The latest rumour has landed via finance site Barrons – apparently a shadowy analyst has managed to get some hands-on time with the ’slate-style computer’ predicted to be released somewhere between September 2009 and the beginning of next year, for [...]

Orb – A Ring That Transforms into a Real Bluetooth Headset

July 24, 2009 Click to read more →
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This is Orb.
It’s a fantastic looking ring that actually transforms into a rather cool Bluetooth headset.
Although this all looks like a concept and something more suited to the Sci-fi channel it’s an actual product coming to stores in 2010.
Developed through a partnership between Hybra Advance Technology Inc. and AbsolutelyNew Inc. the Orb will cater for [...]

OCZ OLED Gaming Keyboard Ready to Ship, Frag and Pwn

June 23, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard from OCZ is the first keyboard with customisable OLED buttons that’s been designed for gamers.
It’ll soon be available in stores and if you fancy a gamers version of the Optimus Maximus with ”super tactile, low-noise key feedback” as well as those 9 OLED buttons – you shouldn’t be waiting too long.
The Sabre OLED [...]

OLED Spectacles Sling The Interwebs Right in Your Eyes

June 11, 2009 Click to read more →
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I love it when tech is both cool and scary and if you think of the dangers that this cool display concept could cause then you know where I’m coming from.
Imaging surfing the interweb with the stuff right there just infront of your peepers whilst walking around or, more riskily, driving!
This could be happening very [...]

Motorola Get CRZY with Folding CNCPTS – 25th Anniversary Designs

June 8, 2009 Click to read more →
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Motorola is celebrating 25 years of the mobile phone by looking another 25 ahead and to this end has just released a gallery of concept phones from its design studios.
Moto seems to think that we’re gonna be rockin myriad of mutating mobiles.
The Motorola 2033 is pretty neat – you’ll get visual overlays of the [...]