On May 28, 2008, Rohm confirmed that it had acquired Oki Electric Industry’s semiconductor operations and entering into the organic light emitting diode (OLED) market.
Rohm is a semiconductor company that was founded in 1958 and posted an annual revenue of JPY373 billion (US$3.6 billion) in FY2008. Rohm currently manufactures ICs, discrete semiconductors, opto-electronics, passive [...]
Gizmodo bumped into Michael Dell during the All Things D conference that was held today. Michael Dell was carrying a notebook PC that hasn’t been seen before. It was mini, a mini-Inspiron, a potential Eee PC killer. Michael Dell didn’t share specs such as OS, pricing or anything. Gizmodo was able to check out the [...]
NEC MultiSync LCD195VX+BK
Size: 19″
Aspect Ratio: 5:4
Pixel Format: 1280 x 1024
Brightness: 270 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 550:1
Response Time: 8ms
Viewing Angle: 155/150
Input: DVI-D, VGA
Power Consumption: 37W (operational), 2W (standby)
Weight: 12.1lbs
NEC’s MultiSync LCD195VX+BK 19″ LCD monitor isn’t anything special in terms of on-screen performance. The LCD195VX+BK has a 5:4 aspect ratio (not wide) with a pixel format of 1280 x [...]
HTC Dream
Processor: 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A
Network: HSDPA (3.6Mbps)
Memory: 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Touch: Yes, Capacitive
HTC’s Dream smartphone was demoed during the I/O Conference in San Francisco. HTC’s Dream smartphone is an Android compliant phone and is sized roughly 3″ by 5″. There is a slider keyboard underneath the rather large LCD that takes up most of the [...]
3K Computers RazorBook 400
Display Size: 7″
Pixel Format: 800 x 480
CPU: 400MHz Low Power Consumption Ingenic 32-bit Single Core Mobile Processor
RAM: 512MB DDR2
Storage: 4GB Flash
OS: CE Linux Operating System v2.4
Connectivity: 10/100Mbps, 802.11(b? g?),
Other: <8~15 sec. boot time, mobile broadband
Battery: 2-cell 2100mAh battery
Dimension: 8.25 x 5.5 x 1.25″
Weight: <2lbs
Price: $299 (down from $399)
3K Computers announced on May [...]
This seems to be big news. I don’t know why. Maybe we’re just sick and tired of thick electronics. Maybe we just want to see how thin things can get. Who knows. But the word out is that Howard Stringer, Sony’s CEO, will be unveiling a new OLED display that’s just 0.3mm thick at the [...]
HTC Raphael aka T-Mobile MDA Vario IV
Display Size: ~3″ 2.8″
Pixel Format: 480 x 640 (640 x 480 in landscape)
Color: 65K
Touch: Yes
Camera: 3.2MP (2048 x 1536), 0.3MP (640 x 480)
Network: Tri-band GSM (900, 1800, 1900MHz), GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
Processor: 528MHz Qualcomm
Memory: 256 288MB RAM, 512MB ROM
External Storage: Micro SD
Email: POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, Push Email
Wireless: Bluetooth [...]
iriver P.ple P10
Display Size: 4″
Pixel Format: 800 x 480
Touch: Yes
CPU: 600MHz RMI AU1250
HDD: 33GB
OS: Windows CE
Video Support: Flash, MPEG, WMA, XivD
Audio Support: MP3, WAV
Availability: South Korea
Price:
KRW328,000 (standard P.ple P10, ~US$318)
KRW398,000 (P.ple P10 Pro, ~US$386)
The newest portable multimedia player (PMP) from iriver is its P.ple P10. That is an interesting name, to say the least. The [...]
I-O Data LCD-AD191XB3
Size: 19″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
Contrast Ratio: 1,000:1
Brightness: 380cd/m2
Response Time: 5ms
Input: DVI-D, VGA
Availability: June 2008
Price: €231 (~US$360)
Most likely the I-O Data LCD-AD191XB3 will go for much much less than $360 in the US, if it gets here. The LCD-AD191XB3 is a 19″ wide LCD monitor with the usual pixel format of [...]
Epson Electronic Paper Display
Size: 13.4″
Pixel Format: 3104 x 4128
Resolution: 385ppi
Contrast Ratio: 10:1
Size: 6.7″
Pixel Format: 1200 x 1600
Resolution: 300ppi
Contrast Ratio: 10:1
13.4″ Epson EPD
13.4″ Epson EPD close to laser printed resolution
6.7″ Epson EPD for e-Book applications
During SID 2008, Epson showcased two electronic paper displays (EPDs). One was 13.4″ and the other was 6.7″. There were many other [...]
