Fujitsu DoCoMo PRIME F-01A: 3.5″ Mobile Phone

Fujitsu DoCoMo PRIME F-01A Specifications
Display (Main): 3.5″ Touch Wide TFT LCD
Pixel Format (Main): 854 x 480
Display (External): 1.4″ Monochrome OLED
Pixel Format (External): 174 x 64
Camera: 5.2MP with Auto Focus, Face Detection, CMOS
Video: 640 x 480 MPEG4 at 30fps
Connectivity: W-CDMA, HDSPA, GSM, GPS, 1-Seg
Other: IPx5 and IPx7 (water resistant to 1m for 30min), Fingerprint Reader
OS: Symbian
Dimensions: [...]

AU Optronics 2.8″ LCD 640 x 480 for Mobile Applications

This one is interesting. AU Optronics (AUO) showcased a 2.8″ TFT LCD with a pixel format of 640 x 480. That in and of itself is pretty good stuff but nothing extra ordinary. But this little LCD can sense ultra-violet rays. So if you’re getting exposed to too much harmful UV rays, the 2.8″ LCD [...]

Motorola Aura: Circular Display with 62-carat Sapphire Crystal Lens

Update 2008.10.27 10:53AM PST If you want an exhaustive review of the MOTOAURA, hop on over to mobile-review where you will find all the pictures you’d ever want of the high-end couture mobile phone. Check out the screensavers especially the ones that make it a clock (like the picture above). Very nicely done Motorola!
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Nokia N85: 2.6″ AMOLED Mobile Phone

Nokia N85 Specifications
Display: 2.6″ Wide Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED)
Camera: 5MP with dual LED flash
Storage: microSDHC (up to 8GB)
Connectivity: 3G, GPS, WiFi
Battery: 28-hour music playback

Nokia’s N85 replaces the N81. In the process, the built-in camera is upgraded from 2MP to 5MP. Whether that will result in better pictures is anyone’s guess before reviews can be conducted, [...]

Samsung Holiday in August SF Event

I had the pleasure of attending Samsung’s Holiday in August SF Event. It was held at Terra Studios in SF and even had a Christmas tree with lights and decorations. Quite interesting, but but more interesting were some of the technology and products that were showcased there. I met up with Scott Birnbaum, VP, LCD [...]

Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications (CH-Mobile) W61H: Design Enabled by E Ink

Casio Hitachi Mobile Communications (CH-Mobile) W61H Specifications
Display: 2.7″ E Ink (External)
Viewing Angle: 180

Not much is known about CH-Mobile’s W61H other specifications, but maybe that is the case because there is something more exciting than most other features. E Ink’s Vizplex Imaging Film boasts extreme power consumption: zero, when the image doesn’t change. So when used [...]

Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMDisplay) to Mass Produce OEL Panels

Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMDisplay) is owned by Toshiba (60%) and Matsushita (40%) and manufacturers high-end small TFT LCD displays based on amorphous (a-Si) and high temperature poly silicon (LTPS) technologies. On July 21, TMDisplay announced that it will be the first Japanese company to mass produce organic electroluminescent (OEL) display panels and plans to [...]

Samsung Eco Phone SCH-W510: Bio Cover Mobile Phone

Samsung Eco Phone Specifications
Camera: 3MP with Flash
Connectivity: Bluetooth, CDMA
Availability: Now, South Korea

Samsung’s newly announced Eco Phone, the SCH-W510, has a nickname: Bio Cover Phone. The reason? The cover is made from bioplastic material, which in turn is made from corn starch. The manufacturing process is an environmentally friendly one and does not use brominated flame [...]

Mobility - Projection’s Savior?

The projection industry is in the throes of commoditization.  Today we are seeing many display engineering continue to focus on projection, even though the vast majority of projectors sold are of the low-margin variety.  When projectors began to become the mainstream back in the 1990s, a 800-lumen projector sold for $10,000.  In those salad days, [...]

LG KF755

LG KF755 Specifications
Display: 2.4″ Touch TFT LCD
- Accelerometer for auto-rotate
- Haptic touch sensitive navigation panel
Pixel Format: 240 x 320
Camera: 5MP (2592 x 1944)
- Autofocus
- Face detection
- Video: 320 x 240 120fps, 640 x 480 30fps
Storage: MicroSD
Connectivity: USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GSM (900, 1800, 1900MHz), GPRS (Class 10), EDGE, WAP 2.0, TV-out
Audio Support: AAC, [...]