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Where Are All of the OLED Products?

Posted by Cliff on from the adopting-new-tech dept.

ttennebkram asks: "OLED's are the cool technology behind the new displays that will be bright, thin, and energy efficient. I bought my Motorola Timeport back in 2001 and LOVE it. Lots more products were supposed to be on the market by now. I was disapointed that the new Handspring Treo's don't use it, instead opting for the old fashioned color LCD's. Searches on Google return the hype from 2 years ago, but very little recent info. Any word on upcoming handhelds or cellphones using this technology? Thanks."

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  1. This fall, PDA size next year by waytoomuchcoffee · · Score: 4, Informative

    link

  2. Definition of OLED by Krelnik · · Score: 3, Informative
    I guess I'm not a true geek, because I wasn't aware it meant Organic Light Emitting Diodes. Follow the link for more info.

    No I'm not karma whoring, already at max.

  3. Re:conspiracy? by Yarn · · Score: 3, Informative

    True. It's not just that they have short lifetimes, but different colours have different lifetimes. As of last year (when I last look at the subject in any detail) the red OLEDs had 20,000+ hour lifetimes, green had 10,000h+ and blue had ~1000h.

    So your display would start off white, then slowly go yellow.

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    -Yarn - Rio Karma: Excellent