Saturday, May 09, 2009

Panasonic and Sumitomo see eye to eye in this OLED game, big screens due in 2010

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/panasonic-and-sumitomo-see-eye-to-eye-in-this-oled-game-big-scr/


Ready with the proper retort to all those rumors, false starts and misquotations, the Nikkei is reporting that Panasonic and Sumitomo are zeroed in and have the tunnel vision to deliver the 40-inch plus OLED HDTVs we've been waiting for within fiscal 2010. Once organic electroluminescent product is flooding the streets, the plan is apparently to cut the power requirements of the bright, slim displays to less than a third of current LCDs by 2015, right around the time Samsung thinks this tech will be ready for the mainstream, anyone else care to make a prediction? (Registration req'd on read link)

[Via Reuters & OLED-Info]

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Posted by Augustine at 5:21 PM

Video: Samsung's Alias 2 dynamic E-Ink keypad in action

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/


JenJen, a forum jockey over at HowardForums, was lucky enough to coax a Verizon sales rep into selling her Samsung's new Alias 2 a few days early. Fortunately she did as any of us would and posted a video of her fresh out of box experience to YouTube. While this featurephone isn't much of a looker, it's nice to finally see the dynamically changing E Ink keypad in action. Check it after the break.

[Thanks, Mike M.]

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Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US -- for now

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/bargain-hunters-make-vizio-lcds-most-popular-in-us-for-now/

Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US -- for now
In these difficult times people are looking to buy what's cheap, a state of mind that Vizio's iSuppli's latest press release isn't ashamed to apply, lauding the company's status as the current most popular brand of LCD television in these United States. It owned a 21.6 percent chunk of the US LCD TV market in the first quarter, up from 13.8 in the quarter before and beat out Samsung to be king of the liquid crystal hill -- largely thanks to prices that were, on average, between $150 and $400 lower than the competition. Kudos to the brand and we hope that it enjoys this moment, because with imports of new sets banned out on bond it must be tough paying an extra $2.50 on each one coming through Customs. Full press release after the break.

Update: To be clear: this is actually a press release issued by iSupply talking about Vizio, not by Vizio.

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Posted by Augustine at 5:20 PM

Samsung announces 70 Series HD monitors and TV

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/samsung-announces-70-series-hd-monitors-and-tv/


We've seen plenty of Samsung LED HDTVs get pricing and availability in the last week or so, but that doesn't mean the party stops there. If you're in the market for a display for your PC, both the P2370 (23-inch) and P2070 (20-inch) sport a 50,000:1 contrast ratio and 2ms video response time. While the latter is definitely the runt of the litter, at 1600 x 900 screen res, the former rocks full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution. And if that weren't enough, the P2370HD adds an HDTV tuner, integrated speakers with SRS TruSurround, and both HDMI and component inputs to its hi-def cousin for something as at home in the rec room as it is in the office. Did we fire up your imagination? Thought so. No price or date yet, but we do have some tasty PR for you after the break.

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Posted by Augustine at 5:19 PM

Elgato Video Capture allows Macs to record analog video

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/elgato-video-capture-allows-macs-to-record-analog-video/


Sure, the MPAA won't be happy that you're not just videotaping your TV, but the Mac users out there still looking for some real-time SD recording action might want to check out Elgato's Video Capture box. Nothing too fancy here, just RCA / S-Video / SCART input and some software to trim clips and export to H.264 and MPEG-4, but it could be just the ticket if you've got a stack of VHS tapes or something. Out in Europe now for €100 ($134), we'll let you know when it comes Stateside.

[Via Electronista]

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