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Samsung i8910 HD launches in UK
Features first HD video camera in a mobile phone 20 May 2009 12:35 GMT
After changing the handsets name from the Omnia HD to the less-catchy i8910 HD last month, it seems that Samsung is finally ready to unleash its latest handset on the UK market.

Orange will be the first UK network to sell the phone, which features the first...
VIDEO: Sony X-Series Walkman
See that OLED screen in action 13 May 2009 11:35 GMT
Like the sound of Sony's new X-Series Walkman? A 3-inch OLED screen and Wi-Fi float your boat?

Then have a gander at the video above that sees Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles getting hands-on with the new device at its UK launch.

Miles offers a quick...
Sony announces X-Series Walkman
Touchscreen OLED PMP offers iPlayer via Wi-Fi 12 May 2009 12:30 GMT
Sony might have admitted that Apple is winning the MP3 player war, as previously reported on Pocket-lint, but that isn't stopping it from trying to wrestle the crown from Cupertino's shiny white head.

Its latest attempt is the X-Series Walkman, which - you have...
Samsung reveals Android-based I7500
Coming to Europe in June 27 April 2009 11:47 GMT
Samsung has unveiled its first Android-powered mobile phone, the I7500.

The 11.9mm thick Samsung i7500 is a new smartphone that will offer a 3.2-inch HVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Offering all the Google features...
A quick guide to OLED
What, why, who, how explained 22 April 2009 10:18 GMT
What is it?
Standing for Organic Light Emitting Diode, it's the basis of the next generation of display technology. It's soon to be seen in standard computer screens and domestic TVs and is already here in the likes of mobile phones, digital cameras and PDAs.
More ZuneHD details emerge
OLED screened PMP Blighty-bound 15 April 2009 12:17 GMT
We've previously brought you news of Microsoft's rumoured "ZuneHD" PMP, but more news has now emerged about the device, including the fact that it's Blighty-bound.

A Windows Mobile site has apparently received leaked details about the new device from a news...
Samsung: "OLED not yet ready"
Still too many barriers to go mainstream 24 March 2009 14:03 GMT
Samsung has told European journalists at its 2009 European Forum that consumers expecting an OLED television from the company anytime soon shouldn't hold their breath.

"We still have several issues to overcome in terms of cost and production", said a HS Kim,...
Apple prepping big OLED launches?
Reports see OLED iPhone, monitors, notebooks and more 19 March 2009 11:20 GMT
Apple is prepping a whole range of products with OLED displays, reports are suggesting.

As well as new OLED notebooks, new OLED monitors, an OLED iPod touch, an OLED iPhone and even "a wafer thin OLED screen that will link with a wireless content device similar...
Philips GoGear Spark MP3 players launch
Tiny, with an OLED display 5 March 2009 12:57 GMT
Philips has announced the launch of its Go Gear "Spark" range of digital audio players, describing them as "compact in size but big on style and sound quality".

The Sparks get a "smooth and square" design with all six models measuring a small scale 41 x 41 x...
Samsung officially launches TL320
Compact with 3-inch OLED display announced 23 February 2009 14:22 GMT
The mystery of the Samsung compact with the OLED screen as leaked by Amazon has been solved as the company officially announces the launch of the TL320.

A 12-megapixel compact, with a 24mm ultra-wide angle Schneider lens and 5x optical zoom, it's claimed to...
Samsung TL320 12MP OLED camera unveiled?
Amazon outs new high-end compact 19 February 2009 12:09 GMT
It appears Amazon.com may have unveiled an as-yet unreleased Samsung compact digi-cam with some interesting specs, gauges and features.

The TL320, according to the etailer's pre-order page, will offer 12-megapixels with a 5x Schneider wide angle dual image...
8-megapixel Nokia N86 leaked?
MWC 2009: AMOLED display for new rumoured Nseries device 16 February 2009 17:26 GMT
News of a new Nokia handset, presumably to be officially revealed soon at the ongoing Mobile World Congress, has been leaked online.

The dual sliding S60-based Nokia N86 is said to offer an 8-megapixel camera complete with Carl Zeiss Tessar optics with video...
Sony XEL-1 OLED goes on sale for £3489
£1700 more expensive than in the States 28 January 2009 11:13 GMT
Sony's XEL-1 OLED television has finally gone on sale in the UK, around a year after it hit shop shelves in the States.

The first-ever OLED TV to launch in Europe, as most of you likely know by now the 3mm thick, 11-inch set offers a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio,...
VIDEO: Sony's flexible OLED
Bendy screen of the future 15 January 2009 15:45 GMT
Have you seen a flexible OLED? Sony has one in prototype stages and was showing it off at CES. Pocket-lint's Stuart Miles has an up-close look and lets us know when - and how - we might see the final products.
PHOTOS: Sony flexible OLED
CES 2009: Picture gallery from the show floor 13 January 2009 13:26 GMT
Looking ahead to the future, Sony has used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demo its Flexible OLED technology.

Called FOLED, you get the quality, contrast and colour of OLED, but with the ability to bend the screen around anything with a radius...
Five future TV technologies at CES
CES 2009: What to expect from television in the next 10 years 13 January 2009 11:57 GMT
This year's CES is a great way to see what televisions are heading our way in 2009, but it's even better for seeing what the television will look like in five to 10 years time. Here we look at the emerging television tech to look forward to in the years ahead.
PHOTOS: Samsung 14.1-inch OLED TV
CES 2009: Hands on gallery 8 January 2009 5:41 GMT
Samsung, clearly keen on OLED at this year's consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, has shown off a 14.1-inch OLED television.

According to the Samsung spokesman the new prototype although not commercially available yet, will be by the end of the year.
Samsung foldable OLED prototype mobile phone
CES 2009: Concept reveals larger screen inside 8 January 2009 5:33 GMT
Samsung has shown off the prototype for a mobile phone that features a foldable OLED colour display on the inside at CES in Las Vegas.

The phone, which is still very much at a concept phase, on the surface looks like an ordinary smartphone, however folding...
Samsung transparent OLED TV prototype shown off
CES 2009: See through picture 8 January 2009 5:23 GMT
The OLED association has shown off a transparent television at this year's CES in Las Vegas made by Samsung.

The technology, which is actually called TOLED, offers a screen that is 70-85% transparent when switched off, nearly as clear as the glass or plastic...
Flexible AMOLED "communication device" to be shown at CES
CES 2009: Prototype will lead way for consumer products 6 January 2009 12:49 GMT
Universal Display Corporation has announced that it will exhibit what it describes as a "novel, wrist-worn flexible OLED communication device prototype" at CES.

The prototype device is based on a four-inch flexible OLED display, and was initially developed...
Vuzix Wrap 920AV video glasses turn up online
More details appear ahead of CES 20 December 2008 1:02 GMT
We first brought you news on Vuzix plans for its latest set of video glasses at CES back in November, but fresh images have now appeared on the Internet.

The new glasses, which Pocket-lint has already worn, will be called the Wrap 920AV video glasses and be...
Kodak releases world's first OLED photo frame
Price tag of $1000 4 December 2008 18:32 GMT
Kodak has released the world's first 7.6-inch OLED photo frame, with the rather steep price tag of $1000.

Thinner than a regular LCD screen thanks to it not needing a backlight, we got our hands on it in October at IFA and noted that it made mincemeat of other frames...
Pure launches high-end Avanti Flow
Streaming, pod-docking, DAB-ing and Internet radio-rocking new audio system 25 November 2008 16:34 GMT
Pure has launched the Avanti Flow, describing it as, "the ultimate next generation digital audio system".

A "high-performance" table-top DAB, FM and Internet radio with iPod dock and media-streaming capabilities, the Avanto Flow follows the Evoke Flow as a connected...
Vuzix tease with Heads Up Display glasses
Future of your digital life 13 November 2008 16:54 GMT
Vuzix has teased Pocket-lint with a show of what is in store for the eye wear technology in the coming months.

Although we were unable to snap the new products shown to us (they are in the briefcase above), we were able to garner some information from the company...
Vuzix launches AV310 and AV230XL iPod goggs
OLED display and 16:9 widescreen 13 November 2008 14:25 GMT
Vuzix has launched two new products in Europe claiming they incorporate "ground-breaking technology advances".

Like the company's previous models in its iWear range, the new AV310 is worn like a pair of glasses, and is the first video headset of its kind to...