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Energized by their widespread use in cell phones, worldwide sales of OLED displays hit a record high of $192 million for the second quarter of the year, according to a report released this week by DisplaySearch.

Second-quarter sales of OLED displays rose 22 percent over the same period last year, and 32 percent over the first quarter of 2009, noted DisplaySearch’s latest “Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast Report,” which came out Monday.

The report said that shipments of AMOLED displays were especially strong thanks to their use in mobile phones, with more than 15 different AMOLED cell phone models released in 2009.

AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screens use less energy than PMOLED (passive-matrix) displays, making them better-suited for portable devices such as phones and MP3 players.

“AMOLED displays have become an important differentiating feature for high-end electronic products,” said Jennifer Colegrove, DisplaySearch director of display technologies, in a statement. “This technology is not only used for mobile phone main displays, but has also penetrated the market for portable media players, digital still cameras, and other applications.”

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Making OLED TVs has been a costly, time-consuming challenge for most manufacturers. Despite demonstrations of flashy new products from several companies, Sony remains the only firm with an OLED TV on the shelves.

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Energized by their widespread use in cell phones, worldwide sales of OLED displays hit a record high of $192 million for the second quarter of the year, according to a report released this week by DisplaySearch.

Second-quarter sales of OLED displays rose 22 percent over the same period last year, and 32 percent over the first quarter of 2009, noted DisplaySearch’s latest “Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast Report,” which came out Monday.

The report said that shipments of AMOLED displays were especially strong thanks to their use in mobile phones, with more than 15 different AMOLED cell phone models released in 2009.

AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screens use less energy than PMOLED (passive-matrix) displays, making them better-suited for portable devices such as phones and MP3 players.

“AMOLED displays have become an important differentiating feature for high-end electronic products,” said Jennifer Colegrove, DisplaySearch director of display technologies, in a statement. “This technology is not only used for mobile phone main displays, but has also penetrated the market for portable media players, digital still cameras, and other applications.”

(Credit: DisplaySearch)

Making OLED TVs has been a costly, time-consuming challenge for most manufacturers. Despite demonstrations of flashy new products from several companies, Sony remains the only firm with an OLED TV on the shelves.

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Energized by their widespread use in cell phones, worldwide sales of OLED displays hit a record high of $192 million for the second quarter of the year, according to a report released this week by DisplaySearch.

Second-quarter sales of OLED displays rose 22 percent over the same period last year, and 32 percent over the first quarter of 2009, noted DisplaySearch’s latest “Quarterly OLED Shipment and Forecast Report,” which came out Monday.

The report said that shipments of AMOLED displays were especially strong thanks to their use in mobile phones, with more than 15 different AMOLED cell phone models released in 2009.

AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screens use less energy than PMOLED (passive-matrix) displays, making them better-suited for portable devices such as phones and MP3 players.

“AMOLED displays have become an important differentiating feature for high-end electronic products,” said Jennifer Colegrove, DisplaySearch director of display technologies, in a statement. “This technology is not only used for mobile phone main displays, but has also penetrated the market for portable media players, digital still cameras, and other applications.”

(Credit: DisplaySearch)

Making OLED TVs has been a costly, time-consuming challenge for most manufacturers. Despite demonstrations of flashy new products from several companies, Sony remains the only firm with an OLED TV on the shelves.

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Episode 51 of the Digital City, where we deconstruct the PSP Go, discuss some new MacBook rumors, and wonder why the Palm Pre has already gotten so many price cuts.

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Originally posted at Digital City Podcast

Chase Jarvis is a professional photographer. Chase Jarvis has an iPhone. Chase Jarvis got tired of using five apps to shoot, edit, and share photos taken with his iPhone so he created the Best Camera app.

If you haven’t already started watching the demo video above, you can open …

Episode 51 of the Digital City, where we deconstruct the PSP Go, discuss some new MacBook rumors, and wonder why the Palm Pre has already gotten so many price cuts.

It’s also

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Originally posted at Digital City Podcast

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Good news comes to TV-watchers with TiVo DVRs installed in their living rooms. On Wednesday, TiVo and BlackBerry-maker RIM unveiled a free TiVo app in that will let people control their TiVos from the BlackBerry smartphone.

The app will let TiVo owners see a guide of what’s …

Originally posted at The Download Blog

The Touch Wood mockup (top) and prototype based on the SH-04A model (bottom).

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If you don’t think plastic is fantastic, here’s some good news: Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has created a new prototype cell phone made from cypress wood.

The Touch Wood handset is crafted …

Fitbit uses a 3D motion sensor like the one in Nintendo's Wii to track everything from calories burned to minutes slept.

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Amount of steps you took today: 3,451. Miles traveled: 1.4. Calories burned: 348. Calories consumed: 625. Then you went to bed at 12:…

Originally posted at News - Health Tech

After watching Amazon make huge headway in the e-book self-publishing game with its Digital Text Platform, Sony is finally making a real push into this area with a new Publisher Portal and partnerships with self-publishing companies Smashwords and Author Solutions.

While Sony stressed that the portal was for large and …

Verizon Hub has been discontinued.

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Earlier this year, Verizon stepped into the Voice over IP business with the Verizon Hub, which had far loftier ambitions than simply replacing your landline. With weather and time widgets, a calendar system, traffic information, a family bulletin board, and even support for …

Originally posted at Dialed In Podcast

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Place this one in the “interesting idea, bad execution” category.

Label With Green is a concept design by Shao Wei Huang, Chia-Yi Cho, Yu Pei Kuo, and Chung Kai Chiang that I spotted on Yanko. The idea is that you’d get a package of solar stickers, …

Well, how’s that for timing? Just after posting a story about Motorola Cliq presales,T-Mobile dropped the official details on pricing and the availability date for the Cliq. Motorola’s first Google …

Originally posted at Android Atlas

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For those of you waiting for the Motorola Cliq, it looks like you’re about 19 days away…from presales. T-Mobile has thrown up a promo page on its Web site, teasing the countdown to presales of the Cliq. Unfortunately, there’s still no …

Originally posted at Android Atlas