Sony’s AMOLED touchscreen Walkman PMPs, the NWZ-X1051 16GB and NWZ-X1061 32GB, have both been priced, at least in the UK. The two media devices – which boast integrated WiFi, 3-inch AMOLED touch-sensitive WQVGA screens and digital noise cancellation – are both available to order now from retailer Amazon UK, although delivery is estimated between two and five weeks.
We caught up with Samsung’s flagship Omnia HD handset at Mobile World Congress this week, and there’s certainly a lot to be said for an AMOLED touchscreen rocking in at 3.7-inches and an 8.1-megapixel camera. In the hand, the Omnia HD almost feels like a small MID; the display is responsive and incredibly bright, and the sliding pane-based GUI animates smoothly. TouchWiz is an acquired taste, but at least there’s plenty of room for the new internet-connected widgets.
Samsung Omnia HD video after the cut
We grabbed some hands-on time with Samsung’s new UltraTOUCH flagship feature phone and the BEAT DJ music phone today, and there’s some seriously impressive AMOLED action going on in both devices. The UltraTOUCH S8300 looks pretty certain to be a hit in Europe, where it will go on sale as the Tocco Ultra Edition. TouchWiz may be on top of Samsung’s generic own-brand OS, but it’s reasonably responsive and the whole thing feels sturdy and solid in the hand, despite the slender dimensions.
Samsung have officially announced the new Samsung BEAT Series, including the Bang & Olufsen tweaked DJ phone we saw leaked earlier this month. The BEAT DISC (left, below) and the BEAT DJ (right, below) both have full touchscreens, with the former also having a slide-out keyboard; the DJ uses a 2.8-inch AMOLED display.
iRiver Japan has today let loose of its P20 Portable Multimedia Player that was first introduced back in IFA 2008. The Japanese release will see to a 80GB storage version with the features that were previously covered : 4.1-inch AMOLED screen with 480×272 pixel display with ability to provide 12-hours of audio, 9-hours of video, or 8-hours of DMB contents from a host of multimedia formats to FM radio, voice recording, gaming and viewing office documents.
Samsung have announced their latest cellphone, the UltraTOUCH S8300, complete with a 2.8-inch WQVGA AMOLED touchscreen, slide-out numeric keypad, 8-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and A-GPS, all in a chassis just 12.7mm thick. In addition, the S8300 has 7.2Mbps HSDPA, a microSD slot happy with cards up to 16GB, and more video playback formats than you can shake a stick at.
We’d wager the blood pressure among Samsung execs is riding high this week, as leaks out of the company are springing up everywhere. Latest after the mobile-DJ-friendly M7600 comes action shots of the Samsung Acme i8910, the hardware of which we saw last week but whose Symbian S60 v.5 touch-interface, huge glass-covered AMOLED display and 8-megapixel camera are now being seen for the first time.
Images of the upcoming Samsung M7600 touchscreen music phone have leaked, complete with details regarding the company’s latest cooperation with audio specialists Bang & Olufsen. As you might expect, the M7600 takes a distinctly musical approach to mobility, with its 2.8-inch AMOLED display offering up a virtual DJ turntable for on-device editing of tracks.
iRiver have seemingly released a black version of their SPINN PMP, although at present it only appears to be available in South Korea. Specifications for the PMP seem to be the same, aside from the color change, which means a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen and iRiver’s nifty spinning control wheel.
Samsung’s Mobile Display division have reiterated their focus on AMOLED technology this week, with project CEO Ho-moon Kang making bold predictions about his organisation’s position in the sector. Speaking at his inauguration on Tuesday, Kang announced that “with [our] AMOLED business, Samsung Mobile Display will seize the worldwide display market.” The newly-appointed CEO is one of those to profit from Samsung’s recent company reshuffle, which saw the mobile display division spun off from Samsung SDI.
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