Never let it be said we stand in the way of private enterprise - heaven only knows how many times I've had to sell handkerchiefs to sailors just to put bread on the table - but taking advantage of Zune HD 32GB shortages to double the price seems more than a little unfair. Amazon are currently listing the larger Zune HD - which we reviewed last week - as not shipping for 1-3 weeks; however, one Marketplace seller has used the opportunity to list the 32GB PMP for a whopping $599.99.
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Nokia N86 8MP NAM Edition arrives in US (at long last)
Nokia's N86 NAM edition has finally shown up for sale in the US, offering S60-loving photography addicts what could be the perfect smartphone for their dual desires. Announced all the way back at Mobile World Congress in February, the N86 packs an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and Carl Zeiss optics, and is priced at $468.99.
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Microsoft Zune HD Review
Microsoft’s first Zune attempts won it a few dedicated users but a whole lot of criticism. In the face of Apple’s all-conquering iPod touch there was only really one way to go, and that was touchscreen; the Zune HD marks not only the transition to being finger-friendly, but packs the latest OLED display technology, HD radio and by no means least 720p high-definition support. Clean reboot or BSOD? Check out the full SlashGear review to find out.
Sony A840, S740 and S640 Walkmans debut [Video]
Sony Japan have announced a bevy of new Walkman PMPs, the NW-A840, S740 and S640. The A840-series gets an OLED display like its X-Series sibling, but in this case its a regular display rather than a touchscreen. Still, it manages to be the thinnest Walkman to-date, at just 7.2mm thick, despite that 2.8-inch display, up to 64GB of storage and a battery apparently good for up to 29 hours of music playback or 9 hours of video.
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LG reveal 15-inch OLED TV to cost $2.5k-$3k
LG have confirmed that their 15-inch OLED TV will be priced at between $2,500 and $3,000 when it launches in Korea this November. A senior executive from the company has told OLED-Info that, while the flat-panel's final price is yet to be decided, it will be in the same bracket as the existing Sony XEL-1 OLED TV.
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Zune 4.0 Software released; Zune HD to get 3D gaming, Twitter & Facebook
It comes as no great surprise, given our unboxing video and hands-on with the new PMP is already live, but Microsoft have officially announced the Zune HD. As well as reconfirming the specs we've already heard - NVIDIA Tegra processor, 720p HD playback, OLED multitouch touchscreen and either 16GB or 32GB of storage - Microsoft have also revealed that yes, the Zune HD will play 3D games such as Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition and Audiosurf Tilt together with getting Twitter and Facebook clients later in 2009.
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Nokia Erdos luxury OLED slider tipped for October [Video]
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Nokia's high-end 8800-series handsets have been in need of a new poster-model for some time, and according to the latest leaks that might just be the new Erdos. The Nokia Erdos is a compact slider with a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 OLED display, 3G WCDMA, WiFi, A-GPS and a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss autofocus optics and dual LED flash.
However what makes the S60 Erdos special is that all of that is packed into a compact, stainless steel casing that's apparently carved from a single block of metal. The OLED display is covered by a mirror-finish glass panel that's only transparent when the display is active.
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OLED inkjet printing tech promises cheaper, larger displays
OLED is still the bouncing, potential-filled baby of the display tech world, but manufacturing costs mean it's still taking its time to replace LCD and plasma in our living rooms. Startup Kateeva reckon they can change all that, using inkjet printer technology combined with proprietary inks and drying systems to produce large-scale OLED displays that will eventually cost, the company predict, 70-percent of an equivalently-sized LCD panel.
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Samsung Plans for OLED Laptops by Year-End 2010
Samsung is a fan of OLED. We're seeing it more and more in their manufactured phones, and no one is arguing that it's the best way to view anything of any kind of importance. And now it looks like Samsung plans to see OLED in the next best thing: laptops. It's a great idea, and one that we hope to actually bear into fruition. Especially if it hits mainstream, so that way it doesn't hit everyone's wallets too much.
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LG 15-inch OLED TV Planned for September Launch
On Sunday, LG announced that they are going ahead and releasing their previously planned 15-inch AMOLED television, and sooner than we could have hoped. If September wasn't big enough already, LG wants to wiggle in and make sure that you get to watch "your Zune HD" via a great looking, and brilliant display. But, are our wallets ready for another OLED tv? If LG can officially ship this thing, then we'd like to hope so.
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Sony’s OLED TVs Could Be MIA Until 2010
Sony is known to get overly excited about their products, but that shouldn't be surprising. If you can't be excited about your own products, you probably shouldn't waste the consumer's time. But when it comes to their projections for their OLED televisions, executives may have been a bit over their head when they projected the future sets would be symbols of the company's technological comeback. A recent report says that Sony is setting the plans for a 2010 launch, and that may be exactly what they need.
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Liquid-OLED displays could allow non-standard shapes & longer lifespans
Alright, as images go this one isn't the most eye-catching we admit, but the technology it's explaining is far more exciting. Researchers in Japan have developed what they're calling a Liquid-OLED, and just like the gooey fruit-flavored chocolates your mother loves it has a liquid center rather than the traditional solid-state one you'd find in traditional OLEDs. The benefit, they claim, is that Liquid-OLED displays could be more easily curved, and even refilled should the organic layer degrade over time.
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