Remember the Twitter-reading robot fish from back in September? At its core was an mbed microcontroller, a $60 alternative to the Arduino intended for rapid prototyping, and we're now seeing the first of the optional baseboards for the mbed filter through. Embedded Artists' have come up with the LPCXpresso, a 'board positively bristling with connectivity and inputs that includes an OLED display, accelerometer and light sensors, joystick and wireless.
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mbed microcontroller gets first baseboard: connectivity-packed LPCXpresso
Apple Tablets delayed ’til 2H 2010, OLED & LCD versions planned?
The perennial Apple Tablet rumor gets another kink in the tale today, with gossip-gluttons DigiTimes reporting that the company has pushed back the predicted early-2010 launch - which they peg as March - into the second half of the year. They're also quoting component manufacturers who tip not one but two Apple Tablets with similarly sized displays: a 10.6-inch LCD TFT and a 9.7-inch OLED version, the latter likely being supplied by LG Display as part of their ongoing five-year $500m panel deal.
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OLED and solar-panel lights promise Earth-friendly simplicity
We all love a sandwich, but how often does your sandwich light up from power it has collected itself? If you're chowing down on a prototype from the Florida Energy Systems Consortium then it might just do that (though probably not tasting particularly good in the process): they're working on the idea of layered OLED and solar-cell panels, which would capture sunlight during the day and recharge a back battery plane, before lighting up at night.
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MOTO Android Media Platform range of OLED tablets announced
The MOTO Development Group is no stranger to Android - they showcased an Android-based e-ink prototype a while back - and now they're cashing in on that familiarity with a number of new devices targeted at developers. The MOTO Android Media Platform will eventually consist of three models - 3.5-, 5- and 10.4-inches - each with OLED displays as standard, OMAP processors and capacitive multitouch-capable touchscreens.
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AUO 14-inch OLED production imminent; LG Display 40-inch AMOLED in 2012
Could we soon be looking at large(ish) scale, reasonably priced OLED and AMOLED displays? Probably not, at least when it comes to the pricing part, but both LG Display and AUO have announced mass production plans for their OLED and AMOLED panels, LG expecting to kick-start production in 2011 while AUO claims to be ready to start now.
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LG Display and Samsung Mobile show transparent OLEDs
The actual benefits of transparent displays are yet to be explained - beyond the sheer cool factor, of course - but that isn't stopping manufacturers from announcing them. Both LG Display and Samsung Mobile Display have been flaunting their respective transparent OLEDs, the former having a full 15-inch OLED panel ideal for notebooks, while the latter has a 2-inch OLED panel intended for cellphones.
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Revo HERITAGE packs retro styling with DAB, WiFi streaming, iPod dock, more
We've a soft-spot for Scottish radio and iPod dock manufacturer Revo; their tech at least attempts to look interesting, whether it's through retro styling (but up to date functionality) or something more modern but no less distinctive. The company's latest model is the Revo HERITAGE, a "contemporary reinterpretation of classic European table radio designs from the 50's and 60's" that packages DAB, DAB+, FM and WiFi internet radio, DLNA UPnP streaming and an iPod/iPhone dock.
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inPulse BlackBerry Bluetooth watch up for preorder; won’t ship until Feb 2010
The leaked inPulse Bluetooth watch for BlackBerry smartphones spotted earlier this month has been officially launched, with manufacturer Allerta offering the wireless timepiece for preorder. $149 gets you a 1.3-inch OLED display that can show previews of emails, SMS and other messages, together with incoming call details and alarms, helping you to decide whether or not to whip your BlackBerry out of your pocket.
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inPulse BlackBerry Bluetooth smartwatch breaks cover
After rumors earlier this year about a BlackBerry Bluetooth watch, now CrackBerry have managed to acquire some renders of what's tipped to be the wrist-worn peripheral itself. Believed to be called the inPulse, the watch won't be made by or for RIM and won't carry the BlackBerry logo, but it will be designed especially to work with the messaging-friendly smartphones.
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Sony flexible OLED notebook concept gets second outing
Sony may not have made any significant changes to their flexible OLED laptop concept since we saw it first at CES back in January, but the sleek prototype is so alluring that SlashGear Japan couldn't walk past it at CEATEC this week without grabbing a photo. Intended to showcase the potential of ultra-thin OLED touchscreens, the concept combines both display and keyboard into a single, flexible layer.
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Revo DOMINO DAB+, Last.fm and internet radio iPod dock
UK radio manufacturer Revo have announced their latest model, the DOMINO D3, a DAB/DAB+ digital radio with integrated iPod/iPhone dock and internet radio streaming. The DOMINO D3 also supports Last.fm streaming, and the whole thing has a soft rubber coating that, while stopping short of making it waterproof, at least does make it fetishistically touchable.
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AT&T Samsung Mythic & Flight, Pantech Reveal & Impact all get Opera browser
If you fancy a new phone from AT&T, but aren't too fussed about Windows Mobile 6.5, then the carrier has four more options for you to choose from. Left to right you're looking at the Samsung Mythic, the Samsung Flight and the Pantech Reveal, which offer differing combinations of full touchscreen and hardware keyboard. Meanwhile there's also the Pantech Impact, not pictured, with an OLED touchscreen and full QWERTY.
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