Samsung's Transparent OLED Laptop Coming Soon

Samsung's transparent AMOLED technology is hitting the market within the next 12 months.

Plastic Electronics reports that Samsung Electronics will release products using its clear active matrix OLED displays within the next 12 months. Samsung displayed prototypes using the clear AMOLEDs during CES 2010 back in January. However this is the first indication that the models on display will actually head to retail any time soon.




As we saw during the show, the laptop sporting Samsung's clear AMOLED allowed the user to see objects placed behind the screen while still offering sharp, bright images on the display. While the actual technology was quite impressive, the ability to see movement through the AMOLED screen looked to be somewhat distracting.

Plastic Electronics said that the first device to go commercial using the tech will be Samsung's IceTouch MP3 player (YP-H1). This device is a portable all-in-one that plays music, DVDs, tunes in FM radio stations, and more. The estimated price will be around $328 USD when it finally hits the market.

Reid Sullivan, VP of audio/video and digital imaging marketing at Samsung Electronics America, said that the AMOLED display should raise the bar for the next generation of portable devices. While that's all fine and dandy, where's that cool 14-inch laptop we saw at CES 2010? Apparently that should be on the market within the next twelve months too.

"We have a lab in Korea that is currently working on developing a laptop with partially-transparent screen," Sullivan said. "Soon, I imagine that all Samsung's audio-visual products will feature this technology. We want to be the first in this market."

Audi Calamari concept car brings Futurama a step closer

In response to Porsche Hungary’s design competition Tibor has come up with a ‘flying’ concept car obviously intended for the very distant future.

The designer tells us that the shape was inspired by the skeleton of a cuttlefish which gives it a look halfway between a sports car and a speed boat. Some existing Audi styling cues can be seen such as the huge air intake which approximates the shape of the radiator grill on modern Audi automobiles.

The Calamaro is supposed to run on ‘clean fuels’ but its not clear how since the air intake isn’t connected to anything and there seems to be no visible means of propulsion — or flight — or anything else!

Having said that it does look pretty sensational.

Email Beeper Watch is Hip, Restarts a Trend

There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it.Last time I saw a beeper nobody even dreamt about iPhones and PSP consoles, but resurrecting trends has become… trendy, so you should expect beepers to come back in full force. The best proof for this future trend is Andy Kurovets’ latest concept watch, that’s also an “email beeper”, letting you know when there’s an email waiting for you.

You’ll only get a tiny notification on the bottom display of this device and this bracelet-like gizmo is basically a watch. No phone features, no web browsing no nada… Watch meets beeper, could this become a hit?