Wafer-thin: Samsung's OLED laptop prototype

Matthew Elliot | May 20, 2008

This picture of a Samsung OLED laptop prototype raises more questions than it answers. Just how thin and light is it? Is touch-typing possible on that keyboard? Where's the mouse pad? What's that panel behind the display? Why is the woman pictured on the display checking her pulse? When can I have one?

What a translated-from-the Korean Samsung page does reveal is that it's an AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diode) laptop prototype that Samsung's display division developed for the Society for Information Display's gathering in Los Angeles next week. According to Samsung, the prototype features a 12.1-inch screen with a 1,280x768 resolution. Perhaps we'll be able to glean more information next week when the display scientists, engineers, and manufacturers get together. As for when we might see this product on store shelves, Samsung has previously stated it'll start rolling out OLED TVs, monitors, and laptops in 2009.

Via Crave CNET | Source: Engadget

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isaac976

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isaac976 says...
i am guessing the back panel is just a cover for the laptiop.. wow .. i think the mouse pad is your screen. (TOUCH SCREEN) yahoo !!

May 20, 2008 15:00

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ferdiei says...
where's the innovation in this? OLED is also being explored by their competitor. else, it would just be a <Mcbook Air> wannabe minus the tactile keyboard. touchscreen? that remains to be seen with the development of Windows' surface technology that could rival Apple's multi-touch interface (which would develop more into the future)

May 20, 2008 21:51

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