LG partners Kodak for OLED displays

Damian Koh | Mar 20, 2009

(Credit: LG)

Wired's Gadget Lab is reporting that LG Electronics has signed a deal with Kodak to use the latter's Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED) displays in its TVs, mobile phones and digital photo frames. The first products from this partnership will see the light of day by the end of this year.

In principle, OLED displays are typically more energy efficient than their LCD counterparts as the former doesn't require backlighting to work, thus drawing less energy from batteries. Cell phones, which usually pack tiny lithium cells, are the most likely to benefit from the lower battery consumption.

A partnership of this level isn't new to Kodak as it has tied up with Motorola previously to incorporate its imaging elements in the Zine ZN5. The 5-megapixel handset has one of the best shutter lag timings for camera-phones.

Via Gadget Lab and Engadget

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