New OLED gadget: Vivo S17 / S17 Pro / S17t

Vivo's S17 smartphone family features three phones, all with the same AMOLED display - a 6.78" 120Hz 1300 nits 1260x2800. The S17 offers a Snapdragon 778G+ chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 256/512 GB of storage, and a dual camera setup.

The S17 Pro is based on a MediaTek Dimensity 8200 chipset, and offers the same memory options, but upgraded cameras (triple setup). The S17t has a Mediatek Dimensity 8050 chipset, 12 GB of RAM, 512 GB of storage and a dual camera setup.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 01,2023

New OLED gadget: Asus ExpertBook B9 OLED

The Asus ExpertBook B9 OLED (B9403CVA) eco-friendly laptop offers a 14" 2560x1600 (WQXGA+) OLED display, Intel's 13-Gen Core chipsets, and a magnesium-lithium body produced using Thixomolding to reduce waste by 29% and manufacturing time by 75%. The laptop is also made of 70% post-industrial recycled metal. Asus says that this is the world's lightest business laptop at 990 grams. 

Asus did not yet reveal the price or shipping date of its ExpertbBook OLED laptop.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 01,2023

Kopin increases its potential OLED production capacity via new partner agreements

Kopin Corporation announced that it has executed new partner agreements to increase its OLED production capacity. The company operates its OLED microdisplay business in a fabless model and so it can utilize several OLED deposition and silicon wafer partners.

Kopin says that it entered these new agreements to support several US Department of Defense and NATO-friendly projects. Kopin says that via these new agreements, it also gained access to a broader set of OLED displays and other advanced technologies - which likely means it actually intends to buy complete displays from other OLED microdisplay makers. 

Read the full story Posted: Jun 01,2023

New OLED gadget: Motorola Razr 40 / 40 Ultra

Motorola's Razr 40 clamshell smartphone offers a foldable 6.9" 144Hz 1400 nits 1080x2640 LTPO AMOLED (produced by TCL CSoT), a cover 1.5" 194x368 AMOLED, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, 8/12 GB of RAM, 128/256 GB of storage and a dual cmaera setup.

The Razr 40 Ultra offers a similar display on the inside, but with a higher refresh rate (165Hz0), and a larger 3.6" 1056x1066 165Hz 1100 nits cover display. There's also a stronger chipset (Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1) and up to 5512GB of storage.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 01,2023