Starting in 2010 when Apple made the retina display and display quality a central theme for their product marketing, displays have moved up from the doldrums into an unprecedented renaissance of new display technologies for smartphones, tablets, TVs, and entirely new classes of products like wearable displays.
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The other night we saw a bunch of Samsung’s curved 4K TVs
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Flatscreen televisions are great. Curved televisions are the future. And Samsung’s oddest CES entry this year—an ultra-high definition television that bends at your whim—bridges both with just an extra dollop of nuts.
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CES 2014 is upon us, and even though I can’t yet set foot into any booths, plenty of companies are trying to get a jump on things with early product announcements. Perhaps one of the biggest items we’ll see at this year’s show – based on sheer size – is LG’s massive 105-inch Ultra HD TV.
This enormous set offers a large curved screen with a resolution of 5120 x 2160 pixels, which LG is calling “5K”. Yes, kids – this set has over 11 million pixels. Of course, my point and shoot camera has even more pixels, so I’m sure this isn’t the end of the display resolution wars. The display has a 21:9 cinematic aspect ratio, and incorporates a Harmon Kardon sound system, offering enveloping 7.2 surround sound using only speakers in the display.
While I’m pretty sure I’ll never have one of these in my living room, I’m certainly looking forward to checking it out on the CES floor this week.
Move over Samsung and LG: Apple has been awarded a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office that describes how they could manufacture a new breed of curved touch surfaces.
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LG recently launched the G Flex
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We now live in a world in which you can buy a smartphone with a curved glass screen, with Samsung’s Galaxy Round hitting South Korean stores. But, in the eyes of its creators, it’s just a prototype. Still, whack it on the shelves, eh?
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LG has revealed to a Korean website that it’s already put a curved, flexible-screened smartphone into production—which will go on sales in Asia later this month.
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In an unusual bout of frankness, a Samsung official has acknowledged that the Galaxy Gear smartwatch lacks, you know, whatever the Korean is for je ne sais quoi. As reported by the Korea Times, the unnamed official said:
“We’ve acknowledged that our Gear lacks something special. With more investment for user interface and user experience, Samsung devices will be better in terms of customer satisfaction.”
We’re not sure if the source of the quote is Samsung’s VP of strategic marketing, Lee Don-joo, but this exec is quoted in the same Korea Times article as saying that the watch is “definitely receiving a warm response” and that improvements would stem from software tweaks and the hiring of new UI experts, rather than from the development of a whole new device. He described the Gear as part of Samsung’s drive to create new categories of “wow product” and, in virtually the same gasp, he also reiterated that Samsung would launch some sort of heavily curved — or perhaps even partially bendable — smartphone in Korea next month.
Filed under: Cellphones, Wearables, Samsung
Via: Unwired View
Source: Korea Times
…and no, you can’t afford one. At this week’s IFA in Berlin, LG outed this gorgeous new screen powered by a large 77-inch diagonal OLED panel.
The display offers 4K (UHD) resolution, and amazing image clarity and color. LG hasn’t released any further details on the screen yet, but knowing that their 55″ curved 1080p OLED screen sells for almost $15,000, I’m guessing this display will be beyond the reach of mere mortals like us.
Still, it’s fun to look.
[via Crave]
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