Samsung created a stir at January’s consumer-electronics extravaganza with its prototype laptop that displayed stunning OLED images on a clear “see-through” screen. It seemed futuristic, but reports are that the Korean brand will bring Amoled (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) devices to market in the next year.
According to the +Plastic Electronics website, in the next few months, Samsung will offer a portable audio/video player, the IceTouch, that incorporates the technology. OLED screens have already found their way into mobile phones — and a couple of Sony products — an arena in which they have an advantage because they consume less battery power.
The 16-gigabyte IceTouch, also on display at the electronics show, has a 2-inch screen. Expected price: more than $300.
The image had fabulous color and detail, but objects, lights and shadows can be seen right through it.
Reid Sullivan of Samsung Electronics America told +Plastic that the company was working on a laptop with a partly transparent screen. Stephen Williams
