Apple OLED notebooks, iPhone and netbook rumoured

Posted by David Walker on Fri 20 Mar 2009

Prototype netbook already in circulation

Like a well-carved jigsaw, the pieces are slipping effortlessly into place. After the iPhone price drop and rumoured new model, we now have some meat on those particular bones, from LG of all people.

You see, LG manufactures screens for Apple, so it makes sense that someone in Korea would know if Apple was knocking up some new product. And Australian tech site Smarthouse has found someone in the know in the company. So what does the mole know?

Well, the LG source claims new OLED notebooks, an OLED iPhone (and Touch) plus new flat panel monitors are lined up for 2009, along with a new netbook that's already doing the rounds as a prototype. We await the influx of blurry photos. Interestingly, the new LG touchscreens should feature an extra layer to eliminate 'finger marking' from greasy fingers, which sounds almost too good to be true. And of course, an OLED screen would seriously stretch your battery life, putting a very big cherry on this particular cake.

It just might be a very expensive summer for Apple fanboys. We'll keep you posted as things develop.

Link: Apple (via BGR)

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By Prongs

20|03|2009 20:01

Are OLED's more exoensive though?
I'm thinking about getting an iphone when the enw one come sout but not sure about the price. If it went up any higher then I definitely couldn't afford it.

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By marovingean

20|03|2009 19:41

From the recent pictures leaked of the 'new iPhone' (http://tinyurl.com/bqqjp9) it would appear that Apple aren't using OLED for the next one (in 2009 at any rate). Would be good if they did use OLED though, the benefits for the design/battery life would be so good.

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