Samsung Looks To Show Off Next Generation AMOLED At CES 2011

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The AMOLED screen has given us a whole lot of news this year, and so, it’s downright fitting that it should be part of the new year in tech news as well, with Samsung’s announcement that they’ll be showing the next generation of AMOLED screens out at the 2011 CES show.

They’ve killed entire lines of cell phones, they’ve given the Retina Display a run for its money, and now, Samsung Mobile Display has a whole set of them ready to show.

Samsung’s looking to show of a 4.5 inch flexible AMOLED panel, which not only shows in WVGA (800 x 480) resolution, but can also be rolled down to as little as a one centimeter (.393 inches, roughly, for the non-metrics in the crowd). That alone is some pretty impressive stuff, but it doesn’t stop there, as they’re also looking to bring out a 19 inch panel designed for computer monitors and even televisions, offering up a full 30 percent transparency, even when activated. Last but not least, they’ve also got a 14 inch panel in mind for notebooks.

Basically, what this means for us is a whole slew of new devices coming up in the not too distant future that will likely incorporate these panels. Because they’re still pretty transparent, even when active, look for them to be used in cars as well, possibly even incorporating with, say, an augmented reality program that would let you see exactly what you were driving by at the time, or possibly even as a great early-warning system for those suicidal deer that jump out in the road every so often when you’re driving, especially at night.

I’m very much looking forward to hearing what these get introduced into–the sheer number of possibilities is absolutely mind-boggling–and hopefully we’ll start seeing the new devices not too long after the panels get introduced.