On The Verge

I didn’t attend the CES show. This is the second straight year that start-of-the-year management tasks have kept me from the show. In this case, however, I didn’t miss much from most accounts. But as I promised in my most recent post, I have to commend Sony for their introduction of an OLED TV even if it measures only 11-in diagonally.

I’ve regularly blasted Sony for obsession over royalty streams rather than aspiring to make breakthrough products of late. The OLED TV is exactly the kind of product that I expect from Sony. Just as they did with say the Trinitron CRT, the company is stepping out with a revolutionary new way to implement a display. The OLED push may not be without risk, but this type of risk is what once made Sony a great company.

Alas I didn’t get to see the TV. I understand that it’s priced at the moment comparable to a 50-in plasma set. That’s the cost of living on the leading edge. You can check out USA Today’s coverage in “Will thin be in, or will Sony be out?” and I’m sure many other web sites.

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