Apparently NTT neglected to tell Samsung this wasn't possible...
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Samsung develops cell phone with VOD function
Samsung Electronics has opened an era in which people can watch videos on their
cellular phones.
Samsung yesterday unveiled to the public two models of cellular phone which can
transmit moving pictures in color at a speed of 144 Kbps, the first in the world.
The VOD (video on demand) phone, as Samsung calls it, allows users to enjoy music
video, Internet broadcasting and animation, among other functions.
"The phone is more advanced than IS95-C phones as the latter could not provide color
images. With the VOD phone, we're a step closer to a full-fledged multimedia
telecommunication era which will come with the launch of IMT-2000 service," said a
Samsung official.
Based on cdma2000 1x or IS95-C technology, Samsung's Anycall VOD phone is
installed with MPEG4 moving picture decoder and stereophonic recorder.
Furthermore, the phone is equipped with a large color TFT-LCD (thin film transistor
-liquid crystal display) with which one not only can view high-definition moving images
but has space for memory so he can store images and view them later.
Unlike existing black-white LCD, the Samsung-developed TFT-LCD is spacious
enough to handle 12 lines of writing on a single screen.
Intended to make it user-friendly, Samsung has also applied Window-type user
interface and added other functions, including a phone directory handling 2,400
addresses and ability to display network games in color.
"The VOD phone brings IMT-2000 service, which we considered as a thing of the
future, closer to reality. With the device, we're moving from cellular phone
characterized by black-white screen and letter service onto one characterized by color
screen and moving image services," said a Samsung official.
With the development of the VOD phone, Samsung is expected to also take steps to
develop VOD contents and related services in order to dominate the growing wireless
Internet market.
Currently about 14 million of 26 million mobile phone subscribers are also subscribing
to wireless Internet services. (KMH)
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