Category Archive"samsung
Gizmodo on 28 Nov 2006
Samsung SCH-B630 Cellphone: DMB-TV, TV-Out and Plenty Thin
Samsung’s line of ultra edition cellphones is about to expand with the release of the SCH-B630. A slider, the cellphone has a few features that make it stand out from the pack, specifically its 3.0-megapixel built-in camera and ability to pull down DMB digital TV broadcasts all within a 12.9mm (0.5 in.) thin body. Even more advanced is the fact that it has a TV-out port so you can watch DMB broadcasts on your TV should your TV not have the proper antenna. All this talk of DMB probably means that the cellphone will be exclusive to Korea for a little while. More lovely pics can be found inside.





Truthfully, it’s not a terribly exciting-looking cellphone and appears to be a basic slider, albeit one with a 2.12-inch display. Incidentally, the already-here Samsung M610 has a slightly larger display (2.22-inch) and is also a little thinner at 11.9mm (0.47 in.). Expect to see standard Bluetooth support and microSD card slots aplenty. No word when or if the cellphone will make it stateside but by the looks of it, it’s really not all that “ultra.” – Nicholas Deleon
Samsung SCH-B630 DMB Phone [SlashPhone.com]
Gizmodo on 07 Nov 2006
Sync Problems Delays Cingular’s Samsung SYNC Phone
Despite already airing ads on prime time TV for the Samsung SYNC music phone yesterday, Cingular didn’t actually have any available in stores. Why? Because of a manufacturing defect that rendered the phone unable to sync to your computer to load DRM-ed Windows Media files. Oops!
So yes, a phone that’s called the SYNC had problems syncing to Napster and Yahoo Music, despite the support of such technically inclined people as Ludacris, The Pussycat Dolls, and those dudes who dance on the treadmills. Cingular says they expect the SYNC phones to be available today. – Jason Chen
Launch of Cingular’s Samsung SYNC Delayed [Laptop Mag]
Press Release [Cingular]
Gizmodo on 07 Nov 2006
Samsung Goes Big, Doesn’t Go Home with 22-inch LCD
Samsung has announced the Syncmaster 225BW. It is their latest LCD monitor, and it is their biggest yet. At 22 inches wide this LCD has a 1680×1050 native resolution (!!), 700:1 contrast ratio and 5ms response time. It has inputs for DVI and composite. Pardon the Borat reference, but, Niiiiiiiiice. –Travis Hudson
Product Page [Via BIOS]
Gizmodo on 07 Nov 2006
Samsung P9000 UMPC PDA Thingie Ma-bob
It is hard to accurately place this device into a specific category. At the Mobile WiMAX Summit, Samsung recently unveiled this convergence device that is like a PDA, UMPC and regular computer all rolled folded into one. The P9000 can fold away into a nice one-pound package, and unfold to unveil an almost full-size QWERTY keyboard and LCD. It is powered by Windows XP and includes WiMAX and CDMA EV-DO for connectivity. Overall it is a pretty unique device, but I am in no hurry to toss out my laptop and PDA for this. I’d hate to be “that guy.” You know, the person that pulls out the crazy PDA or laptop at a meeting just so people will stare at it and ask questions. –Travis Hudson
Samsung SPH-P9000 Wimax PDA puts UMPCs to shame [newlaunches]
Gizmodo on 06 Nov 2006
Samsung Black Carbon Hands-On
Inbetween bouts of picking his nose and reading those thousands of books he has in his office, John Biggs somehow managed to find the time to show off the Samsung Black Carbon. Featuring a 3-megapixel camera, the Black Carbon is a thin slider that has UI co-designed with Adobe. This means the $399 you spend directly buying this from Samsung online will get you an interface that doesn’t completely suck the paint off the side of your Camaro.
Not dealer-subsidized, but that also means you’re going to be the only one at your Christmas party with one of these. Well worth four hundred bones to score with Suzanne in marketing. – Jason Chen
Samsung Black Carbon Quick Look [Crunchgear]