Samsung P960 Heralds the European Arrival of the Mobile TV Cellphone

While adaptable TV cellphones are ten-a-penny in the Far East, the West is appealing abundant abstinent area for them. Samsung's P960, however, may accept got the brawl rolling, a adaptable TV buzz aimed at European consumers. A glassy gray slider, the P960 supports both European adaptable TV standards, DVB-CBMS and OMA-BCAST, and its 2.6-inch QVGA TFT awning even lets you watch two channels at the aforementioned time. As to whether we're traveling to see a US-friendly adaptation afterwards on in the year—well, that's not bright yet, but back the card abaft the dude is in dollars, conceivably the Koreans are authoritative their columnist account go a little further. Columnist absolution is afterwards the jump.

SEOUL, KOREA - April 30, 2008 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a arch adaptable buzz and No. 1 TV maker, appear today P960, the world's aboriginal slider blazon Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) adaptable TV buzz P960. As a avant-garde of slider adaptable phones and TV, it was alone a amount of advance for Samsung to advance a accessory that contains both of its arch strengths in one. P960 is aswell the world's aboriginal DVB-H adaptable TV buzz that supports both of European adaptable TV standards, Digital Video Broadcast - Convergence of Broadcast and Adaptable Service (DVB-CBMS) and Open Adaptable Alliance Adaptable Broadcast Service Enabler Suite (OMA-BCAST). DVB-CBMS is DVB Forum accomplished DVB-H accepted based on DVB-T standard, currently accessible in Italy through H3G, TI and Voda. It will anon become accessible in France, Belgium, Poland and Russia. OMA-BCAST is OMA accomplished DVB-H accepted accepted as the next bearing DVB-H solution. It will aboriginal become accessible in Netherland and will abide to be adopted in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. P960 offers an optimized television-on-the-go acquaintance with a ample 2.6" QVGA TFT awning with active 262K blush image-enhancing DNIe. TV watching acquaintance is accomplished by abundant avant-garde DVB-H appearance such as Electronic Service Adviser (ESG) that provides an on-screen TV adviser and Picture in Picture (PIP) that allows users to appearance two channels at once, and Time-Shifting affection that accouterment TV affairs agenda if a appearance is disconnected by admission calls. P960 aswell proudly appearance Bang & Olufsen ICEPower® technology for a able superior audio experience. The array activity of 1200mAh ensures up to 5 hours of TV watching time. In accession to DVB-H technologies, P960 aswell offers acceptable ball appearance to accommodated even end-users needs. A 3 megapixel camera with ability LED, a music amateur with Music Library affection and codec support, a FM radio with RDS for about the alarm account and music, are all included in P960 to accommodate the users accessibility and accessory in both audio and beheld ball life. As Samsung mobile's acclaimed reputation, P960 does not accommodation an outstanding architecture with technologies. The accessory appearance all the abreast technologies aural a abbreviate 16.7mm attenuate metal body, cautiously brushed with aerial pattern. Geesung Choi, President of Samsung's Telecom Business said P960 is a anniversary for adaptable TV technology, as the barrage of the accessory will announce the alpha of DVB-H buzz era in Europe. "Samsung has already accomplished a abiding No. 1 baton position in Korea as the adaptable TV buzz provider. There is no agnosticism Samsung will abide the success in Europe with P960."