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LG's KC1 Smartphone has 4G WiMax/WiBro, Mobile TV, Lots of A/V

Jason Chen — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:50:27 EDT

If you need another reminder of how far ahead Korea is in the cellphone space compared to us, here's the LG KC1. It's got WiBro support, which is 4G and lets the phone get Wi-Fi speeds pretty much anywhere. The fast speeds allow the phone to do stuff like remote PC control, streaming videos, video calls and other ridiculously high-bandwidth apps that you could only do over Wi-Fi before.

As for features, it's got DMB for live TV, a 2-megapixel camera, 512MB flash, an audio/video player, microSD slot and the front camera for 3G video calling. Even though it's running Windows Mobile 5, this is still a phone we'd happily trade in most other phones for (provided we have the WiMAX/WiBro access to back it up). [Akihabaranews via Electronista]

iRiver Enters UMPC Arena, Brings WiMax & WiBro

Jason Chen — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:16:34 EDT

How big will the market be for Ultra Mobile PCs? Will it be larger than Tablet PCs (on the high end) or PDAs (on the low end), or will it just be a small, niche market? No one knows, but iRiver is hedging its bets and releasing the W10, its first UMPC. Coming in iPod-white, this handheld is more like a PC and less like its siblings, the PDA-like Disciple D10 and D20.

One noticeable difference between this UMPC and the competition is the inclusion of WiMax and the South Korean native WiBro. However, until the US deploys any type of WiMax, it's doubtful we'll see this device in its current form.

iRiver preps WiMAX UMPC [Reg Hardware]

WiBro Service Being Demo'd at CES

tgrumet — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:00:48 EST

We've discussed the Samsung M8000 before as the first phone poised to use the WiBro (Wireless Broadband) network. But to our delight, it looks like Samsung has brought the phone to CES and is actually demonstrating this futuristic service (that Korea will have by the first half of the year) to us here in the USA. WiBro is based on the mobile WiMAX technology (IEEE 802.16e TDD OFDMA standard), that will be able to deliver voice, data and video at speeds of up to 120 km per hour. The M8000 has a QWERTY keypad and Samsung is showing off WiBro services including broadcasting, home networking, video conferencing, video on demand, mobile navigations, and push-to-talk. Now, when exactly do we get it here? Huh??

iRiver G10 Tries To Lay Out PSP

gizmodo.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:54:37 EST

Just in time for CES, iRiver has announced the G10, a sort of gaming media player that could combat the PSP some day. The G10 runs Windows Mobile 5.0, has 3D graphics processing, and a beautiful 262k color screen, so why the hell shouldn't it play games? It could be offered by Wibro as well. Of course it will be able to play videos and music and will come in both 4GB and 8GB models. No word yet on other features or release dates that are expected, but come CES, all the deets on this promising handheld should be unveiled. What do you think? What does the G10 need to make it on par with the PSP?

iRIVER G10 attacks the PSP [Akihabara]

Samsung's Super WiBro Phone

Noah R — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:51:22 EST

Samsung unveiled the SPH-H1000 DMB/WiBro phone at an exhibition in Korea. Not only is it a wireless broadband receiver, but it can handle VOIP, too. The screen is a 2.2-inch QVGA 262k, and along with received DMB satellite broadcasts there is a TV-out port for connecting to a larger screen. The camera comes in 2- or 3-megapixel models. And dig the twistiness of the screen—it starts as a flip phone but has a QWERTY keyboard in there, too. I'm sure it's too huge to make for a very convenient flip phone, and the keypad is probably a bit small. But what a killer set of features, eh? No word on pricing or availability outside Korea and Japan.

Samsung SPH H1000 - DMB phone with QWERTY keyboard [Aving News (via MobileMag)]

Samsung M8000 - Beefy

johnb — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:45:38 EST

This beast is essentially a WiBro-compatible PDA with a DMB satellite TV tuner and what appears to be a pituitary problem. It also has video out. I'm not sure if this is PDA or a PMP or maybe... just maybe... this is a convergence device.

WiBro is a wireless broadband technology that's rolling out in Asia as we speak—we shan't be enjoying any WiBro any time soon—but what we have here is a 520Mhz monster that can kick any standard PDA's ass.

Classy new Windows PDA from Samsung - SPH M8000, WiBro compliant [Phoneyworld]

Specs and pricing for Samsung PDAs [Shopping.com]

Samsung WiBro Phone in Korea

tgrumet — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:31:35 EST

Samsung is going to be demonstrating WiBro (Wireless Broadband, or what we like to call Mobile WiMAX) at this year's 2005 APEC IT Exhibition during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) by showing the first two WiBro phones— the mobile phone-typed H1000 and the PDA-typed M8000. The H1000 is a clamshell phone that can open either horizontally or vertically, includes a 2.2-inch LCD, two cameras (2 megapixel and VGA) and a TV output function. The M8000 is a smart phone that comes with a QWERTY keyboard and a WiBro PCMCIA card. The point of the new phones is to show off the new applications WiBro promises, like broadcasting, home networking, video telephony, VOD, and navigation.

SAMSUNG Unveils the World s First WiBro (Mobile WiMAX) Handsets at 2005 APEC IT Exhibition [SamsungHQ]

Prices and reviews for Samsung mobile phones [CNET]

Samsung to the WiMax in Korea

tgrumet — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:07:22 EST

The news about the new Samsung m8000 isn't so much the hardware itself, which is really just an upgrade to the i730 without an antenna, but that it is poised to be the first PDA Smartphone phone to use the WiBro (Wireless Broadband) network. WiBro technology is similar to the WiMax standard here in the US. There are not too many details on the phone itself, but WiBro should launch in Korea early next year.

Samsung m8000 Cell Phone [MobileWhack]