Samsung previews 2005 lineup
Jan 04 2005 - 12:55 PM ET | CES, Samsung
It's going to be a busy year for Samsung--the company has released a preview of its 2005 line up, and there are lots of interesting bits. The highlights are given below, with the full text of the release following. CES should provide an excellent view of these new handsets.
* The U.S.'s first multi-mega pixel camera phone line up, including a two mega pixel
and a five mega pixel camera with 3X optical zoom capabilities.
* Phones with integrated Wi-Fi technology allowing users to roam onto corporate networks from their wireless device while away from the office, at the airport, cafe or hotel.
* Video-on-demand (VOD) devices that allow consumers to wirelessly stream videos onto the handset from the network or download and store the videos on the handset for convenient playback.
* Music-on-demand (MOD) devices that give consumers instant access to digital music, allowing them to download or stream popular tunes directly to their handset.
Samsung Unveils Unprecedented Line Up of Wireless Phones for U.S. Consumers. More Breathtaking Product Designs and Capabilities in Store for 2005
Samsung kicked-off the new year in unprecedented fashion by unveiling an amazing array of new wireless phones at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. In addition to previewing new handsets, Samsung also used this year's forum to highlight why its products have become favorites with consumers and how the company has gained market and revenue share at the expense of rivals.
Samsung's preview of wireless devices at CES will give consumers a glimpse into the future of U.S. wireless products. The company is debuting products with advanced video, music, speech recognition and data capabilities, including phones with "world's first" technologies. Among the approximately 25 to 30 phones Samsung will introduce to U.S. consumers in 2005 are:
* The world's first speech-to-text dictation phone, allowing consumers to speak their message and have the phone convert the words to text.
* The U.S.'s first multi-mega pixel camera phone line up, including a two mega pixel and a five mega pixel camera with 3X optical zoom capabilities.
* The U.S.'s first two mega pixel camera phone with QVGA screen resolution and TF-R external memory card, which allows for extensive video clip recording space and crisp, vibrant viewing of pictures and video taken with the phone.
* The U.S.'s first line up of phones to operate on the next-generation high-speed wireless networks known as EVDO, allowing consumers to send and receive pictures, video and data at speeds comparable to cable modem or DSL connectivity.
* Video-on-demand (VOD) devices that allow consumers to wirelessly stream videos onto the handset from the network or download and store the videos on the handset for convenient playback.
* Music-on-demand (MOD) devices that give consumers instant access to digital music, allowing them to download or stream popular tunes directly to their handset.
* Phones with Bluetooth wireless connectivity capabilities that will make transferring pictures, music and data files from computers to wireless devices quick and seamless.
* Phones with integrated Wi-Fi technology allowing users to roam onto corporate networks from their wireless device while away from the office, at the airport, cafe or hotel.
* Phones with integrated BlackBerry push-email capabilities that allow consumers and business users to send and receive emails from anywhere.
Samsung will bring these advanced capabilities to life for consumers through intelligently-designed devices that consider how consumers will interact with the technology. For example, new Samsung camera and video phones will have unique screen and camera integration, allowing consumers to use the camera function like they would with standard digital cameras and camcorders. Other phones primarily designed as messaging devices will incorporate full QWERTY keypads.
By focusing on mid- to high-end multimedia, entertainment and business productivity devices, Samsung has established its phones as the best platform for wireless carriers to introduce exciting network services.
