Samsung’s 3-way WiMax Device

• Wednesday November 8, 2006 in: Toys For The Boys Tag(s):

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  In keeping with an emerging broadband technology called WiMax, Samsung Electronics has recently unveiled the SPH-P9000 Deluxe Mobile Intelligent Terminal. Fancy name, but what it really is is a phone, personal computer and music player, all rolled into one.

  Forbes.com tells us more about this latest gadget from the South Korean conglomerate:

  The Mobile Intelligent Terminal was unveiled at a Samsung-sponsored industry conference on Mobile WiMax, which is just coming into use and promises fast broadband connections over long distances.

  The device weighs about a pound and contains a fold-out keyboard, 5-inch screen and 30 gigabyte hard drive. It runs the full version of Microsoft Corp. (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people )'s Windows XP operating system and also supports the CDMA mobile phone communications standard, which is used in South Korea and other countries including the United States.

  Kim Hun-bae, Samsung vice president for mobile research and development, told reporters that the gadget is the world's first WiMax device that also works as a mobile phone. It also can access the Internet, make video phone calls and display television as well as other video.

  This cool gadget, however, won't be available until next year.