Astute readers will recall how we prophesized the eventual dominance of mobile TV. In South Korea mobile TV is already reality with both terrestrial and satellite-based digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) services hitting the markets. Hence it's not a surprise that it's a Korean company, LG Electronics to be precise, who has now introduced the first DMB-enabled Pocket PC. The LG PM80 features DMB with enough battery to power 2.5 hours TV playback on a beautiful 3.5-inch QVGA screen. It's almost beside the point to mention that the PM80 is also available with GPS.
- Availability in Korea: 11/28/05
- Windows Mobile 2003SE
- RAM 64MB / ROM 64MB
- Intel Bulverde 312MHz CPU
- SD Card slot
- 3.5-inch QVGA LCD screen
- Battery: 1,420mAh with 2.5 hours of video playback
- Stable DMB reception while moving at a speed of up to 100km/h
- In white (MF-PM80T1W) and black (MF-PM80T1B)
- Price: ~380 USD, ~570 USD (with GPS)
Press-release (
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