Year: <span>2003</span>
Year: 2003

Year: 2003

SONY Announces Commercialization of Ultra-small Digital Tuner

Sony Corporation introduces a small-size digital tuner module, capable of receiving 1-segment digital terrestrial TV broadcasting signal and digital terrestrial radio broadcasting signal, its sample shipment starting in the beginning of December this year. In order to achieve applications into various mobile products, the industry’s smallest size of approx. 20mm x 16mm x 2mm in external dimension and the industry’s lowest power consumption of less than 150mW have been achieved.

Test Drive on Sharp's J-SH53 Handset

Test Drive on Sharp's J-SH53 HandsetTake a 2 hour trip to Tokyo – compressed into a 3 minute time lapse – and check out Vodafone’s answer to the 505i series. Boasting a 256k capable java appli that makes the ’53 a perfect gaming device, its little wonder that companies like Namco and Taito have lined up some great content for the early adopters. Perhaps most impressive was how clean the 3D Polygon graphics look on that QVGA screen, pardon us for almost forgetting this unit was also the first mega-pixel camera phone on the market to boot. Its not all just games either, a couple of sexy voice recognition functions are on tap in this demo as well, so buckle up for a great ride..!! Full Program Run-time 19:57

China Mobile Says WCDMA Best for 3G

Yang Zhiqiang, deputy general manager of the Technical Department of China Mobile, said as the whole market is not ready for 3G in China, China Mobile will also watch carefully on the development of the three standards. “We believe WCDMA will be the best 3G technology standard form GSM as it enables smooth network migration and support 3G services at the lowest cost through scale efficiency,” she said.

First 3D Mobile Content for Taiwan

HI Corporation and Bandai Networks announced that the companies began supplying the popular Japanese Java game series “3D Appli Selection” on September 22 to “Super i-style”, the mobile internet service instituted by Taiwan’s mobile phone carrier, Far EasTone Telecommunications. These are the first 3D games to debut on Super i-style. The initial lineup of three 3D mobile games, “3D Darts,” “3D Bass Fishing,” and “3D Boxing” will be supplied.

LG Unveils New Cell Phones

LG Electronics will market new folder-type camera phones featuring a 180-degree horizontally rotating folder with LCD display, 64-chord multi-tone ring, an imbedded antenna and a digital camera with a resolution of 300,000 pixels. The new CYON digital camera phones, LG-SD210, LG-KP2100 and LG-LP2100, also come with a cutting-edge continuous 31-step zoom function, LG officials said.

Camera Mobile Phones vs. Digital Cameras

Mobile phones with a built-in digital camera are enjoying more-than-expected popularity. The market already has five megapixel models, and a record number of units are selling. A survey conducted by Nikkei BP Consulting Inc found that many users expect camera mobile phones to have performances and capabilities as high as those of digital cameras.