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JimH

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Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« on: September 24, 2003, 09:08:11 am »
Sony is introducing a very small TV tuner suitable for cell phones and other devices.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=569&ncid=738&e=2&u=/nm/20030924/tc_nm/tech_sony_tuner_dc
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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2003, 10:41:34 am »
Very cool.  Thanks Jim.  I'm begining to think the "cell phone" is the long-awaited "killer app" for the internet.
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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2003, 10:25:51 am »
Sounds cool!

Mate that tuner to this e-paper --
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/09/24/epaper.new.reut/index.html -- and you have a pretty slim portable TV.  :-)

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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2003, 10:47:22 am »
Imagine one device that does all of these things:

1. Cell Phone
2. Palm / Pocket PC organizer
3. Web browser / email
4. Mp3 player
5. TV!!

The first 4 are almost there now, add in tv and you have a new best friend (with a monster battery).
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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2003, 10:55:12 am »
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with a monster battery


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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2003, 01:12:48 pm »
Samsung started shipping a TV/cellphone in Korea a couple months ago.  

http://www.samsung.com/PressCenter/PressRelease/TelecommunicationNews/TelecommunicationNews_20030609_0000006235.htm#

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Imagine one device that does all of these things:

1. Cell Phone
2. Palm / Pocket PC organizer
3. Web browser / email
4. Mp3 player
5. TV!!

The first 4 are almost there now, add in tv and you have a new best friend (with a monster battery).

Is that all you want?  Korea's already got one with that plus GPS, camera, and video.  Samsung MITs M400.  
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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2003, 01:26:20 pm »
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Is that all you want?  Korea's already got one with that plus GPS, camera, and video.  Samsung MITs M400.  


I thought of camera and gps but I was in a hurry.  These would be less important to me.  

Something that had ALL 5 of my list above would be enough for me!!

Oh and by the way, it needs to have a good user interface and not cost too much......   ;)
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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2003, 12:40:59 am »
Im for bigger bandwidth - who then needs tv!
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Re: Gearhead Alert -- tiny TV tuner chip
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2003, 10:01:02 am »
TV on a cell phone display?
kinda mice movies, right?
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