February 11, 2008
Movie Phone plays movies on a disc
Spice Corp Ltd, a leading Indian telecoms Corporation, is showing several groundbreaking products at the Mobile World Congress 2008; a $20 people's phone, a braille phone and relevant to this column, a Movie Phone: the world’s first phone to play movies on a disc.
In their own words:Compact, versatile and stylish, the Movie Phone combines high-end mobile phone functionality with top-of-the-range entertainment features - allowing the user to play movies on small discs, without compromising on digital quality. The handset comes with a user-friendly interface and features:
-- A large 2.8" TFT screen with 262K colour display
-- Wireless music
-- TV out connection
-- Full movie viewing (up to 3.5 hours)
In addition, also included is a standard 3.5 mm stereo headset port and an audio-out port. The audio-out port also functions as a TV-out connection transforming the Spice Movie Phone into a home entertainment player with a single cable connection to any TV.
[via e-mail press release]
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