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Samsung's SCH-B710 with picture-in-picture DMB

by Chris Ziegler posted Apr 20th 2007 @ 3:02PM

Picture-in-picture functionality on a phone is certainly not without precedent -- on Korean handsets, anyway -- but that doesn't mean we have to understand it. Watching even a single show on screen the size of a thumb remains a tough sell in many parts of the world, let alone two shows side by side. Alas, this game plan must be working out alright for LG and Samsung since they keep pumping out handsets that rock the feature. Latest is the SCH-B710 from Samsung, a rather portly-looking pivot phone with a pair of DMB tuners and the aforementioned picture-in-picture functionality for individuals afflicted with particularly brutal forms of ADD. Thanks to Anycall branding, we know this one'll stay well within Korean borders, but we wouldn't be surprised to see the form factor head elsewhere by a different model number.

LG crafts new DMB chip, enables PIP TV viewing on handsets

by Darren Murph posted Feb 7th 2007 @ 8:29PM

LG's no stranger to cramming DMB capabilities into its handsets, and practically everything else it has a hand in too, but the company has now announced a brand new chip that ups the ante over existing renditions. This new chip reportedly enables users to "watch real-time television programs for four straight hours," compared to the three hour "limit" currently in place, but we seriously question the toll it'd take on your retinas to stare at such a diminutive display for an entire sixth of your day. Nevertheless, the chip is supposed to enhance signals as well, giving off that TV delight to a broader area of recipients by upwards of "30 percent." Additionally, it's slated to consume a good bit less power than current implementations, and of course, will allow users to access real-time traffic data and utilize TPEG technology while on the move, and just in case all that in the palm of your hands wasn't enough to keep you occupied, you can actually ~~enjoy~~ attempt to view two programs simultaneously thanks to the PIP functionality that this chip delivers. Time to upgrade those specs, eh?

[Via BoyGeniusReport]

Samsung's SCH-B470: DMB with picture-in-picture

by Chris Ziegler posted Aug 14th 2006 @ 5:13PM

Chillin' out, watching TV on your sub-three-inch phone display is all well and good, but it seems awfully inefficient, doesn't it? Here you could be snapping pics, choosing ringtones, adding contacts, or browsing the web if it weren't for that gosh durn DMB taking up the entirety of your screen. Samsung's looking to cater to those ADHD-inflicted DMB users out there, bringing their SCH-B470 to market with picture-in-picture capability. Technically, the term might be a bit misleading since we don't think you can watch two DMB channels simultaneously, but the functionality allows you to watch tee-vee on one side of the screen while going about your regular phone business on the other. The B470 rounds out the package with a 2-megapixel cam and the obligatory music player -- both of which you can utilize while enjoying that Korean sitcom.