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Samsung Puts Satellite TV in Cell Phones

Posted by michael on from the tv-is-everywhere dept.

prostoalex writes "Japanese subscribers will be able to get 70 television channels with a new cell phone, currently developed and tested by Samsung. Using an ARM microprocessor, Samsung makes it possible to receive satellite TV transmissions in 2.6 GHz range. No dish is required, however, for clarity of the signal the company is currently installing a network of repeaters. This could substantially increase the number of satellite TV subscribers, which in the United States is still a distant second to cable television."

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  1. Oh lord... by DubNoBass303 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow! Now I can talk on my phone -and- watch tv while I drive! ...

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    1. Re:Oh lord... by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 2, Funny

      You could connect a Tivo to the phone, so you can pause the TV while talking or driving.

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  2. US market by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    This could substantially increase the number of satellite TV subscribers, which in the United States is still a distant second to cable television.

    In the US, they'll market the phone with a TV socket and extension cords.

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  3. I declare! by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Funny
    I just patented the mobile Tivo!

    I'm just gonna sit back in my nice recliner here, eat this cheeseburger and watch mobile phone TV 'till the checks start rolling in...what the? Am I moving? HOLY CR@#kjl3.@!.*

  4. Living in a Magnetron! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Aren't we slowly turning our Biosphere into a huge Magnetron and becoming a cooked society?

  5. Re:Uh..... okay by happystink · · Score: 2, Funny

    a big SUV with a satellite TV conection is USEFUL??

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