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Samsung Cell Phone Features 3GB Hard Drive

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the we're-getting-close-on-this-one dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Samsung will be showing off a new cell phone which runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system which features a built-in hard drive. The SGH-I300 will offer 3GB of storage which allows you to store up to 1,000 songs on it for playback through the music player. The 3GB hard drive is similar to the type of hard drive that is found in Apple's Mini iPod. These 1-inch drives with very low power requirements, are ideal for cell phones and other mobile devices."

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  1. In related news... by bartyboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Samsung announced today their new line of hernia belts and corsets. "These will keep our customers from injuring themselves when they have to lift our new phone," said the CEO of Samsung.

  2. When did the 'song' become the standard... by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...unit of memory? I guess we can blame it on Apple. How long before we start seeing hard drives advertised as storing megasongs or gigasongs? My first computer didn't even hold a millisong!

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    1. Re:When did the 'song' become the standard... by Mantorp · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think that's when feature length dvds and libraries of congress take over.

    2. Re:When did the 'song' become the standard... by Deliveranc3 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm using the classic system, how many songs to the midi?

    3. Re:When did the 'song' become the standard... by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 2, Funny

      More importantly, how many station wagons full of tapes is that? And, if I try to figure out how many of those phones will fit in a station wagon, will that result in the formation of a black hole?

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  3. Re:My cell phone... by PopeAlien · · Score: 5, Funny

    I want a cell phone that doesnt recieve calls.

    I want it to take good pictures, check my email, sync to my server, play music, browse the web and have a fold out QWERTY keyboard.. I want a big color screen, weeks of battery life, kinetic charging, and it needs to fit in my pocket and be very light.

    but it should NEVER recieve incoming calls, thats just a nuisance and needless distraction.

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  4. Re:Your needs do not govern anybody else by Mantorp · · Score: 5, Funny
    Did Jesus die...

    That sounds familiar, let me google it, I'll let you know.

  5. this Sparc... by J_Omega · · Score: 2, Funny

    3GB?!? That's 3x more HD space than this Sparcstation5 I'm trying to install linux on. Cripes!

  6. Swiss-Army Phones by bigtallmofo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do you think in some secret lab somewhere deep within the walls of a mobile phone company there are prototypes of cell phones with all sorts of things attached to them?

    Things to Try Mounting on Phone:
    Philips-Head Screwdriver
    Can Opener
    Scissors
    Deathray

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  7. Re:What I'm looking for by goldspider · · Score: 5, Funny
    Why stop there? Here's what I expect in a cell phone (one that weighs less than 6 oz. too):

    camcorder

    MP3 player

    digital camera

    PDA

    Personal video player

    Personal tv

    Cellphone

    toothbrush and toothpaste

    shampoo AND conditioner

    toilet paper

    hairbrush

    credit cards

    week's worth of clothing

    golf clubs

    my car

    Chinese hooker

    Anyone who doesn't think these belong in a phone is simply a luddite who resists technological evolution.

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  8. Diskeeper, cell phone edition by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Is your cell phone sluggish?
    Are your calls getting droped?

    These are typical symptoms of cell phone fragmentation. Using a quality product like Diskeeper for Cell Phones Professional can imrpove your cells preformance by up to 300x.

    Remember to 'Set it and Forget it' to keep your cell phones performance top notch."

  9. Re:My cell phone... by LucidBeast · · Score: 2, Funny

    Thats how my Nokia 9500 Communicator gets when I don't pay my phone bill

  10. stability by Brandon+Dowell · · Score: 2, Funny

    Windows on a Cell phone? I can see it how: "Hey man, I lost you, did you drive under a tunnel or something?" "No... My phone just BSOD'ed."

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  11. "We're sorry... by suitepotato · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..but your call cannot be completed at this time. Please run a complete surface scan and try your call again. This is a recording."

    If the drives are modular and easily removable, I smell a great line of repair work to get into.

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  12. A 3GB hard drive but it has windows.. by t_allardyce · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..its like putting a sexy thong on your granny.

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  13. Re:Apple vs Microsoft by brer_rabbit · · Score: 2, Funny
    Except that Windows Mobile *is* a special-purpose OS.

    Windows Mobile certainly is special, kind of like how the short school bus is special.

  14. Re:Amazing how far things have come by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The definition of irony: In a recent poll 50% of respondents agreed that George Bush was a uniter.

    He is.

    Notice how all the "Red States" are connected to each other. :)