Dave Horvath
10 Apr 2007 7:28
Being hailed as the first of its kind, Samsung will be releasing its SGH-F500 mobile phone in late 2007 complete with its own DivX Certification. DivX Inc. does not hand out their certifications lightly as devices are subjected to rigorous tests to ensure interoperability between other DivX enabled devices and also to ensure the quality consumers expect from DivX encoded media.
The F500 is a member of Samsung's premier line of cellular phones and features a large LCD display that sits atop a swivel for optimal viewing range. Samsung claims the device offers high quality DivX viewing in any setting. DivX material can be accessed from either the consumer's own collection, the DivX Stage 6 service or other forms of digital content services.
"The addition of DivX Certification to the Samsung F500 mobile handset opens a broad ecosystem of digital media that can be taken on the road while preserving the kind of high-quality experience that video aficionados demand," said Kevin Hell, President of DivX, Inc. "DivX is working to build a common digital media language that offers real interoperability across devices and platforms, and innovative devices like the Samsung Ultra F500 phone are an important piece of that ecosystem."
No prices have been released for the phone, and expect it to be released to the masses later this year.
Source:
Mobility Site