This innovative handset is designed around the high performance DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld) standard, the Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 platform and Microsoft Windows Media platform to supply mobile users with a feature-packed mobile entertainment and productivity solution.
Development of the new DVB-H handset marks the latest stage in the evolution of Modeo,s mobile television service, building on proven capabilities of the company,s world class mobile broadcast operations center in Pittsburgh and its nationwide satellite distribution capabilities. The handset incorporates features and functionalities identified and honed through Modeo,s ongoing consumer pilot testing.
The new Modeo phone provides a best-in-class multimedia experience that should impress even the most discerning TV viewer, while also delivering on a wide range of more traditional smartphone features and functionality.
Manufactured to Modeo,s mobile TV specifications by HTC, this consumer-ready mobile phone provides industry-leading entertainment services and productivity features all in one sleek and alluring form factor. From one-touch connection to live digital TV and music services, to accessing home or office emails, calendar and contact information, the new Modeo handset is designed to deliver a new standard of personal entertainment and productivity that is without concession.
Based on the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform, the handset is optimized to receive and playback Modeo,s DVB-H mobile broadcasts delivered using Windows Media technologies, including Windows Media Video and Windows Media Digital Rights Management. The handset also uses Windows Media Player 10 Mobile to playback video and music stored in multiple formats, with Windows Media Audio (WMA), MP3 and AAC to be the supported file types. Additionally, users will be able to take advantage of portable subscription music services to expand their mobile entertainment library through use of Windows Media DRM. The Windows Mobile 5.0 platform also enables use of popular Windows applications on the go, including mobile versions of Microsoft Office programs such as Internet Explorer Mobile and Outlook Mobile. Users will be able to surf the Internet and synchronize calendars, contacts and email messages with an office or home computer, all in a real-time mobile environment.
While the new handset is designed to provide an unmatched TV, digital music and Windows applications experience, Modeo and HTC also included the telephone features and benefits that consumers expect from a traditional handset. The handset utilizes quad-band GSM services (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) to provide international communications capabilities. The handset is expected to support GPRS/EDGE services, enabling high speed data access and file downloads.
At the core of the handset is the Texas Instruments OMAP850 200 MHz digital processor, which furnishes high performance video and audio capabilities, and facilitates Bluetooth, wireless LAN and other popular mobile device features. The Modeo mobile TV architecture includes a DiBcomTM Proven-Performance DVB-H Demodulator, Microtune® Mobile MicroTunerTM MT2260 and an NVIDIA® Go-Force® 5500 handheld graphics processing unit, all functioning in a single, seamless device compliant with DVB-H open standards.
Design of the phone includes a standard stereo headphone jack, a 1.3 mega pixel camera and a micro-SD expansion card slot that allows the user to add up to 1 gigabyte of memory for storing hundreds of songs, video clips, games, even full length movies. TV broadcasts and other video are shown on a 2.2-inch QVGA landscape display at up to 30 frames per second. The device operates on an 1150 mAH lithium-ion battery, furnishing projected battery life of up to three hours of TV viewing, four hours of talk time or six days of standby time. Of equal importance, the Modeo handset has a sleek, lightweight design, measuring just 4.1" x 2.2" x 0.6" in size, with a total weight of just 4.23 ounces.
Modeo TV Specification
Date Announced 2006, 2Q
Network Technology GSM 850/ 900 / 1800 / 1900
Hardware/Processor TI OMAP 850 200 Mhz
Dimensions (mm) 104 x 56 x 15
Weight (g) 120
Display
Screen Size : 2.2 inch, 240 x 320
Screen Color : TFT 65K colors
Design
Type : Candybar
Antenna : Fixed Internal
Memory
Internal(MB) : 128 MB Flash ROM, 64 MB SDRAM
Expansion : MicroSD / Transflash memory card slot
Battery
Battery Type : Li-Ion 1050 mAh
Stand-by (hrs) : 144
TalkTime(min) : 240
Entertainment
Ringtones
Polyphonic :
Customization : MP3, AAC, AAC + WMA
MP3 Yes
FM Radio No
Video Record Yes
Video Support MPEG4, H.263, WMV, Motion-JPEG AVI
Audio Support WMA, AMR-NB/WB, AAC, AAC+, MP3
Voice Support Comand, Dialing, Speaker, Recording
Messaging
SMS Yes
MMS Yes
EMS No
Email Microsoft Pocket Outlook
Connectivity
EDGE Class 10, up to 236.8 kbps
Bluetooth Yes
3G No
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots)
Infrared (IrDA) Yes
USB Port Yes
Data Cable RS-232, miniUSB (2.0)
Software
Java (J2ME) Yes ,MIDP 2.0
WAP Yes Ver 2.0
Platform / OS
Browser Pocket Internet Explorer
Predictive Text Entry T9
Other Application Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, Windows Media Player 10, Activesync
Personals
Themes Yes
Caller ID Phot Caller ID
ProfileID Yes
Camera
Lens Type CMOS, 1.3 Megapixel
Digital zoom
Max. Resolution 1280 x 1040
Flash No
Night Mode No
Extra Features
Photo Format
Video Yes
Video Format
