Technology/AV System
5th-generation PMP appeared in Korea
Fwang's Style
2008. 11. 4. 11:21
Oct 30, 2008 09:26
Here are some really brief specs on the iStation T5.
The iStation currently holds about 30-40 percent of the PMP market share in Korea and is facing tough challenges lately from Cowon's new PMPs.
The T5 will be out in Korea soon, but not overseas if Digital-Cube keeps focusing on the local market as is usual. Maybe the situation coudl change since Digital-Cube has been bought by Telson, the company which manufactures mobile handsets to export. This mean that Digital-Cube now has overseas distribution channels via Telson, so the former might have a more established international presence overseas come 2009.
As far as I know, Digital-Cube exported its products to Hong Kong under the JNC brand a few years ago but wasn't successful.
By the way, Digital-Cube has included a small teaser picture of another upcoming PMP at the bottom of the T5 product page. I remember the CEO of Digital-Cube announcing earlier that it would release a PMP and mobile phone in 1Q 2009 through SK Telecom's network when Digital-Cube was bought by Telson. Telson has technology related to mobile phones and Digital-Cube has PMPs. So they've merged their strengths.
Below is a picture of that upcoming PMP and mobile device, but it's really too small to make out details or see the differences between those PMPs which we can find it in the market now.
Let's see what kind of feedback it gets from customers. By the way, Archos has also released the Archos 5 which integrates HSDPA via SFR in France, so the T5 isn't the first PMP to label itself a 5th-generation PMP.
출처 : http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/digihunter/post.htm?id=63007167
대충 내용을 요약하면..
코원에 뒤지고 있는 디지털 큐브에서 T5이라하는 PMP가 출시 예정이라는 거다.
디지털 큐브 스스로 이번 T5를 5세대 PMP라 명하고 있다는데 그이유인 즉슨
HSPDA를 이용해 PMP내에서 인터넷이 가능 하다는 것이다.
신기한건 이제 노트북보다 하위 개념인 넷북이 나오고 5세대 PMP가 나오면..
이러다 정말 노트북하고 PMP하고 합쳐지는 순간이 올지도 모른다는생각이..
넷북에서 크기좀 줄이고 키보드 빼면 5세대 PMP잖아-_-;;
A 5th-generation PMP? Yes, Korea's leading PMP manufacturer Digital-Cube will be releasing its upcoming i-station-branded PMP T5 yesterday through its product Web site. It seems the company's named it as a 5th-generation PMP with an integrated 3G HSDPA module inside mainly. Actually, there's more than just HSDPA onboard. Digital-Cube has also described that the T5 will have a new main chipset and high-performance 3D feature in response to user requests.
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Here are some really brief specs on the iStation T5.
- New chipset (maybe Nvidia's Tegra?... since it's used Alchemy earlier and the TI's Davinci isn't a new one to use now)
- HSDPA integrated
- 3D UI design
- 4.8-inch WVGA display (should be 800 x 480 resolution)
The iStation currently holds about 30-40 percent of the PMP market share in Korea and is facing tough challenges lately from Cowon's new PMPs.
The T5 will be out in Korea soon, but not overseas if Digital-Cube keeps focusing on the local market as is usual. Maybe the situation coudl change since Digital-Cube has been bought by Telson, the company which manufactures mobile handsets to export. This mean that Digital-Cube now has overseas distribution channels via Telson, so the former might have a more established international presence overseas come 2009.
As far as I know, Digital-Cube exported its products to Hong Kong under the JNC brand a few years ago but wasn't successful.
By the way, Digital-Cube has included a small teaser picture of another upcoming PMP at the bottom of the T5 product page. I remember the CEO of Digital-Cube announcing earlier that it would release a PMP and mobile phone in 1Q 2009 through SK Telecom's network when Digital-Cube was bought by Telson. Telson has technology related to mobile phones and Digital-Cube has PMPs. So they've merged their strengths.
Below is a picture of that upcoming PMP and mobile device, but it's really too small to make out details or see the differences between those PMPs which we can find it in the market now.
Let's see what kind of feedback it gets from customers. By the way, Archos has also released the Archos 5 which integrates HSDPA via SFR in France, so the T5 isn't the first PMP to label itself a 5th-generation PMP.
출처 : http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/digihunter/post.htm?id=63007167
대충 내용을 요약하면..
코원에 뒤지고 있는 디지털 큐브에서 T5이라하는 PMP가 출시 예정이라는 거다.
디지털 큐브 스스로 이번 T5를 5세대 PMP라 명하고 있다는데 그이유인 즉슨
HSPDA를 이용해 PMP내에서 인터넷이 가능 하다는 것이다.
신기한건 이제 노트북보다 하위 개념인 넷북이 나오고 5세대 PMP가 나오면..
이러다 정말 노트북하고 PMP하고 합쳐지는 순간이 올지도 모른다는생각이..
넷북에서 크기좀 줄이고 키보드 빼면 5세대 PMP잖아-_-;;