Samsung has launched its latest Android phone this week, the Galaxy Spica (I5700), with EU date set but no such luck for American users.
The Spica has a 3.2-inch touch screen with 320×480 resolution, a 3.2MP camera and an 800MHz processor, much faster than the Spica’s predecessor, the Galaxy (I7500).
Notably, the Spica is the first phone with full DivX support, and the microSD slot can hold up to 32GB of memory.
Strangely, the Spica will launch with Android 1.6 (Donut) and not 2.0 (eclair), which includes the free Google Navigation turn-by-turn GPS.
The phone is GSM-based but it is unclear whether it will be headed to AT&T or T-Mobile when it eventually hits the U.S.
Result for: DivX
Toshiba Corp. has unveiled a bunch of new products at the IFA Consumer Electronics Tradeshow (2009) in Berlin, including it’s first Blu-ray stand-alone player and Blu-ray equipped multimedia laptop. A new upscaling DVD player promising, “stunning, near-HD 1080p picture quality from standard DVDs” is also included in the new products, as well as an LED-backlit LCD television, three new Camileo HD camcorders and a new touchscreen Mobile Internet Device.
Here is some information, pictures and videos of the new products shown off by Toshiba.
Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Disc Player
Toshiba UK announced the launch of the BDX2000 Blu-ray player, offering high image quality with a sophisticated design and underscoring Toshiba’s commitment to High-definition entertainment and the Blu-ray format it once was fighting against. Of course, the player touts full HD 1080p output and also the ability to play content at 24fps. Supporting BD-Live (Profile 2.0), the BDX2000 allows users to take advantage of interactive features through an Ethernet connection. It will become available in December 2009. (No Price info yet)
More Information
BD-Live (Profile 2.0) & BonusView
1080p Full HD Video Output
DivX & AVCHD Playback
Toshiba REGZA-LINK (HDMI-CEC)
Support for enhanced audio formats from Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential
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Result for: DivX
DivX has announced the corporate acquisition of the Internet TV-streaming company AnySource Media, a move that should allow the digital company to bring movies and TV shows in DivX format to Internet-connected devices such as phones, TVs and Blu-ray players.
DivX CEO Kevin Hell says the move is a “key step of delivering on the vision of the Internet TV experience.”
The deal is for $7.5 million in cash upfront, with another $7.5 million in incentive based payments until 2012.
DivX is a company that distributes and licenses digital-video technologies. The company says there have been over over 100 million DivX Certified devices purchased, including the PS3 among many devices.
AnySource created the Internet Video Navigator software found in many HDTVs, software which allows users to navigate their TVs for music, photos, and videos from online sites such as CinemaNow, Amazon VOD and others. AnySource can handle up to 1080p.
