Vodafone, Sharp, and NHK digital TV phone
It ain't much to look at—especially for a fancy Japanese handset—but Sharp's new prototype cellphone, in concert with service by Vodafone and NHK, is capable of playing back streaming H.264/MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding) video from digital terrestrial broadcasts (we're not sure if that means DVB, ISDB, or what have you). It can also play back in split screen mode to allow internet access simultaneously, craking for up to 2 hours on end (we're assuming that's a decent little screen it's got under the hood, there). It's a bit sizeable at 2 x 4 x 1.1-inches though, but it is a prototype, afterall, so cut 'em some slack.
[Via Ployer]
