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Gigabyte Communications announced Gsmart i120 Pocket PC phone - with TV recording ! November 23, 2006 [Pocket PC phone] | By Edward J. R. Ability to not only watch, but also to record TV in your mobile phone is a very precious thing and not seen in other mobile TV phones, but lack of digital TV standard compatibility - DVB-T or at least DVB-H or DAB-IP - means that this phone is useless in Europe. Furthermore it is only tri-band so it is not particularly useful in USA too... In any case the "Record" button over live TV broadcast is impressive: 
TV Recording The great feature supports 3 TV standards in the world: NTSC/PAL/Secam. This means that you will be able to watch the free terrestrial broadcasting almost whichever country to you visit. Tune in your favorite TV channels or surf on the Internet and be on the watch for the latest news anytime, anywhere. Moreover, it’s not only provides you more chance for receiving TV frequency but also can record the TV programs when you cannot be able to watch them. To learn more about Gsmart i120 click here. Please note: GIGABYTE Communications is preparing i200 Pocket PC phone with DVB-H and DAB-IP - learn more about it here - but clearly the holy grail of mobile TV: DVB-T in mobile phone (i.e. regular terrestrial digital TV in a mobile) - that some employees of this company were promising to us on various trade shows - still remains a wishful thinking and probably never will be available. Conclusion: Gsmart i120, despite adding TV recording and cell phone -style keypad, is just a minor improvement. It's good to see that Gigabyte Communications is positioning itself as specialist in mobile TV, but it is worth noticing that Windows Mobile phones from this company offer also some other unique features including "Wise Talk" - that includes simulation of background noises, recording of phone calls, answering machine, etc. If only Gigabyte Communications could offer also 3G connectivity (UMTS and HSDPA) and could deliver QWERTY keyboard -equipped phones, the market chances of their phones could increase significantly.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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