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Don’t you just hate when companies fail to reach an agreement for a standard. HD-DVD or BlueRay, CDMA or GSM, and now DVB-H or T-DMB. Who cares – just reach the damn agreement, and give us a single standard that will work around the globe.
Luckily, companies like Sharp understand this, and they’ve developed the dual-mode tuner (VA3B5EZ915) capable of receiving both DVB-H and T-DMB terrestrial digital broadcast signals. As expected, Sharp’s tuner is designed to be embedded in mobile devices (i.e. mobile phones), and is therefore battery friendly (43 mW), quite small and compact (8.0×8.0×1.25 mm). So, if everything goes right, we’ll soon see all handset makers using these tuners in their mobile TV-enabled handsets. After all, worldwide roaming is not enough — we want to use other mobile services around the planet as well. (via: slashphone)
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
