DisplayBlog

Samsung B Phone

LCD Size: 2.1″
LCD Pixel Format: 176 x 220
Baseband Voice: GSM
Baseband Data: GPRS, EDGE
Camera: 2mp
Wireless: Bluetooth 2.0
Wired: USB 2.0
Memory: microSD expansion slot up to 2GB
Features: FM Radio
Measures 4.1 by 1.7 by 0.37 inches
Price: $400
Availability: March 2007 in the US

Samsung reportedly slightly modified the SGH-F300 mobile phone to be more “Beyoncé Like”. I am not sure exactly what was done to the phone to make it more like Beyonce, but if you’re interested in pictures of Beyonce and the B Phone together for a better comparison, hop on over to Akihabara News. Of the many characteristics of Beyonce that make her so popular is her pretty face and well-endowed body (and of course her music-related talents). However, there aren’t any curves to the B Phone, at all. Maybe it’s more in the UI or the included music?

Source: Akihabara News, InfoSync, anythingbutipod

Technorati Tags: Samsung, 2.1-inch, Mobile Phone, 176 x 220, Beyonce

According to DigiTimes, there will be three TFT LCD manufacturers that will greatly benefit from Apple’s iPhone. The three are Sharp, Epson and Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMDisplay). Supplying the LCD to Apple for the iPhone is estimated to generate about US$160 million each for the three mentioned. The article also postulates a $45-$50 price tag on the LCD.

Let’s do some fun calculations.
Total revenue from LCDs: US$160 million x 3 = $480 million
Total iPhone unit sales: $480 million / $45 =10.67 million unit or $480 / $50 = 9.6 million

Sounds to be about right. Of course the time frame for these numbers is from June 29, 2007 to the end of 2008. So that’s revenue. I wonder what the profits are…

I was reading Engadget’s post on the magnifying function of the iPhone to better position the cursor, or your finger, for better text input using the virtual keyboard. Have a look at the picture below:

Now, look at your finger. Then, look at the keyboard buttons. Does anything look wrong? Well, I think I have found the clue as to why the virtual keyboard doesn’t work as well as it should. It’s pretty simple. Your finger, when pressed on the screen, looks like a circle, from a sensor point of view. The keyboard buttons are not; they are rectangular. Just because we have squarish/rectangular physical keyboards doesn’t mean that they should be so on a virtual keyboard. That’s where Apple got it wrong, in my humble opinion. The virtual keyboard should have round keys, just like our fingers. My bet is that with round keys, it will be much easier to type with your finger.

2.0″ 240 x 320

2.6″ TFT LCD, 240 x 320 (QVGA), Ambient Light Sensor, 16M Colors