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A Camcorder On Your Phone!
PacketVideo Mobilemedia Technology Powers New Series 60 Camcorder Phone
Jun 16, 2003/ FW/ -- First its a camera on your cell phone, where you can share those
precious moments with friends and family. Now, here comes the camcomder phone, complete
with multimedia functionality!
PacketVideo Corporation today announced that it provides the camcorder
multimedia functionality embedded in the exciting new Siemens SX1 phone. Siemens
licensed PacketVideo's pvCamcorder™ product, which
PacketVideo optimized for the new handset.
The SX1 is Siemens' first Symbian Series 60 phone and with the features of
PacketVideo's pvCamcorder technology it will play an important role in new MMS
services. pvCamcorder™ performs simultaneous video
and audio capture and viewing for transmission via MMS or email. The MMSc
provides store and forward file management of video images so user can sort
images on a PC via a web browser, freeing the phone to capture, send and receive
more video and audio.
"We are very excited to contribute our technology products and engineering
expertise to this powerful new handset," said Kathleen Peters, PacketVideo vice
president for worldwide embedded solutions. "We believe that user-generated
video content will be the key driver for advanced mobilemedia services,
including MMS and email. Our pvCamcorder technology, embedded in Siemens' new
mobile phone, is ideal for operators to catch the mobilemedia wave."
The SX1 hosts a powerful suite of entertainment and business features packed
into a slender 110 gram case, including: built-in video camcorder, and video
player, music player and FM radio plus gaming supported by Series 60 or Java
(J2ME). The phone also features a full set of business applications comparable
to a PDA, including local and wireless synch. The large, 64K color
high-resolution screen functions in the portrait and landscape modes, depending
on the application. For example, pvCamcorder plays back video in portrait or
landscape mode.
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