Cutting-Edge Samsung SCH-a970 Will Have Verizon Wireless Customers Spinning18 October 2005
Shaken? Stirred? Not
quite -- this time, it's all about swiveled. The innovative new SCH-a970,
announced today by industry leaders Verizon Wireless and Samsung
Telecommunications America (Samsung), will have trendsetting customers in a
whirl with its wide array of multimedia functions, including V CAST and MP3
capabilities.
The a970 is not just another camera phone; it also supports certain
Bluetooth(R) profiles giving busy consumers the ability to multi-task and work
on the go. This clamshell phone supports Bluetooth profiles for headsets and
hands-free accessories.* The a970 opens and swivels to reveal a compact, yet
professional-looking video recorder, as well as a two megapixel digital camera
that has 2x optical zoom, auto focus, multi-shot and brightness adjustments.
The discerning gadget-lover will love the a970's brilliant 262K-color LCD
screen and use it to view all the action at their fingertips. Customers can
shoot videos, personalize their FLIX Messages with text or save personal
videos and pictures as their phone's wallpaper. The a970 offers camera-happy
Verizon Wireless customers the flexibility to either save their user-generated
photos or videos using the phone's internal memory or store them on a
removable TransFlash(TM) memory card.
It's all work and all play with the a970's built-in MP3 player that
enables customers to take their favorite music on the road when they use their
removable TransFlash memory card (sold separately) to load music from their
computer directly onto their new a970. Opening up a whole new avenue for
listening and managing music on wireless phones, music fans can select, change
or delete individual songs or create their own playlists on the memory card --
each card can store a bunch of tunes to keep customers moving for hours.
The newest addition to Verizon Wireless' array of V CAST-enabled phones,
the a970 is a multimedia powerhouse allowing subscribers access to the first
wireless broadband consumer multimedia service in the country. With $15.00
monthly access added to their Verizon Wireless calling plan, customers can
view crystal clear video clips on demand including current news, weather,
sports and entertainment programming. Or, customers can download and play
cutting-edge 3D games as well as watch music videos and concert performances
from favorite artists.
With the a970's VoiceMode(TM) speech-to-text dictation technology,
customers can give their thumbs a rest by speaking instead of typing their TXT
Messages. This technology adapts to the user's voice and allows consumers to
speak text messages directly into the handset. In addition, advanced speech
recognition technology from VoiceSignal(TM) allows for one-step voice commands
that make voice-enabled dialing and TXT Messaging a breeze. Even checking the
phone's battery life or signal strength is as simple as giving one-step verbal
commands to the phone.
The Samsung a970 is available today in Verizon Wireless Communications
Stores and participating Best Buy locations. Customers can purchase the
Samsung SCH-a970 for $299.99 after a $50.00 mail in rebate and two-year
customer agreement. TransFlash memory cards are sold at participating
retailers, including Best Buy locations.
For more information about Verizon Wireless' products and services, visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com.
* The Samsung a970 does not support object exchange (OBEX) profiles. For
vehicle/accessory compatibility, go to
http://www.verizonwireless.com/bluetoothchart
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network, serving 47.4 million voice and data customers. Headquartered in
Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications
(NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web
at http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video
footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to
the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, L.P., a Dallas-based subsidiary of
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., researches, markets and develops wireless
handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more
information, see STA's website at http://www.samsung.com/wireless.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor,
telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with
2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of
US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 113,000 people in over 90 offices in
48 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital
Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor
Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the
fastest growing brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of
color monitors, color TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information,
please visit http://www.samsung.com.
Source: PR Newswire
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