SAMSUNG launches 3D Game Phone in South Korea

July 1, 2004 / SEC
SAMSUNG launches 3D Game Phone in South Korea
- 3D game with dual speaker sound
- External keypad with a joystick
- Built-in MP3 player
- Video recording up 150 minutes and MMS

SEOUL, 1 July 2004 - Samsung Electronics launched a "3D Game Phone" to
lead a new trend of fusion between gaming devices, portable music
players and mobile phones.

The 3D game phone, SCH-V450, has three embedded 3D games - ZioGolf,
Metalion and Bomb&Bomb - which fully utilize 3D effects and vivid
sound from dual speakers.

The SCH-V450 features an external keypad for easy use and a side slot
which allows users to directly insert a memory card into the handset.
A 32 MB Memory Stick Duo is provided at purchase.

The external keypad comes with a joystick for games and users can
select and listen to stored MP3 music files using a button in the
external keypad without opening the phone. The built-in MP3 player
features pause, skip, repeat, random playing and a variety of
background screens to suit music genres.

From http://developer.samsungmobile.com