Samsung unveils new 3 Way Gadget

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday showed off a three-way gadget that's a phone, personal computer and music player tailored for an emerging wireless broadband technology.

The Mobile Intelligent Terminal was unveiled at a Samsung-sponsored industry conference on Mobile WiMax (read more about WiMax here, which is just coming into use and promises fast broadband connections over long distances. The device weighs about a pound and contains a fold-out keyboard, 5-inch screen and 30 gigabyte hard drive. It runs the full version of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system and also supports the CDMA mobile phone communications standard, which is used in South Korea and other countries including the United States. It also can access the Internet, make video phone calls and display television as well as other video.

Samsung said it plans to launch the device in South Korea during the first half of 2007.

So, convergence moves on, and this is just one step on the way.... I'd like to be tipped off on other new devices coming out which tackles convergence head on, so feel free to leave comments?