Samsung and NVIDIA Join Forces, New Handset in the Works

Samsung has tied up with NVIDIA to bring users a better mobile experience. The companies have collaborated together on a new handset that is being called the SCH-M500. The handset will be fitted with NVIDIA’s GoForce 2100 media processor chip which will essentially allow for HD viewing on your mobile handset as well as playing console-quality games with graphics unlike anything we’ve seen in the commercial segment so far.
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“As a leader in digital convergence technology, Samsung recognizes the value in combining style, substance and advanced multimedia capabilities into a sleek, low power, visually appealing form-factor,” said Phil Carmack, Vice President and General Manager for NVIDIA’s handheld products. “We believe the SCH-M500 with the GoForce 2100 will deliver on all three of those criteria and deliver a superb handset experience to the end user.”_

The SCH-M500 with GoForce 2100 will feature a host of advanced features including support for VGA image capture, accelerated graphics for gaming, and motion JPEG capture and playback. The GoForce 2100 also supports screen resolutions up to 320 x 240 pixels along with NVIDIA’s advanced imaging technology and JPEG compression for increased application performance.

“By integrating the superb imaging capabilities and camera functionality of the NVIDIA GoForce 2100 with the enhanced messaging, voice and data services of the Samsung SCH-M500, we are able to deliver a premier communication device that meets the needs of the most demanding user,” said H.Woo Kim, vice president of product planning group, SAMSUNG.

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