But one of the biggest distinctions with DMB in Korea are the two kinds of services: T-DMB which is a free ad-supported terrestrial network with a variety of devices (navigation, mobile phones and MP3/personal media players) and S-DMB

TDMB tried to generate additional revenue from TPEG(the convergence service with navigation) and interactive shopping service. It can’t be achieved by themselves but need partnership from other players such as telecom, homeshopping,

It’s in car navigation systems, too. In fact, even the least expensive satnav systems on the Korean market – and we’re talking around £60 or so – have DMB capability. Why? It’s not just ‘because we can’: the traffic in Seoul is so bad

Integrated navigation of S-DMB and T-DMB. The latest offering in the Korean market, the integrated navigation system of S-DMB and T-DMB se Samsung F500. Samsung shows off its creativity yet again with its Samsung Ultra Video F500.

The GPS receiver we mentioned is the SiRFprima SoC and even though we have no information on this, we’re pretty sure dmedia will throw in a navigation software into the G400 mix. We’ll check this out at CES 2009 for you…

Running on MMSPII+ CPU for enhanced video playback, the RunZ V100 supports a 6.95-inch wide LCD monitor with 800*480 resolution and tilt function for users to watch T-DMB or DVD more conveniently. Additional features included a GiNi T-5

Priced at 500000 Won (about $450), Fine Digital’s FineDrive GT is compact GPS navigation system with built-in PMP capabilities. Already released in Korea market, the device features a 4.3-inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of

the “zam” is a gps navigation system/portable media player that features a built-in t-dmb tuner, 7-inch widescreen lcd display, 200-mhz arm9 dual core processor, 128mb sdram, 64mb nand flash, 2w stereo speakers, and an fm tuner.

DigitalCube announced its 7-inch navigation called ‘i-Station N7tu’ . The N7tu is rather a simply design with a 1.8-inch LCD display screen (800x480)

Maxtek presented 4.3-inch portable T-DMB navigation 'MNT-4300DMB'. It features SiRF III GPS module, electronic map with search engine, preview, and ‘easy mode’ functions, and PIP feature that enables you to view navigation and T-DMB

Priced at 500,000 Won (about $450), Fine Digital’s FineDrive GT is compact GPS navigation system with built-in PMP capabilities. Already released in Korea market, the device features a 4.3-inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 800×480 (WVGA) and Da-Vinci DM6446 graphics chipset that is able to upscale video to 1280 pixels resolution, either 30GB or 60GB of hard drive, a digital T-DMB (Terrestrial Digital Media Broadcast) TV tuner, and support for a wide-range of media formats (WAV, WMA, OGG, AC3, AAC, FLAC, APE, MKA, AVI, MPG, WMV, ASF, DAT, VOB, MP4, TS, MKV, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF, PNG, TXT, DOC, XLS, PPT, PDF, HWP, GUL, HTML, SWF, DMF). You can also open your office documents, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, so you don’t forget your jobs after watching your favourite TV programme.

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If you’re a mobile worker and want to be able to do anything you need to do without carrying too many gadgets, then check out the new premium cell phone from Gigabyte. Called GSmart MS808, this Windows Mobile 6.1-based handset offers a bright 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display, an integrated GPS navigation module, a digital TV / radio support, built-in DVB-T/DVB-H/T-DMB/ISDB-T/DMB receiver, and an integrated 3 megapixel camera module with autofocus. It is powered by a 624Mhz Marvell PXA310 procesosr and runs on quad-band GSM/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900) network with support for HSDPA/EDGE/WCDMA 2100. Moreover, its Wifi connectivity provides seamless internet browsing on the go. And don’t forget, since MS808 is using WM6, you can expect it to take care your office work (read document, draw chart, play presentation, etc).

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Priced at 479,000 (KRW), Inkel’s Wide Touch W-700 GPS Navigation sports an integrated T-DMB receiver (for watching satellite broadcasted movie), a TPEG (Transport Protocol Expert Group support (for receiving real-time traffic information), and SiRF III chipset. It is powered by a 360Mhz (+300Mhz) dual-core processor and a 128MB of DDR SDRAM, both guarantee a fast and powerful perfomance. Other features include a 7-inch 800×480 (WVGA) display, Mappy United map software, text viewer, and digital photo frame functions.

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“D5″ is a brand new dual-DMB navigation from Hyon. Recently introduced in Korea market, this device comes with a DMB module that integrates both T-DMB and S-DMB receivers into one (a world’s first incase you didn’t know). Inside a compact 22mm-thick box. Side-by-side with SiRF III GPS chipset. Neat, huh?

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Ever heard of G-Sensor (Geomagnetic Sensor)? It’s a technology that can help you navigate through places with weak or even non-existent GPS signals, such as inside tunnels or between tall buildings. If it does sound like a wonderful tech for you, then check out the latest satnav from Thinkware, “iNAVI G1″, which adopted the handy G-Sensor technology to ensure you’ll get to the place you want to. Priced at 549,000 (KRW), this GPS device offers a large 7-inch display, a 2GB onboard memory, built-in T-DMB (Terrestrial - Digital Media Broadcast) receiver, TPEG service for real-time traffic information, media player (MP3, video, photo) with karaoke function, and pre-loaded games. The display supports both dynamic PIP (Picture in Picture) and NIP (Navigation in Picture) as well.

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