Samsung SPH-B5200 DMB phone with gaming pad

Sure, you can play games on almost all cellphones. And you can watch TV on an increasing number (whether you want to or not is another story). But a phone that includes a digital TV receiver, a 2-inch QVGA display, and not one, but two, but three four-way rocker-style game pads? Well, look no further. The Samsung SPH-B5200 is here. And, by "here," we do mean Korea, of course. If you're anywhere else, you can always dream. Or move.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 8:58AM]

I only see two directional pads.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 9:24AM]

I agree,

think you might have miscounted Mr Engadget..

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 9:39AM]

Yes, I agree with the other two. I think you counted one of the pads twice there.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 10:20AM]

they didn't make any mistake theres "two" four-way gamepads
not four game pads

engadget i proved you right now give me a cell phone only 2 days left

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 11:17AM]

Well, since I don't live in Korea I will dream...

I will dream that HELIO brings this bad boy to the US

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 4:19PM]

Are you kidding me? Look at those knees! No THAT is marketing.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 5:17PM]

v3c
It's for me
Sign me up
and send it free.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 13th 2006 9:04PM]

according to phonescoop this phone also has accelerometers that let you navigate and manuveur during games just by moving the phone around... that's a pretty nifty feature for engadget to miss, unless phonescoop got it wrong

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 20th 2006 3:28AM]

Would it be possible to text using the two four-way pads using a chording system? Some quick math, that would provide 24 different inputs, so perhaps a T9-esque input for the less-popular letters like Q and XYZ, and it might just work. You'd never have more than 2 letters per input, so T9 would be more accurate.

That would allow fast interaction without moving fingers, potentially cutting down on sore thumbs ala crackberries.

Hmm...anyone else like this train of thought?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 20th 2006 6:32PM]

Nah

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 5th 2006 6:46AM]

It's cool...

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 11th 2007 2:56AM]

I have a phone like ths,its Anycall Double Sliding but I dont know how to use it..,even its hard for me to write a txt could anyone help me.
Watu