Samsung Unveils Bluetooth Voice Recognition Phone

SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2005--Samsung Electronics:

-- Combines Bluetooth and voice recognition technologies

“Samsung Electronics is planning to expand the range of languages supported by the Bluetooth voice recognition technology, that is, to cover Chinese and Russian, and certainly Korean for release into the Korean market”

-- Using the Bluetooth headset, users can make and receive calls without touching the phone

Samsung Electronics is launching a cutting-edge mobile phone that has combined Bluetooth with voice recognition technology.

Samsung announced that it has released the SGH-E620 Bluetooth voice recognition phone into the European market, which can make calls using one's voice via a Bluetooth headset.

This product exhibits the state-of-the-art technology that places a call to the person whose name has been stated into the Bluetooth headset, by automatically searching the phone book of the mobile phone.

The SGH-E620 Bluetooth voice recognition phone is much easier to use than existing gadgets which need to be placed close to the user's mouth and its capacity for voice recognition has been greatly enhanced. Furthermore, calls can be made with the mobile phone left untouched inside a user's bag or pocket, making it even more convenient.

In the past, even when using the voice recognition functionality, the mobile phone had to be switched over to stand-by mode before a call was placed. However, with the Bluetooth voice recognition technology, there is no need to touch the mobile phone. Therefore, calls can be placed safely even when the user is driving a car.

A "speaker-independent voice recognition" technology has been adopted in the SGH-E620, which does not limit voice recognition to voice type. The phone supports 5 languages, namely English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.

In addition to the Bluetooth functionality, SGH-E620 has a refined antenna design and comes equipped with a 1-megapixel camera, video wallpaper, silver nano anti-bacterial coating, speaker phone and 64 polyphonic ringtones, among others.

A particularly eye-catching feature is the video wallpaper, which displays moving pictures for 10-30 seconds every time the mobile phone is switched over to stand-by mode. Another notable aspect to the SGH-E620 is that it is the first product released in the European market that has adopted silver nano anti-bacterial coating.

"Samsung Electronics is planning to expand the range of languages supported by the Bluetooth voice recognition technology, that is, to cover Chinese and Russian, and certainly Korean for release into the Korean market," a Samsung official said.

"Samsung will eventually lead the global Bluetooth market by further strengthening the Bluetooth technology so that Samsung mobile phones become even more competitive."

Samsung Electronics sparked the Bluetooth craze in the domestic market by releasing the world's first Bluetooth phone with stereo headset, the SPH-V6900, in April this year, and subsequently releasing the SCH-V740 super slim phone.

Bluetooth functionality is gaining popularity because it is easy to use and allows fast, short-distance wireless telecommunication. Using a wireless headset, one can listen to music, exchange files amongst notebooks and other mobile phones, play games, and print out pictures stored on the phone.

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2004 parent company sales of US$55.2 billion and net income of US$10.3 billion. Employing approximately 113,000 people in over 90 offices in 48 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing brands, Samsung Electronics is the world's largest producer of color monitors, color TVs, memory chips and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com