Based on an RSS feed from its website, Samsung provided details on a new WiMAX
handheld device dubbed the SWD-M100 Mondi. The Mondi is expected to be the
first handheld WiMAX device in the U.S. and will operate on Clearwire’s
WiMAX network. Clearwire is planning to launch an additional 8 markets
this year including Atlanta, Las Vegas, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Ft.
Worth, Honolulu, Philadelphia and Seattle. Overall the company plans to
cover 120M Americans in 80 markets by the end of 2010.
Samsung SWD-M100 Mondi
Based on pictures and other information, it has a 4.3-inch touch screen display,
WiMAX, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, a microSD card slot, a rear 3
Megapixel camera and a front facing 0.3 Megapixel camera for video calls, TV-out
and an accelerometer. Reports are that the device will run Windows Mobile.
The SWD-M100 Mondi resembles the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet and OQO model 2+.
Nokia subsequently decided to discontinue their product. Samsung has not
announced a date for launch, although more details could be provided during CTIA
in Las Vegas this week.
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