Panasonic Starts Shipping FOMA P901iTV Handsets

Panasonic Mobile Communications announced that they have begun shipping FOMA P901iTV handsets to NTT DoCoMo. The P901iTV is DoCoMo’s first handset to receive terrestrial digital broadcasting signals as well as analog signals. Terrestrial digital broadcasting will provide never before seen video and sound quality, transmitting data, video and audio. The device allows you to surf related websites while watching TV programs simply by clicking the displayed URL. Being user-friendly, watch TV at a push of a button, no need for a technician. More after the jump.Instantly watch TV by positioning the handset head into a 90 degree angle, and watch your programs either vertically or horizontally, whichever is best for viewing. The screen automatically rearranges the picture according to which direction it angles out. Phone specifications:

• Size (H×W×T): Approx. 110 x 51 x 27mm
• Weight: Approx. 150 grams
• Continuous call time: Voice call Approx. 140 minutes; TV phone Approx. 100 minutes
• Continuous standby time: Static Approx. 460 hours; In motion Approx. 350 hours
• Continuous viewing time: Digital broadcasting Approx. 3 hours; Analog broadcasting 1 hour
• Main display: Approx. 2.5 inches QVGA (240 dots x 320 dots) 262,144-color TFT LCD
• Sub display: Approx. 0.9 inch (96 dots x 24 dots) Monochrome STN LCD
• Cameras Outer: ?Maicovicon camera
• Effective resolution: 2.01 mega pixels
• Inner: CMOS camera
• Effective resolution: 110,000 pixels
• Color: Black and White