With the Olympic Games just around the corner, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in wireless communications just recently announced and released an exclusive video featuring David Beckham, Samsung’s Official Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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[quote]“I am excited to be partnering with Samsung as the official sponsor of the London 2012 Games in my hometown,” Beckham said. “I hope everyone will experience and enjoy the Olympic Games like they have never before.”[/quote]
The video shows Beckham using the unique features of the Samsung GALAXY Note, while capturing Beckham’s incredible soccer skills, kicking a series of soccer balls against a 15-foot wall of drums reproducing the melody of Beethoven’s classic, the ‘Ode to Joy’. The video also shows Beckham planning his sequence of kicks on the GALAXY NOTE’s large screen and using the S Pen to annotate a photograph and sharing it instantly over Facebook. While some may question the realism of Beckham’s abilities in this video, it’s a pretty impressive video nonetheless.
Aside from the announcement of the video, Samsung will also be offering a Premium Suite upgrade for the GALAXY Note users worldwide which includes advanced note-taking applications, enhanced productivity tools and the Android 4.0 OS upgrade to enhance user experience. The update have started rolling out since May 10th in Germany and will gradually be rolled out to other regions.
The GALAXY Note – David Beckham full length video can be viewed below:
httpvh://youtu.be/Xn8jkyu88bw
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Olympic Ambassador, David Beckham Celebrates the Power of the Samsung GALAXY Note
Get ready to take part in the London 2012 Olympic Games with the Samsung GALAXY Note
LONDON, United Kingdom, 22 May, 2012 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in wireless communications and sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, announced today the release of an exclusive new video featuring world-renowned athlete David Beckham, Samsung’s Official Ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The video, which demonstrates the unique features of the Samsung GALAXY Note, showcases Beckham’s incredible soccer skills as he reproduces the melody of Beethoven’s classic ‘Ode to Joy’ by kicking a series of soccer balls against a 15-foot wall of drums. Beckham uses the GALAXY Note’s large screen to plan his sequence of kicks against the drums. Then he uses the S Pen to annotate a photograph and post it on Facebook, capturing his experience and sharing it instantly with all his seventeen million fans.
“I am excited to be partnering with Samsung as the official sponsor of the London 2012 Games in my hometown,” Beckham said. “I hope everyone will experience and enjoy the Olympic Games like they have never before.”
Samsung will also be offering a Premium Suite upgrade for GALAXY Note users worldwide to provide a greater user experience of the device. The Premium Suite software package includes advanced note-taking applications, enhanced productivity tools, and an Android 4.0 OS upgrade. The update has started from Germany in May 10 and will be gradually rolled out in other regions.
GALAXY Note introduces a revolutionary new mobile device category. Retaining all the portability of a smartphone, its immersive large screen and advanced pen-input capabilities enable new possibilities for creating, rendering and sharing content with unique self-expression and spontaneity. GALAXY Note continues to win praise from consumers across the globe, recently surpassing 5 million sales in only 5 months since its launch.
Samsung, the Worldwide Olympic Partner for Wireless Communications Equipment, will be demonstrating the latest smartphones including GALAXY Note in the Olympic Village and throughout London for the duration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The GALAXY Note – David Beckham full length video can be viewed at:
http://www.facebook.com/samsungmobile and www.youtube.com/samsungmobile (http://youtu.be/Xn8jkyu88bw)
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