Samsung unveils Mondi WiMax device for Clearwire

The Mondi, Samsung's first such device for Clearwire, supports both Wi-Fi, a short range high-speed wireless technology often found in coffee shops, and WiMax, an emerging wide-area technology that promises to blanket entire cities with wireless Internet access.

The device does not initially support phone calls but it has a built-in microphone, so it could potentially work with an Internet telephony application.

Samsung said electronics retailer Best Buy would be selling the device, as well as Clearwire stores.