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“Large flat-screen TVs were all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but companies like Microvision Inc are putting their bets on image viewing of a much smaller scale: projections from devices as tiny as cellphones.

Microvision showed off a stand-alone projector that looked like a big bar of soap and projected crisp video images using laser technology. Its big hope is to embed the technology in a range of consumer electronics including cameras and phones.

“My feeling is that ultimately the phone is the largest opportunity,” Microvision’s director of communications Matt Nichols said, adding that his company was talking to dozens of potential customers including phone makers.

Nichols sees the first prototypes of gadgets with embedded Microvision pico projectors later this year, and expects the first commercial products some time next year.

After that, he expects the market to explode — in the same way that cameras have quickly become a must-have component in cellphones…”

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Hi Mobilious Executives,

Today, whole Mobile World is talking about one thing and one thing only; GOOGLE’s SmartPhone!

Today GOOGLE officially entered the smartphone market wars with the launch of its new smartphone, the NEXUS ONE! With this new gadget; they are aiming to challenge the supremacy of Apple’s iPhone. And going one step further; they will be offering consumers a new way to purchase their mobiles with a webstore to sell it directly to consumers.

Before going to tech specs; here are the Official Link for you to demo it yourself:

NEXUS One; Web Meets Phone!

Size and weight
Height
119mm
Width
59.8mm
Depth
11.5mm
Weight
130 grams w/battery
100g w/o battery

Display
3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate

Camera & Flash
5 megapixels
Autofocus from 6cm to infinity
2X digital zoom
LED flash
User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver
Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions

Cellular & Wireless
UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
HSUPA 2Mbps
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
A2DP stereo Bluetooth

Power and battery
Removable 1400 mAH battery
Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger
Talk time
Up to 10 hours on 2G
Up to 7 hours on 3G
Standby time
Up to 290 hours on 2G Up to 250 hours on 3G
Internet use
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback
Up to 7 hours
Audio playback
Up to 20 hours

Processor
Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz

Operating system
Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)

Capacity
512MB Flash
512MB RAM
4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)

Location
Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
Digital compass
Accelerometer

“The Apple tablet is threatening to approach Yeti status, but here’s an indication that it will turn out to be real: The company has told some of its key developers to prepare versions of their iPhone apps that will work on a device with a larger screen, in time for an event next month.

Add this to the news that Apple has reportedly booked the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco “for several days in late January,” according to the Financial Times, and it’s pretty easy to connect the dots: It’s a very good bet we’re getting a look at this thing within the next 30 days or so.

A mobile industry source tells me developers have been told that while the mystery device will be shown off at the event, it won’t be ready to ship (Dan Frommer at Alley Insider relays the same news).

Announcing a product before launch used to be unusual for Apple (AAPL), but it’s a pattern the company has practiced more recently, notably with the first iPhone. And if Apple is indeed coming out with a new product that will require developers to rethink their approach, it makes a lot of sense.

I’ve asked Apple for comment, but I’m not holding my breath.

My source says Apple’s instructions to developers indicate that the tablet–or at least the thing the company is showing off next month–will be based on the iPhone OS and rely on the same iTunes Store that has moved two billion apps in a couple of years.

If so, it will mean that some people who have been guessing at what Apple is planning may need to go back to the drawing board.

Magazine publisher Condé Nast, for instance, has been working on a digitized version of Wired magazine that would run on Adobe (ADBE) software. But the iPhone’s OS doesn’t work with Adobe’s Flash platform, and if that holds true here, Condé Nast (and Adobe) is going to have to think of something else. Same goes for many Web video distributors who rely on Flash.

But first things first. Let’s take a look at this thing, whatever it is, and see what it actually can and cannot do before we get too far ahead of ourselves….”

This news was picked from AllThingsD.com

Imagine the Possibilities!

“The human eye is a perceptual powerhouse. It can see millions of colors, adjust easily to shifting light conditions, and transmit information to the brain at a rate exceeding that of a high-speed Internet connection.

But why stop there?

In the Terminator movies, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character sees the world with data superimposed on his visual field—virtual captions that enhance the cyborg’s scan of a scene. In stories by the science fiction author Vernor Vinge, characters rely on electronic contact lenses, rather than smartphones or brain implants, for seamless access to information that appears right before their eyes.

These visions (if I may) might seem far-fetched, but a contact lens with simple built-in electronics is already within reach; in fact, my students and I are already producing such devices in small numbers in my laboratory at the University of Washington, in Seattle [see sidebar, "A Twinkle in the Eye"]. These lenses don’t give us the vision of an eagle or the benefit of running subtitles on our surroundings yet. But we have built a lens with one LED, which we’ve powered wirelessly with RF. What we’ve done so far barely hints at what will soon be possible with this technology.”

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And here is an interview with the guy behind the scenes:

“Luxury brand Christian Dior has made mobile fashionable in its multichannel effort to promote its iconic Lady Dior handbag.

The LVMH-owned apparel and accessories brand has made its black-and-white Alfred Hitchcock-like film, “The Lady Noire Affair,” available to iPhone users via a new application. Consumers can watch a trailer, the entire movie and its making all from their iPhone.

“With in-market competition and global demand for luxury goods at unprecedented levels, the world’s most respected designers and luxury brands are recognizing that old-fashioned marketing tactics are no longer the most viable means of engaging target audiences, particularly in a world dominated by online and mobile device usage,” said Paul Palmieri, president/CEO of Millennial Media Inc., a Baltimore, MD-based mobile ad network….”

And to ‘fashion-up’ your day a bit; here is the actual movie. Enjoy
Jem R

This news was picked from & details continue @ http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/video/3624.html

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“Packet Vision and UDcast announced what they believe to be the world’s first solution for targeted television advertising over mobile TV. The two companies have developed a technology showcase to demonstrate how targeted advertising will be delivered across mobile TV.  The first public presentation of their technology will take place at this year’s IBC (the annual event for the broadcasting industry held in Amsterdam during September).

The technology showcase (on UDcast’s booth, 1E-90), will include an example of a geographically targeted advertising campaign, showing how content can be delivered to mobile TV users over standard DVB-H networks.  The showcase also aims to highlight the symbiotic relationship between mobile TV and targeted advertising: the latter brings revenue to mobile TV, which in turn, provides the targetable platform and customer base which will help to accelerate the growth of addressable television advertising. According to MultiMedia Intelligence mobile video revenue will exceed $3.5 billion in 2008, and grow to $15 billion by 2012…”

This news was picked from and details continue at: http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/August2008/6472.htm

More details: http://www.udcast.com/solutions/udcast_solutions_tv_mobile.htm

“The launch of iPhone 3G started a chain reaction of new mobile applications, but the next big wave of widgets will take user location into context.

So said Gartner Inc. analyst Mike King, who talked about the growth of the mobile as a featured guest speaker at Sybase TechWave 2008 in Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Hotel. Mr. King discussed the fact that industries as varied as education, health care, real estate, insurance and financial services have all been actively working to build their mobile architecture…

…”A mobile device has a limited amount of real estate and you’ve got to present information and content as quickly and as simply as possible,” he said. “SMS alerts will continue to grow in popularity.”

Analysts estimate that more than 2 trillion text messages were sent in 2007 worldwide…

…”Financial services companies have been early adopters of mobile email, mobile staff reports and outbound applications, as opposed to internal ones, that go out to their customers,” Mr. King said.

“Insurance companies have launched investment products data out to investors via mobile, and sales force/CRM applications will drive their next phase of investment,” he said.

“Today utilities providers are big investors in mobility. They are early adopters of asset management applications, and their next phase will be to scale mobile beyond its technology staff.”…

…”Customers will be able to search for stores within a 40 mile radius of their current location, salesmen will be able to search for nearby potential clients and access their past buying habits and retailers will be able to offer Web-based specials to nearby consumers, all via mobile,” Mr. King said.

…

“With platforms including iPhone, Symbian, Microsoft and eventually Android, mobile applications and networks of the future will not be able to zero in on a single device or OS,” Mr King said.

“They will have to support multiple operating systems and various functionality and form factors, since some handsets will have touch screens, some will have keyboards, some will have scanner devices, et cetera,” he said.

“There will not be a single dominant device or OS.”"

This news was picked from and details continue at: http://mobilenewspicks.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post-new.php

Rumours are over, it’s officially here!

Safari and YouTube come installed, along with iCal, a calculator and an address book.That means that the Touch will work with all the new iPhone web-apps popping up.

The Touch is flash based – no hard drive versions available, which must be how it achieves a 22 hour battery life (five for video playback), and measures 8mm thick (0.3 inch)the iPhone has beaten the Zune to the punch once again. Microsoft might have added squirt-ability to the Zune, but it never got around to over-the-air purchasing. The Touch will let you browse and buy music from the iTunes Store, and it will sync back to your Mac or PC next time you connect.

Available worldwide this month in 8GB and 16GB sizes, costing $300 and $400 apiece.”

“Xobile has successfully delivered adult content to 3G network users who use standard Internet browsers on their mobile devices.

Xobile, a US distributor of adult movies on mobile phones and wireless devices, provides two-minute clips from their 4,800 adult movies in their database.These videos are consistently streamed at 124 kbps which is close to the current capable limit of most wireless networks.

“Alcatel-Lucent announced that it is performing a technical test of its solution for broadcast mobile TV using the DVB-SH standard in the S-Band (2.2GHz). This pilot will take place from June to September 2007 in the South-West part of France. Using SFR’s operational 3G mobile infrastructure and pre-commercial DVB-SH elements for the broadcast part, this field trial represents a world first, only four months after the DVB project approved the technical specifications of the DVB-SH standard.

The DVB-SH standard is at the basis of Alcatel-Lucent’s “Unlimited Mobile TV solution”, a hybrid satellite and terrestrial solution whose objective is to propose a broadcast solution for a mass market mobile TV service.

This pilot will allow to evaluate the capability of this solution to make available to a large audience high-quality mobile TV channels, in various usage conditions such as inside and outside buildings, as well as while moving onboard a vehicle. Several innovative technical characteristics related to DVB-SH will be evaluated during this pilot, either separately or in a combination…..”

This news was picked from and details continue at; http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/July2007/4897.htm

“Artificial Life announced partnering with Oxygen Media to develop The Bad Girls Club 3G mobile game based on the highest-rated reality TV show on the Oxygen network. The game is scheduled to launch in late August, and marks the first 3G mobile game for the network.

Exploiting the technological capabilities 3G can offer, players can expect high resolution graphics and animations, 3D avatars based on the actual characters in The Bad Girls Club Season One, and photo-realistic locations based on the show’s house.

Players take on the role of a new member of The Bad Girls Club that has just arrived at the Bad Girls’ house with an agenda: to gain fame and notoriety in the tabloid world. The cameraman and his production crew will capture every scandalous activity the player instigates in the house. To win, players must prove to be the most scandalous and notorious bad girl in the house and be glossed on the front cover of the Tabloid!

“Gaming is so huge with women, and Oxygen has been looking at how to break into this arena,” said Oxygen senior vice president Cynthia Ashworth. “This game presents the perfect opportunity to take our most popular television series to a new level by creating a mobile game that is on brand with the show and also connects with our young, tech-savvy female audience. This is only the beginning for Oxygen in the gaming arena.”…”

This news was picked from and details continue at; http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/July2007/4959.htm

“The UK satellite TV provider, Sky says that it plans to offer all of its 92 Barclays Premier League matches (soccer tournament) over a Mobile TV service. Sky Sports 1, 2 and 3 will also be available via Sky Mobile TV as simulcast channels. As well as all 92 Premier League matches, Sky Sports’ live coverage will a range of additional domestic and international sports.The announcement follows the success of previous live sports events on Sky Mobile TV, which have included the UEFA Champions League, Ryder Cup golf, the Football League Play Offs, and England’s Ashes tour of Australia…

“In addition to a myriad of light entertainment videos, Chinese mobile phone owners can now download film clips of the Korean War and emotive war anthems to celebrate the founding of the People’s Liberation Army.

According to the official Xinhua news agency, subscribers to the country’s second largest mobile operator, China Unicorn, are being offered the service for about $1 USD a month.

“I believe it will be popular since we have so many military fans in China,” said company official Yu Peng. “We have more than 300,000 pictures of weapons and military figures in our database along with clips of hundreds of movies, such as ‘Battle for Berlin’, ‘Normandy Invasion’ and ‘Shang Ganling’, a movie about the Korean War,” he added….”

This news was picked from and details continue at; http://www.webtvwire.com/china-offers-war-movie-clips-on-mobiles-launched-to-celebrate-80th-year-of-pla/  

“BRUSSELS – The European Commission backed a Nokia-led mobile television broadcasting standard on Wednesday in a move that could spur growth in the fledgling but potentially lucrative sector.
The lack of a single technology has held back wider take-up for television on cellphones and the EU’s support for digital video broadcast handheld (DVB-H) could be the decisive factor in the battle to establish a global standard.

The Commission said on its website that DVB-H “appears to be the strongest contender for future mobile TV deployment in Europe” and is already the most popular standard in Europe.

“The Commission therefore considers that DVB-H will form the basis for successful introduction and take-up of terrestrial mobile TV services in the EU,” it said.

“It will continue to monitor the situation in the EU and may come forward with proposals in 2008 including, if appropriate, making this open standard mandatory.”

The European Union executive made GSM (global system for mobile communication) mandatory as a mobile phone standard in the 1990s, opening the door for rapid growth in that sector in Europe. GSM is now the standard in many non-EU countries.

The choice is a blow for U.S. company Qualcomm and South Korean vendors which have promoted their own technologies.

So far only DVB-H has a global presence, while South Korea, Japan, the United States and China are embracing local rivals.

Some of the other technologies are also making a play for the global market, preventing services being offered worldwide under a single standard.

Commercial DVB-H broadcasts have started in India and Vietnam, in addition to some European countries, while Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia are to open networks this year…”

This news was picked from and details continue at; http://www.i4u.com/article10233.html

“Europe UK : ROK TV announced that it is offering live and on-demand mobile TV streamed over existing 2.5G and 3G and networks as a subscription service aimed specifically at the users of Nokia Eseries devices.

ROK Entertainment Group, a leading mobile technology and applications development company and a specialist in the provision of mobile TV, has been appointed by Nokia to provide the service which is available via the Downloads! Service on selected Nokia Eseries devices.ROK TV is available in the UK now and will subsequently deploy into mainland Europe from August onwards…”

“Europe France : Streamezzo announced a partnership with Nokia under which Streamezzo has developed MyNseries – a comprehensive platform that delivers the ultimate rich multimedia experience to users of Nokia’s N-series family of mobile devices.

Under the terms of the partnership, Streamezzo was responsible for leading the design, development, delivery management, hosting, and deployment of the MyNseries application….”

This news was picked from and continue at; http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/July2007/4901.htm

“The world’s first trial of personalized mobile TV advertising has proven its effectiveness with a positive consumer response. The trial was conducted by Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).

The results of the three-month trial, which have been processed by M:Metrics, show that the average click-through rate reached an amazing 13 percent, and the average viewing time of each mobile TV user more than doubled – to seven minutes per session – when users interacted with customized ads.

The trial also showed this behavior was sustainable in terms of the click-through rate and session times because usage was consistent throughout the trial. Almost half of the users were 30 to 44 years old, followed by those 18 to 29 years old. Participants identified entertainment and music as their most common interests when starting in the trial.

Advertisements in the trial were interactive, customized to ensure their relevance to individual users, and tailored to the user’s age, gender, location, and personal interests. Advertising content also spanned an array of formats, including videos, banners, ticker texts, and branded downloadable content…”

This news was picked from and continue at; http://www.sys-con.com/read/362314.htm

“Does anyone care about high definition?

With video on the go proving popular, who needs high definition? High-definition DVD players have finally hit the market, offering unprecedented picture quality. But movies and video clips are increasingly being watched on low-definition portable devices like video iPods, handheld media players or even mobile phones. So has high-definition DVD missed the boat?

Enthusiasm for the very best picture quality – in a cinema, at least – is certainly not what it was.

While annual cinema admissions in the UK grew steadily from 1984 until 2002, these figures have stagnated at around 167 million admissions per year over the last few years, according to the UK Film Council.

By contrast, the number of low picture quality videos watched on the internet has exploded over the last two years thanks to websites such as YouTube. Although precise figures are not available, on average an estimated 100 million videos are streamed off the site and more than 65,000 new videos are added every day.

Cinema tickets cost money while YouTube video clips are free so these figures can not be compared directly, but the success of YouTube shows that picture quality is not that important to a great many people.

And there is evidence that given a choice between picture quality and convenience, an increasing number of consumers are choosing the latter…”

This news article of Paul Rubens is picked from and continue at; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6558807.stm

“Nine of the largest US television broadcast groups have formed an industry alliance to accelerate the development of mobile digital broadcast television, the “Open Mobile Video Coalition”. The nice companies are Belo, Fox Television, Gannett Broadcasting, Gray Television, ION Media, the NBC & Telemundo Television Stations, Sinclair Broadcast and Tribune Broadcasting.

Estimates for 2007 U.S. sales of portable and mobile devices capable of video playback run as high as 100 million units. These include sales of video-capable mobile phones, personal media players, portable game players, imaging devices, notebook PCs, and in-car entertainment devices. With the addition of a low-cost receiver module, each of these devices could be built to receive DTV broadcasts from any of the 1,600 digital television stations in the U.S. that choose to transmit mobile capable signals.

The nine initial members of the Open Mobile Television Coalition collectively own and operate 281 television stations in 110 U.S. markets (including Puerto Rico), covering 95 million television homes, or 85% of total TV households. This includes coverage of at least one station in all top 20 DMA markets, 49 of the top 50 markets, and 83 of the top 100 markets…”

News picked from; http://www.cellular-news.com/story/23155.php

“How to watch:

How do I put videos from my mobile device onto YouTube?If your phone has video and multimedia messaging (MMS) capabilities, you can probably upload videos from your cell phone or other mobile device. Here’s how to set it up: