Your favorite technologiest and mine, Robert Scoble, has an internview with Tom Conrad, the CTO of Pandora, an Internet service that allows you to customize a “radio station” just for you.
Via: ScobleShow – Pandora bringing Internet Radio to Cell Phones
Engadget Mobile has the scoop on the new MOTOACTV S9 Bluetooth headset from Motorola. This thing looks awesome! I may be getting a Bluetooth stereo headset yet.
Along with HP, Jabra and several others, there is now a very nice selection of stereo Bluetooth headsets available to choose from.
Via: Engadget Mobile – Motorola’s MOTOACTV S9 Bluetooth headset
If you live in New York, NY you may be in luck very soon! Modeo is launching it’s DVB-H mobile TV service in New York City after a pilot or beta stage.
If you happen to be at CES 2007, you should be able to try out the service that the company is demonstrating there.
Via: Engadget Mobile – Modeo launches mobile TV beta service in NYC
Technorati tags: Modeo mobile TV
Well I was not able to make it to CES this year, but I’m following the news as it makes it out. There has been a lot of new devices and interesting mobile tech so far, and I’ll try to link to it, and as much analysis of it as I can.
Natali Del Conte over at Techcrunch has an article about D7TV which is preparing for the inevitable mobile video wave to hit. Instead of adapting existing shows and movies, D7TV is creating its own content designed specifically for mobile devices and small screens.
The really neat part is that mobile video is on its way. The infrastructure is being built in 3G networks from all carriers and the content is beginning to be created by companies like D7TV.
There is much more at the link below.
Via: Techcrunch – D7TV May Be The Next MTV For Mobile Content
Jon Westfall over at Pocket PC Thoughts has a full review of the new Spb Mobile DVD software package. Designed to convert your DVD videos to mobile-device sized screens, Spb has entered another new mobile software category.
If history is any indication, this should be another great software product from Spb Software House. While I currently don’t have any Spb software on my MDA, this may be on my Christmas wish list.
Via: Pocket PC Thoughts – Much To See With Spb Mobile DVD!
Apple is attempting to update an existing patent to include features that are supposedly included in the rumored “iPhone” that Apple has been allegedly been working on for some time.
In a patent application, made public today, Apple claims it developed a new casing for a wireless device that can operate as an iPod and a mobile phone. The application was filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in August, and is related to an application filed in July 2004.
Via: Bloomberg.com:Technology – Apple Seeks U.S. Patent for Combo Mobile Phone, IPod (Update4)
I’d been meaning to get around to testing one of these packages out. Now that large memory cards are plentiful & cheap – this could be a viable method of taking video with you on a trip.
To date, we’ve usually just brought DVDs with and our trusty little mobile DVD player. Where I think this would work really well is on a UMPC. With a 7″ screen, these movies would be more entertaining than a 2.5″ to 4″ screen.
Via: CoolSmartPhone.com – DVD to Pocket PC – New faster version available
Go ahead, you know you want to. Check out the newly launched Zune website. The Zune will be going on sale Nov. 14th, and I hope to pick one up shortly after that.
With a large screen & battery, WiFi for sharing tunes, and syncability with online music services such as URGE.
Go ahead! Get your Zune on!
Via: Techcrunch – Zune Website Now Live
Technorati tags: Microsoft Zune
Mobile video will probably get a boost next year as YouTube push into the mobile space. The problem of mobile video in my opinion is both the lack of content and the inconsistency of media players.
With a content-packed site like YouTube, that part of the equation is filled. The hard part will be a consistent player, unless they make sure to support all the players that are out there on mobile devices.
Of course, I left out the really hard part of mobile media. Bandwidth. All the streaming formats and the tools to support them are readily available, but its hard to leverage any of it when your bandwidth ranges from 20k to 400k.
Still, its an exciting prospect for all mobile users.
Via: MobileCrunch – YouTube Mobile in 2007?