I think this is a great idea to put TV in phone. We are looking at some new
services in this area. Anyone can provide possible contacts to NEC or Sanyo
as we are looking to work with phone manufacturers on our apps?
js
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From: <Martyn_Williams@idg.com>
To: <keitai-l@appelsiini.net>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 11:00 AM
Subject: (keitai-l) Phones with built-in TV
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> Does anyone have any thoughts on the idea of putting TV tuners inside
> cellular handsets.
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> NEC has announced the V601N for Vodafone and Sanyo has also been showing a
> prototype with digital TV reception so it seems like these things are
> coming but is it a good idea. Leaving aside the problem of battery life,
> which is something the companies will have to tackle but which shouldn't
be
> an impossible task, is it a good idea for the carriers to give this option
> to users?
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> Isn't a whole lot of wireless Internet use done when people have five or
> ten minutes to kill while outside? I know that I often flick open my
> telephone and check the news or browse a site while I am on the train or
> waiting for someone. Give people the option to watch TV, which is not a
> revenue generating activity, and aren't they going to impact wireless
> Internet use?
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> Does anyone have an idea of how much use is killing time versus not? If
> not, think about your own use and how it breaks down.
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> Regards,
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> Martyn
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Received on Mon Oct 20 06:07:08 2003