NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: KEITH SHAW ON WIRELESS COMPUTING DEVICES 11/16/04 Today's focus: Sprint and Sanyo unveil on-demand multimedia phone
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For more results from this recent survey conducted by IDC of full-time security pros in 80 counties worldwide, click here: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=88278 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Sprint and Sanyo unveil on-demand multimedia phone By Keith Shaw Are you ready for wireless on-demand multimedia? Sprint hopes so. Along with Sanyo, the carrier last week launched a multimedia phone, the MM-7400 (its full name is the Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Phone MM-7400 by Sanyo). Features on the device include the ability to view on-demand streaming video and audio; shoot VGA-style digital photos and 30-second video clips with the phone's integrated camera and camcorder; and communicate via a walkie-talkie with other users through Sprint's PCS Ready Link service. The phone will be available later this month for $379.99, or $229.99 after rebates (along with a service plan). The camera includes three different flash modes and the camcorder includes a "movie light" to help improve recording in low-light situations. The camera can upload photos to Sprint's Picture Mail and Video Mail service to let users share the content with family and friends. The phone will support the Sprint PCS Vision Multimedia Services, in which users are able to receive streaming audio and video content from sources including NBC Mobile, CNN, ABC News, Fox Sports, The Weather Channel, Discovery, E! Entertainment, mFlix, Twentieth Century Fox, AccuWeather, Cartoon Network (Adult Swim), Comedy Time and 1KTV. Sprint says it can deliver the content over its wireless network at up to 15 frames per second. While this is clearly a consumer play, the confidence that Sprint has in its wireless network to provide on-demand streaming (although 15 frames per second still isn't high-quality video - let's talk when Sprint gets it up to 30 frames per second) is impressive. I actually hope that this succeeds for Sprint, as it would open up the possibilities for business users to use their wireless phones for one-way video broadcasts (Webcasts, etc.), or even two-way video conferencing. It's easy to see why Sprint went for the flashier application than to try and create something that business users would benefit from. Sprint can charge money to the content providers to host the content, and then charge customers accessing the service (through the use of minutes, content downloaded, etc.). But again, I hope this succeeds, as it will give people ideas on how to use on-demand video streaming for something other than just watching the latest movie trailers. _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Keith Shaw Keith Shaw is Senior Reviews Editor at Network World. 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