http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Consumers are/aren't hot for mobile TV http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/Mar 2nd 2006 9:15PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/
Those that don't commute or can watch at home won't be as hot to pay for something they won't need to use.

Seems pretty straight forward to me.]]>Mar 2nd 2006 9:25PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/
Who do these companies interview when they conduct these polls? People who hate technology? Talk about skewed results. The reason polls like these always make it sound as if Americans don't want anything is due to the fact they interview the wrong crowd - 1000 or less of the wrong people and then assume that's the way the entire nation feels, which of course, is ridiculous. These people barely even know what DMB, DVB-H, and MediaFlo are, but wouldn't know what to do without it once they had it.

And what technology, when new, hasn't fallen under this category? Every technology, when new, might have some people resisting the idea at first, but once they have it in their hands, they can't live without it. This was the case with radio, TV, phone, satellite radio, satellite/cable TV, cell phone, the internet, etc., etc. That's just the way it is.

Besides, in America, we see people in poorer neighborhoods who can barely pay the bills, with satellite and cable TV. People are addicted to TV and cell phones, so who wouldn't want a marriage of those two technologies?

I've said it many times before to people and I'll say it again: Society is destined to be connected every which way to data and media (internet, email, IM, messaging, TV, radio, voice (which would cover all things video, audio, and communications related)), and to have access to these things at all times, 24/7, everywhere they go, everyplace they're at (whether at home, at work, in the car, or on foot). We're always going to be jacked in and connected. That's the future, and that's the way it's going to be whether certain people resist it or not.
]]>Mar 2nd 2006 10:11PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/Mar 3rd 2006 11:19AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/A) The majority of Americans drive cars when they commute
B) The US is in a TV programming slump
C) Americans don't allow their kids to watch the programs that are on TV today
D) Americans that do watch TV want HD on massive screens

Europeans want it because:
A) Europeans are interested in the programmng content
B) A Majority of Europeans commute by public transport
C) European programs are watchable
D) European consumers are very forward thinking]]>Mar 3rd 2006 11:44AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/Mar 7th 2006 12:09PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/02/consumers-are-arent-hot-for-mobile-tv/
All I want MY celfone to do is MAKE & RECEIVE CALLS.

I don't need a gazillion features on it; just TXT & PIX messaging.

Eventually, Mobile Devices are going to need to use a NUKE battery cause all these 'features' will increase the power consumption beyond the useful limit of current recharargeable batteries. Who wants to carry around Spares cause ya use up all the power in a single one in less than a day??

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