Apple and U2 have teamed up to sell a black with red wheel iPod. Can this be the first in a series of combinations merging technology and entertainment for mobile devices?
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Television on your cell phone
Texas Instruments is working on a technology for phones to playback television video. X-Files reruns on your cell phone?
Bono’s iPod
U2 and Apple will further the distribution of music with the band’s next release on Apple’s iPod and iTunes.
Sprint is offering audiobooks via Audible.com for the Samsung SP-i600. It would be great to see access to audible content with the release of more powerful Smartphones and PDAs.
TV viewership still falling
The staff and programs of the UCLA Center for Communication Policy have joined the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in the newly created Center for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg.
The #2 trend identified by the Center for the Digital Future: Media habits have changed as a result of the internet.
The internet has continuously taken time away from TV for the past 10 years. The number of hours spent online continues to increase, rising to an average of 12.5 hours per week – the highest level in the study thus far. Savvy net users watch TV the least.
Streaming rich media content continues to emerge as an important solution.