Convergence of the distractions
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Many mobile phone users already move through public spaces like cows with BSE, distracted, dawdling, getting in the way, ignoring their responsibilities to pay attention to what’s going on around them. Imagine what it will be like when they can watch television, too. From maxuk.net:
The new system, called T-DMB, is based on the DAB technology used for digital radio in European countries. Researchers at ETRI, the Korean government’s electronics research centre, have patented techniques for adapting it to carry television as well as radio. Unlike existing digital TV broadcasts, the T-DMB signals can be picked up using portable aerials and while moving at high speed.
Samsung Electronics have produced mobile prototype receivers (see picture), and are currently working on integrating the technology into a combined mobile phone, MP3 player and television.
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Posted to General Rants • 2004.06.22 (Tue) • 00:15
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Posted by M Sinclair Stevens (Texas) 2004.06.22, 09:17
The theory goes that Americans are rude because, encased in a car defining a private space, they’ve lost their concept of public space and the need for courtesy. It’s a shame that cell phones are doing the same for pedestrian traffic. Just as rude, but probably not as scary as other people’s cell phone usage when you’re driving a Miata through a crush of lumbering SUVs.
Posted by Max Christian 2004.06.22, 10:00
Cheers for the link; I hope the visual appearance of my site doesn’t give aesthetically-minded Antipixel readers a headache!
Posted by Monica 2004.06.22, 13:09
I can only imagine what this television/phone mania will do. And if we North Americans seem obsessed with walking and phoning….after my trip to Paris in January I’m going to say that Europeans are absolutely smitten. Onward technology.
ps…nice blog
Posted by pmusu 2004.06.22, 20:38
Yes Europeans and Japanese are more advanced as regards mobile telephone then North Americans
Posted by heather 2004.06.26, 23:28
I’m reminded of someone I encountered in DC…
My husband and I were at the National Archives, shortly after they reopened (renovations). There was a large line to get to the metal detectors (another rant entirely). One horrible man was carrying a 10” portable television, because he couldn’t miss the Redskins game! And the volume was SKY HIGH. Here we are, about to see the documents the US is based upon, and there’s a guy watching TV. It was horrifying.
I can just imagine DC drivers with the ability to watch TV while driving.
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