One day, it’s possible that the bulk of content streaming to mobile
devices will be purpose-built, shot mainly in close-up with graphics,
bugs and tickers all redesigned to pop on the small screen. But in the
near term, companies like Nokia are looking to repurpose content from
channels like CNN. Fortunately, nifty new devices like the one pictured
here, slated to ship later this year as content comes online, make
reading even the tiny news scroll at the bottom of the CNN frame a
snap. It’s a DVB-H receiver with a 2.8-inch QVGA screen. No, watching a
movie on your mobile phone isn’t going to be like seeing it on the big
screen, or at a decent home theater. But if you missed an episode of 24
because you were too busy party-hopping at NAB, you know how compelling
the whole idea of media to go is. And once gizmos like these are
refined to perfection, you might be surprised at how good it gets.
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