Nokia sees mass mobile TV takeup by '08

Television viewing on mobile phones will reach the masses by 2008, the world's largest cellphone maker Nokia said on Thursday, reports Reuters.

"Dozens of trials in the last year have shown the mobile industry that consumers enjoy mobile TV and, more importantly, that they are willing to pay from 5 to 10 euros a month for it.

In a related post today in Moco News, UK 3G operator 3 has earned a little over $2 million in just four months from its See Me TV , a new channel on 3 where our customers are the stars. 3 users can record mini-movies on their mobile and send them to 32323.

Police brutality captured on cameraphone in Italy (?)

Régine sent me this link to Gazzeta di Modena and Kataweb while blogging from LA. I hate to bother her Max for a translation. Does anyone understand Italian? It's a video of purported police brutality. But without understanding the content of the article and just viewing the clip, something seems off to me, or staged. The exagerated erratic movements of the person filming, the bad framing. I don't know, maybe this is what's its' really like, and you're not stable when you witness something like this. But it seems to me that these three strong police officers are showing undue force against someone wearing only his undwear.

Many thanks for further insight!

Other incidents captured by citizen reporters which made headline news:

-- Geneva has a "Rodney King" racial brutality scandal on their hands - The Geneva Police Department has a "Rodney King" racial brutality scandal on their hands, documented by an a eye-witness with a camera phone. The video has been broadcasted on all the TV news stations.

-- Cell Phone Video At Center Of Police Controversy - Bringing to mind the Rodney King beating videotaped by an amateur, an incident in Chicago involving police brutality of a traffic violator was recorded by a witness through the video of a camera phone.

-- Citizen captures police act of racism on camera phone - A blatant act of racism by the Portland police was snapped by a "citizen reporter" armed with a camera phone. The story and the photos were published in the Portland Tribune and broadcasted on television.

Cell Journalist Agency launches contest for best pics/videos of NCAA tournament

Agency for citizen cameraphone reporters CellJournalist, has announced a $500 prize for the best submission from the upcoming NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

We are looking for all types of photos and videos taken at the games,” said Parker Polidor, president of Cell Journalist. “Students and fans are encouraged to send in images and videos of the games, players, fans, behind-the-scenes activities and even the parties and celebrations that follow.”

Students and other interested participants can sign up for the contest at ncaa.celljournalist.com.

[Press Release]

Get Flickr Photostreams on Your Cell Phone

netomat has announced a free service that allows people to receive Flickr images resized for mobile phones, along with any associated text.

"Now whenever a Flickr group you belong to has new content, you can receive the image resized for mobile phones along with any associated text. neomat hub members can also invite friends to their Flickr hub for group chat about the Flickr content.

[via News.com and O'Reilly Network]

Boy films women' s basketball team in the shower

A teenage Bosnian entrepreneur has been caught selling films of female athletes showering that he recorded on his mobile phone, reports Ananova.

"The 14-year-old, from Banovici, filmed the women who played for the town's local basketball team from a small maintenance room above their showers. He then sold pictures of the wet and naked women for £1.50 each, distributing them via text message."

Sony Ericsson launches Cyber-shot camera phones

Sony Ericsson announced two new Cyber-shot cameraphones - 3.2 megapixel advanced camera phones offering advanced features similiar to digital still cameras.

The launch of the first handsets to carry the Sony Cyber-shot brand, the K800 and K790. Both models are highly capable mobile phones with an integrated 3.2 megapixel digital camera with Autofocus, Xenon flash and BestPic(TM). BestPic is Sony Ericsson's unique imaging technology that allows you to choose the best shot from a series of photos.

[ Press Release / Engadgetmoobile]