February 10, 2004
Nokia brings pictures to FM radio
Soon you could be watching pictures as you listen to the FM radio built in to your Nokia handset, according to BBC.
"The Finnish phone maker has come up with a system that lets radio stations interact with their audience via the phone network. Dubbed Visual Radio, it uses sound and images to give listeners a real-time guide to what they are hearing.
The first phone to have the Visual Radio technology built in is the Nokia 7700, which is due to go on sale during the summer. Future Nokia phones that sport an FM radio will also have the Visual Radio system onboard.
Reidar Wasenius, senior project manager at Nokia Multimedia, said the technology could also allow users to instantly buy ringtones of tunes they like or to take part in polls and competitions being run by radio stations".
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