Motorola will produce show-and-tell device next summer
According to Communications Daily (June 21), Motorola CEO Ed Zander stated in his keynote address at NXTcomm that Motorola next summer will have a mobile device that allows persons to talk and share photos at the same time. Much evidence suggests that such capability has significant value in communication.
While delivering video to mobiles is attracting more industry attention, I think that the possible upside for show-and-tell devices is bigger than for mobile video. Design and marketing will be significant challenges. On the other hand, in-stream photo sharing is closely related to highly successful mobile voice and SMS charging models. In-stream photo-sharing can easily draw upon well-established user understandings of payment for communications services. That's not the case for watching video on mobiles.
Tags: communication, mobile, Motorola, show-and-tell, video
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[...] supports the value of integrating sensory modes of communication (but I'm still waiting for a show-and-tell mobile communicator). Other sites, however, have not been successful with this feature. Mojiti, one of several sites [...]
[...] Real-time visual communication using a mobile phone doesn't seem to be happening. Working with Kodak, Motorola announced early this month the Motozine ZN5. It's relatively cheap mobile phone with a high-quality digital camera. Sharing a photo with this device means uploading the photo to a website or emailing it. So the Motozine ZN5 isn't a show-and-tell communicator. [...]