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It’s the next logical step. With Apple rumored to be planning some sort of online rental scheme to work with its iPod Touch and iPhone, it’s clear that movie-rentals on mobile phones will soon be a reality. It’s just a matter of who will bring the service to market, and when will it be a viable scheme?
Well, Blockbuster is working on convincing major handset manufacturers to work on some sort of mobile-delivery system. Blockbuster CEO James Keyes is in talks to help make it easier for consumers to watch movies on their mobile phones. No word on what manufacturers are being courted, but if Blockbuster means business, they’ll be talking to all our favorite manufacturers, and probably wireless carriers. The Blockbuster chief has even started watching movies on his BlackBerry, with a little help from RIM and a Blockbuster expert.
We can’t imagine that anything but a pared-down, lower quality movie will be convenient enough to download onto a mobile phone – what with data speeds, data costs, and handset storage being what they are. And, if these lighter-weight movies cost the same as DVD rentals, we might just have to resort to our own means to get these movies onto our phones.
[Via: InformationWeek]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
