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Hello Kitty May Be Key to 3G Survival

Posted by michael on from the if-you-build-it-they-will-come dept.

wa4osh writes "It's scary to think that sophisticated 3G mobile systems may depend for their survival on Hello Kitty (a cutesy Japanese pink cat with whiskers but no mouth) according to the recent Commdesign article "Hello Kitty may be key to 3G success". The article suggests that 3G's main market is downloading ringtones and backgrounds. Reading between the lines, it also suggests that 3G did not find a killer application. For example, what happened to 3G Video phones, or using 3G to send video clips to each other? These are all things that can be done with today's 2.5G technologies - GPRS and 1XRTT. So what's 3G really for? Perhaps Wi-Fi / 802.11 is solving the real need for broadband data mobility." The Wall Street Journal has an article which suggests that cellular companies are turning to Wi-Fi to hedge their bets.

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  1. I can see it now.. by Freston+Youseff · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello Kitty cellphone/vibrator combo. Hey, it's definitely not out of the question when we're talking about all things Hello Kitty.

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  2. Make the phone look like a Star Trek phazer... by Quaoar · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you build it...

    ...nerds will come.

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  3. Other things Hello Kitty is key to ... by slagdogg · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://www.bbspot.com/News/2002/09/kitty.html ;)

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  4. Hello Kitty in our future? by Dirtside · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh no! Do you people have any idea what this will lead to?!

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  5. Re:Hello Kitty already key to by Per+Wigren · · Score: 4, Funny

    Isn't that a weird place to put the on/off switch?
    Or is it supposed that Hello Kitty is the part you put inside?

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