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ESPN Mobile Reaches The End Of The Road

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hardly-knew-ye dept.

fishdan writes "Sportsdot is reporting on the fact that people are apparently not interested in watching baseball (or any other sport) on a cell phone screen. ESPN Mobile is (ahem) pulling the plug after less than one year of service. Current subscribers will get content till the end of the year, and their handset purchase refunded. You have to wonder what other mobile content is going to have to be rethought." "Ahead of its time" might be one take on this as well. It'll be interesting to see when the time is right.

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  1. helio by User+956 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You have to wonder what other mobile content is going to have to be rethought.

    I was going to make a comment about the Myspace Phone, but then I realized that's not really "content".

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  2. Re:Right target, wrong content by lewp · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seriously! I've been lamenting for years that the only time I can't watch porn is when I'm in meetings at work. I'd jump at the opportunity to finally bridge this terrible gap. My coworkers would like, nay, they deserve to see me watching and/or masturbating to quality porn all day.

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  3. I blame the moral decay in society by Opportunist · · Score: 4, Funny

    With less and less people going to church, the need for mobile video entertainment is dramatically shrinking.

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  4. Re:Screen and power problems are bogus. by Cloud+9 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Anywere there's a TV and a wall outlet, you have the game.

    Then why bother with the phone? You must be an engineer.

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  5. Uh... by Inoshiro · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Viola, ESPN in your pocket. "

    I fail to see what classical musical instruments and ESPN in a pocket have to do with each other.

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    1. Re:Uh... by twitter · · Score: 3, Funny

      I fail to see what classical musical instruments and ESPN in a pocket have to do with each other.

      Try this.

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  6. Re:Not ahead of its time by Spacejock · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had a Sony colour LCD TV with a 2" screen back in 1991. My experience with that device proved that watching just about anything except talking heads was a waste of time. To make it work they need a projector with keystone correction, so you beam a 10" picture onto a desk or the wall, or a screen that can be rolled up and slid back into the device when not in use. Neither are likely with current tech, but if you guys keep buying these gadgets the manufacturers will have more money to invest in research.
    So, TV on mobiles is a great idea. Go buy three of them.

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