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Motorola Testing 4G Mobile Broadband In UK
CNETNate writes "Motorola has launched UK trials of the leading candidate for 4G mobile broadband technology, the long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G. The communications equipment maker began the trials at its testing facility in Swindon, UK on Monday. It plans to test out live LTE calls with data streaming, using a prototype LTE device and the 2.6GHz spectrum band that is due to be auctioned later this year. The news arrives after Motorola reported losses of $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008."
Good point. I mean, seriously, I'm sure no one has ever thought people answer phones differently than how they open their front door. I just hope that those multi-billion dollar corporations could think of... oh, I dunno, asking the person if they want to allow video or not. It's a real stretch and out-of-the-box thinking, but I have faith that someone at motorola, apple, nokia, etc. would think of it.
Can we stop the lame video-call jokes already? What were people saying when they got wind of the first telephone? "Oh, I hope I'm not talking about someone and they call my phone. It would put me in a such a pickle if they overheard me." Sound stupid? That's because it is.
And let's just say for the sake of argument that auto-expose-yourself-in-your-undies is a feature turned on by default. All your video calls to grandma would be staring at her head because she still doesn't get it and holds the phone to her ear.
And fyi, I'm pretty sure people will not be doing video conferencing all that often either. Bar the occasional long-distance relationship (you get my point), just try holding your cell-phone 2 feet away from your face (and level) for 10 minutes while driving home today. Let me know how that works out for ya.