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NGT News: Jean Phones, Google Android and Motley Crue

by NGT

The ultimate in mobile technology [Yanko Design]
With a lap keyboard and knee speakers, these jeans are the ultimate in high-tech fashion. Just don’t hit Enter too hard …

Shout at the Xbox! [b-Side]
Last year we talked about how videos games are the new launching pad for music. The trend is growing: Veteran rockers Motley Crue sold about 4x as many downloads of their new single via Rock Band rather than on Itunes.

In the U.S., mobile TV still refers to your mom’s minivan set [Picture Phoning]
A recent poll shows that, while more Americans are watching television shows on their PCs, the TV waves aren’t quite making it to cellphones and PDAs.

Tiny hands applaud new computer [Mobile Whack]
The Asus Eee 1000 is a 10-inch laptop. Just because my hands may be too big to effectively use it doesn’t mean I don’t want to put it on a shelf next to my travel shampoos and tiny replicas of household items. So cute!

The hottest android since Data [IphonAsia]
Well, maybe Data wasn’t that good looking, but he was an android. Luckily, Google is delivering on both fronts. The Google Android is lookin’ sexy and may spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E for the iPhone.

Millenials and Mobile Social Networking [Mobile Marketer]
Blogging, photo and video sharing, games, SMS text messaging, instant messaging and location-based socialization services will all mesh into a young person’s social networking experience from a mobile phone. Let’s just hope that pop-up ads don’t make the jump.

Less New Users = Better Deals for Cellphones [USA Today]
Now that mobile penetration is 83% in the US (and growing) and voice is fast becoming a commodity, carriers need to for new revenue sources. With data as their hope for survival, AT&T, Sprint and friends have been building high-speed wireless data, promoting advanced video services, and selling ringtones from your neighbor’s tambourine band.

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