Royal-T: Maid Café-cum-Gallery in Los Angeles [Ping-Mag]
Otaku moves West with a new maid café called Royal-T in L.A. In addition to being served like, well, royalty, you can check out contemporary Japanese art exhibits.
New Research Reveals: Teens Control Television as They Decide What to Watch[Teen Lab at Alcatel-Lucent]
Researchers at Teen Lab found that all of the teens they surveyed wanted to control what they watched. Additionally, 90% shared opinions about TV programs by WOM with 80% purchasing an item related to the show they were watching.
Swiftpoint Mouse [BuzzFeed]
First Querty keyboards made it easier to type on your phone, and now this tiny mobile mouse will make it even more computer-like.
Virgin Mobile USA to take over Helio [IntoMobile]
According to the Financial Times, Virgin Mobile USA will consume smaller MVNO Helio in an attempt to regain a stronghold in the US.
Mobile Game Sales To Hit $4.5 Billion in ‘08 [Mobile Content Today]
Asian users are pushing mobile gaming sales with $2.3 billion this year and a predicted $3.4 billion in 2011. While it lags, North America will likely still reach $1.2 billion in 2011.
Where Will You Be Watching The Olympics? From Your Mobile Phone? [Moco News]
The Olympics will be a huge boon for mobile in China, thanks largely to China Mobile’s 3G launch this summer. NBC’s Olympic microsite, mobile Olympic widgets and other microblogger sites like Fring are hoping to ride those coattails to mobile Gold.
Alloy: 62% of College Students Watch TV/Video Online [MediaDaily News]
Alloy found that almost two-thirds of college students use their computers as TV sets via services like Hulu, Veoh and Joost, as well as purchasing TV shows and movies on iTunes.
Bundled Music Services “Commoditizing” Music? [MocoNews]
The question of whether bundled mobile music services like Nokia’s Comes With Music prompted much discussion at the London Calling music conference. It was a given that mobile phones will replace music listening devices, and that bundles are hear to stay. The issue becomes whether the consumer will pay for music on the handset or if they will come to expect it for free (which, honestly, most young people already do.)
Los Angeles Traffic Cam spotter for cell phones [Textually.com]
LA commuters need only to check their mobile phones to look up the latest traffic thanks to a new free network of 270+ live traffic cameras.
The Orange “Dance Charge” [Tech Digest]
Keep your mobile phone battery charged by dancing around with this small pack that transforms kinetic energy into phone-fueling electric power.
