Cell Phone Guru

Alexander Graham Bell himself could no longer recognize the descendants to his revolutionary invention. Indeed, the machine that allows two persons from two different places to communicate in real time have evolved and changed so much in such a short time. The stationary telephone got to ditch its wires and bulky base. It now fits in the bag or pocket and accompanies its owners wherever they go.

Just thirty-five years since Martin Cooper made his first mobile phone call via the Dyna-Tac prototype which weighs about two pounds, cellular phones of the twenty first century is either ultra small and super slim or regular sized with wide screen displays and packed with value added features.

From the pioneer Dyna-Tac, which only has the three basic telephone functionalities, namely, dial, talk and listen, we now have models with touch screens, cameras, videos, mp3 players, games and internet capabilities. Today, cellular phone units that allow video and TV streaming are hot. No doubt, models that feature full-length movies will definitely be hotter.

Sony Pictures Television, a subsidiary of the Sony Corporation of Japan has recently disclosed that works are already underway for the production of movies specifically for the cellular phone. Unlike movies which are available on demand via the internet or cable network, these movies will be streamed through supported cellular phone units complete with a loop of commercials.

In the US, AT&T has already confirmed its commitment to deliver the said feature to its loyal subscribers. Although the US telecom giant has yet to determine the subscription price for the package that carries the mobile movie feature, the company is already swamped with inquiries from those who always want to be the first to have the firsts in technology.

However, the only phone models that could support this feature, for now, are the Vu line from LG and the Access phones from Samsung, both of which have been released in the market only a few weeks ago. This development will surely boost LG and Samsung sales figures overtaking other handset brands like the troubled Motorola which got stuck to its highly raved Razr line of cellular phones.

Just like any other innovations in technology, other handset brands are expected to upgrade their line to include models that would support the recent feature. Likewise, other telecom companies are anticipated to follow suit and carry the mobile movie feature in its subscription packages.