Saturday, September 17, 2005
Pocket Porn: Cell Phone Sex
Ring Tones, Cameras, Now This: Sex Is Latest Cellphone Feature - New York Times
The New York Times offers a tour of the cell porn industry that has been made possible by the new third generation (3G) mobile phone technolgy that offers full motion video. Full motion video on mobile phones has already been used to view music videos, short soap operas and especially games in Asia. The profitablity of phone-based pornography in general is driving this new application. Some critics question whether the small screen size will be satisfying enough to consumers once the novelty value wears off. A new twist on the size question and sex. The mobility and convenience factor may well be decisive. It will be a new revenue stream for the digital pornographers, already the most profitable industry in cyberspace. Expect a political/moral backlash once teens start downloading porn on their phones at the mall or in school.
The New York Times offers a tour of the cell porn industry that has been made possible by the new third generation (3G) mobile phone technolgy that offers full motion video. Full motion video on mobile phones has already been used to view music videos, short soap operas and especially games in Asia. The profitablity of phone-based pornography in general is driving this new application. Some critics question whether the small screen size will be satisfying enough to consumers once the novelty value wears off. A new twist on the size question and sex. The mobility and convenience factor may well be decisive. It will be a new revenue stream for the digital pornographers, already the most profitable industry in cyberspace. Expect a political/moral backlash once teens start downloading porn on their phones at the mall or in school.
