NTT DoCoMo to Launch Video Service for 3G Phones
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The new service, called "i-motion," will deliver short news reports, mini music videos and sports highlights from more than three dozen content providers and be viewable on a new 3G mobile handset, the FOMA N2002, built by NEC Corp.
The video service, which will play clips of up to about 15 seconds and includes audio, was originally slated to begin with the launch of fully commercial 3G services on October 1. It was put back because of technical problems concerning the lag time before video clips began playing during downloads.
The video service can be carried on DoCoMo's 3G system FOMA (freedom of mobile multimedia access), because of the latter's high transmission speeds of up to 384 kilobits per second.
Takeshi Natsuno, managing director of the department overseeing content for DoCoMo phones, said i-motion was the latest stage in the evolution of the firm's i-mode mobile Internet access service, which is available for current and 3G handsets.
Early next year security personnel in major U.S. airports will be equipped with wearable computers, introduced at Comdex here this week, so they can instantly identify suspicious travelers based on face recognition technology.
The manufacturer of the devices declined to identify which airports will receive the gear first, but say the equipment is being deployed within three months.
The device--called a Mobile Assistant 5--will allow security personnel on the terminal floor to positively identify a suspect, say representatives of Xybernaut, the developer. The Mobile Assistant 5 provides the security person with key information, including a photo, that can be used during questioning. A major problem with face recognition technology is getting information quickly to the people who have to detain and question suspects, says M. Dewayne Adams, senior vice president and chief strategy officer.
"Face recognition requires lots of large cameras running through very powerful servers," he says. "The trouble is, when you get a match, you need to be able to get all that information to the person on the floor immediately."
"With this device, the guard gets the data wirelessly while he is on patrol, he can then see who the person is, walk up and verify the person's information," Adams said.