We visited Barcelona, SPain last week to see what the collective 3G cellular community is doing in mobile content. Frankly there was a lot of hype about mobile TV, gaming and gambling - but very little outside those areas. There were even 'adult' booths that looked pretty cheesy among the high-tech.
We wanted to see people porting content to mobile devices - but we were disappointed. The supposed mass market in mobile gaming looks pretty far away (to our eyes) (a) the form factor is so small, and (b) the graphics and processor speeds are so poor. That will definitely change - but will anyone really want to play tiny Mario games with two thumbs more than one time ? And since mobile phones typically intercept only one key at a time, the gaming developers have a job to do to fool the eye!
We didn't see any decent examples of eBooks nor of eLearning. Looks like the networks are chasing some impossible SMS-replacement that remains elusive.
