Mike Temporale
09-15-2005, 06:45 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.radio-numerique.ca/siteSRN/index.php?section=nouvelles&langue=en&idItem=75' target='_blank'>http://www.radio-numerique.ca/siteSRN/index.php?section=nouvelles&langue=en&idItem=75</a><br /><br /></div><i>"World leading broadcast solution provider SRN today announced that its SERVO™ Datacasting platform will support Windows Mobile 2003™ and Windows Mobile 5.0™ on enhanced Smartphones and Pocket PC devices built-in with DAB/DMB and DVB tuning functionalities. The beta release of SRN’s mobile datacasting platform is scheduled October first 2005."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Temporale-20050915-SRN.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />Digital audio and multimedia broadcasting is coming to a Windows Mobile device near you. I've often wondered why Smartphones don't have a FM tuner in them. I can't imagine it would take up very much space. Oh well, DAB would be much better in a Smartphone. The interesting thing I noticed on this press release, is the line about devices with built-in tuning functionalities. We haven't heard anything about any devices have a DAB or DMB tuner built-in to them. If they are releasing the beta version of this on October 1st, then I would expect to see some yet-to-be-announced hardware released around then too.