BIDING TIME WITH MOBILE TV

Abstract

At first glance there appears to be nothing that special about Motorola's new DH line of hand-held mobile television devices. But these large-screened units access digital video broadcast-handheld networks and are unique among their numerous peers in that they allow pausing, rewinding and fast-forwarding through live programming. Motorola has brought personal video recorder capabilities to mobile television, and while their extent is limited -- only about five minutes can be stored in memory -- their addition could create new value for mobile television.