Handheld Porn

from the i-should-have-realized dept

Silly me. Last night I posted a story about video on wireless devices saying that I couldn't think of any compelling apps for users. Of course, I forgot the most popular one, which has driven adoption of VCRs and the internet: porn. The LA Times is looking at the wireless porn industry as if it's definitely going to be a huge deal. I'm not convinced, though. Is there really a huge market for people looking at tiny of screens of bad pornography? Maybe I just underestimate some people's need for pornography in any form. The LA Times article makes it sound as though everyone is going to be spending all their free time staring down at naked people dancing around on their cell phones.
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    Joe Schmoe, 19 Jul 2001 @ 11:19am

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    Man, stuff'l give you hairy Palms!

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    The Captain, 20 Jul 2001 @ 7:25am

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    Is there a market?

    Remember ASCII porn and CGA porn from the old style BBSes? On any leach bbs you visited, that was always the busiest section.

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      Joe Schmoe, 20 Jul 2001 @ 8:13am

      Re: No Subject Given

      If HUD's (Heads Up Displays, and glasses mounted projection screens) actually make it to mass production, things could get intersting. And problematic. Imagine someone walking up to speak to you whilest you are "goggled" and you don't see them, er, uh, comming...

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      If you can tell me where to find it, ill be eterna, 22 Jan 2002 @ 1:43am

      CGA PORN

      IF ANYONE CAN FIND THIS STUFF ANYMORE, IT WOULD HELP, IVE GOT MONEY ON IT THAT I CAN FIND IT

      ALL HELP IS GOOD HELP

      later.

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