No longer will a phone call interrupt people when they are trying to watch a TV show on their cell phone. A new wireless, handheld TV with its own dedicated network will be on the market in
time for Christmas.
The new Personal Television, or PTV, is from FLO TV, the live mobile TV service from Qualcomm that is used for AT&T Mobile Television and Verizon's V-Cast. The PTV
will sell for $250, and subscriptions begin at $9 a month. AT&T and V-Cast products offer 15 channels apiece, including CBS Mobile, CNBC, Comedy Central, ESPN Mobile, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, MTV
and Nickelodeon.
The PTV measures 4.4 inches by 3 inches and is a half-inch thick. Touch-screen technology allows users to channel surf with a swipe of the finger. The product is
designed, in part, to appeal to parents who might want to keep their children busy with television while not having to surrender their phones to their youngsters.
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