It’s an incremental upgrade to be sure, but Sharp’s Aquos 912SH cellphone embodies something that’ll never take off here: mobile TV. In the Far East, however, it’s quite popular, making this phone a little more valuable there. It’s got standard-for-Japan features like HSDPA, a 3-megapixel camera with flash, e-mail and Web support and 3-inch 480 x 800-pixel resolution display. For all that mobile TV watching, natch.

It’s weird looking at these types of cellphones because there’s not too much like it here. Are we missing out on all the fun, or is this mobile TV just a gimmick with no real substance behind it?

Sharp Aquos 912SH [New Launches]