Next week, I'll be sprinting around the 3GSM show in Barcelona, catching up with the latest mobile innovations. Some press releases are already dribbling out before the show gets underway, including one from Enquire.
The technology sounds good though. Enquire will be showing off a suite of 'participation products' at 3GSM, which all use video-calling for some entertaining user generated content applications, including karaoke and dating.
The most bonkers (and I mean that in a good way) is FORYOOO Video Karaoke, which lets you sing along to pop choons and have your video posted onto a portal. Meanwhile, SOOOSHI Video Speed Dating lets you post a profile, and rate the video profiles of other people.
Other apps include TRIBOOO Video Blogging, a GOOOL Video Shout Portal – this involves football fans commentating on live games, apparently – OOONIQUE Video Classifieds, VOOOTE Participation TV, and a MOOOSIQ Video Store.
I'm not sure about all those Os, but the technology itself sounds interesting. Enquire is showing it all off at 3GSM, and is also running a competition for attendees to blog "their funniest moments on or off the exhibition grounds".
3G video-calling has been famously slow to take off, but these sorts of entertainment applications could drive more usage.