Out pals at Engadget picked up on a news story about what eighties synth legend Thomas Dolby is doing now: He's composing ringtones which - as annoying as you might find them - are chosen by millions of people the world over to announce their mobile calls. Could be a great deal worse: He could have my job.
2/09/2005
Ringtones: they're great, aren't they?
Out pals at Engadget picked up on a news story about what eighties synth legend Thomas Dolby is doing now: He's composing ringtones which - as annoying as you might find them - are chosen by millions of people the world over to announce their mobile calls. Could be a great deal worse: He could have my job.
I remember seeing Dolby at Internet World in Los Angeles around 1999 - walking around with a trail of admirers floating behind - looking like he owned the world.
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