Whether or not the latest service is a goodie or a serious invasion of our privacy (and just another gadget to figure out) is still TBD. However, I'm not sure that I find the idea of having to check the mirror before answering the phone that appealing.

But catching other people in precarious positions is a completely different matter - and one that seems quite exciting. Even if you can't quite make out which person you see on the miniscule screen.

To show us the possibilities, SHOWstudio, 3 and Motorola have invited fashion and music aficionados, including Kylie, Julie Verhoeven and Nick Rhodes, to work on a pioneering film project called Lyric.

The filmmakers have all been asked to visually interpret the lyrics of their favourite songs, using mobile video phones as cameras.

Now, will we see Minogue senior do a reprise of the Locomotion or will she opt to illustrate her own inspired lyrics to 'Je ne sais pas pourquoi'?

Lyric on SHOWstudio.com
The eight short films will be broadcast live from today

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