Your cell phone: Not just a jukebox
Got a few minutes to kill? There are more ways to entertain yourself on your cell phone than rocking a tune.
The game is widely available for subscription by carrier and platform. You can also find games for Windows Mobile, Palm, and Symbian phones on CNET Download.com.
Like Avot, JuiceCaster lets users find videos generated by strangers from their mobile phones. What's more, anyone can create their own videos, photos, text, and audio clips on the spot to share on JuiceCaster and to post to a favorite social network profile. The service is available from any Internet-enabled phone at m.juicecaster.com, and as an application for select phone models. Version 6.0, rolling out first to T-Mobile customers, will auto-update Twitter, and will include an option to update your Facebook status with a note to check out the latest video or pic.
CellSpin, Utterz, and Trutap offer similar services for discovering public media and sharing your own.
It is scientifically unproven that being stuck somewhere sours a mood, though years of commuting on public transportation strongly suggests it. Starting in April, I Can Has Cheezburger began offering levity through text messages, a daily update to an image of a cat that has been ungrammatically captioned on purpose for comic effect. To get started, text 'LOL' to 44566 and follow the link the the poster kitten of the day. Or, visit http://frengo.com/ichc/ from your mobile browser. If you're extra bored or unhappy, you can scroll through the LOLcats archives.