Comedian and writer Stephen Fry launched today “Handheld History” a service allowing mobile phone users to access information about individuals celebrated on London’s Blue Plaques .

Depending on how much time the passer-by have, he can enjoy the service by:

– Calling to listen to a 5 minute biography and story told by Stephen Fry or Joanna Lumley.
– Texting to get a just quick details via SMS.
– Pointing the phone WAP browser at wap.handheldhistory.com.

Found on Manchester Online.