.mobi Websites Now Available to Joe Public

Jaruzel writes: "The general public can now register websites ending with .mobi as the backers of the mobile net hope to overturn consumer apathy, according to an article on the BBC. Only one in 10 mobile owners use their phones to surf the net due to concerns over cost, speed and poor content. Sites ending in .mobi are designed for phones and must meet agreed standards. It is expected that over the next year, more than 200,000 addresses will be registered.

Is this all just hype, or is .mobi finally the right launchpad for true mobile Internet ?"