One year on from the introduction of picture messaging comes the launch of a similar service that sends video.

The new Nokia 3650 can record up to nine seconds of jerky video. Couple it to O2's new video messaging service and you can now email video and send it to other similarly enabled mobiles.

You don't need an expensive 3G handset. The new service uses GPRS (so-called 2.5G). And once set up, sending video is no more complicated than sending pictures, it just takes a few seconds longer (and costs more). To play the tiny videos on your computer you must download a special media player.

The 3650 itself is an attractive, lightweight handset, with an integrated camera and a large colour screen. It also sports a key set arranged in a dial, a bit like yesteryear's telephones.

But the video is the best feature. I used to keep a photograph of my sweetheart in my wallet. Now I keep nine seconds of her in my mobile phone.