cameraphones

A classic news report produced by the BBC in 2001 on the coming of smartphone cameras has resurfaced.

Sony recently published multiple promotional videos for its latest sensors aimed at the industrial space, and while it's unlikely all of the features shown have consumer applications, some might find their way to consumer cameras.

The convenience of always having a camera with you also comes with some serious liabilities, especially if someone's well-being depends on anonymity. This is probably why more and more judges are banning cameraphones from their courtrooms.

In 1991 when the Rodney King beating was caught on tape it was a coincidence that someone happened to have a video camera with them. Today, nearly everyone carries one in their pocket. And the advent of social media means that a photo or video need only generate a few retweets before it goes completely viral. It seems that news -- especially bad news -- travels faster than ever; and it brings justice with it.

The 1-bit camera app is definitely not for people who love to mess around with filters and tweak high-quality images on their iPhone, there are plenty of other apps for that. Instead, the 1-bit camera is for those of us who remember using the old Nintendo Gameboy Camera; for those of us who don't mind paying $0.99 for a dose of good ol' fashioned nostalgia.

Over the last year or so, as camera phones and "phoneography" have taken off, many have feared and/or expected the death of the digital camera. In many ways this fear has come to fruition -- point-and-shoot cameras are becoming a thing of the past -- but for another segment of the market, the advent of the camera phone has benefitted companies and consumers alike.

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Speaking on the explosive improvement of camerephone technology in Helsinki yesterday, Nokia Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki …