http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Nokia plans demise of MP3 players and video cameras http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/Mar 21st 2006 7:22PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://dave1010uk.blogspot.com/) as soon as I get any more information.]]>Mar 21st 2006 7:57PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/Mar 21st 2006 8:01PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/Mar 21st 2006 8:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/Mar 22nd 2006 12:44AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/
I'll be getting a Nokia E60 when it comes out, purely because it lacks these features that i'll never use.]]>Mar 22nd 2006 1:46AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/Mar 22nd 2006 2:12AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/
on a monthly basis:
- how many days do you carry your digital camera around with you?
- how many days do you carry your cellphone around with you?

if youre going on vacation, or are a photographer, then youre going to want to use an actual digital camera to snap photos - if you arent however, lugging around a digital camera can be a chore on a day-to-day basis - especially when you are only going to use it to snap a couple of pictures here or there (not to mention that they are fairly expensive pieces of equipment that you don't want to lose or damage)

i carry around a se w800 and the pictures it takes are phenomenal for a cameraphone (heres an example: http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/8/IMG_410308/Big/_1208/T520051208141038864.jpg) - and this is just the beginning of what camera technology will be like in cell phones to come...

and now with the announcement of a 32 gig flash drive, its only a matter of time before we see large capacity memory on cell phones (we already have 4-8 gig phones already)

bottom line - if i see something interesting going on - im never the person saying "dang, i wish i had my digital camera with me" - i snap a pic and presto - instant memorabilia

and another ps - the days of your everyday joe schmo heading over to the local walgreens to get 4x6 prints are coming to the end - we are in the digital age now and more and more people are storing their pictures in a digital format - someone mentioned that they have never seen anyone make a 4x6 print from a cameraphone - well i havent seen anyone from my family or group of immediate friends that has even made a 4x6 print period...]]>Mar 22nd 2006 9:54AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/
while im at it - some more sample pictures from my w800 and d500 cameraphones (the d500 is only at 1.3mp also) - i think these are more than good enough to store some memories - and probably good enough for 4x6 prints anyway - i dont plan on making any 24" x 36" posters out of these pictures anytime soon...

http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/8/IMG_410308/Big/_0313/T52006031313492947.jpg

http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/8/IMG_410308/Big/_1028/T520051028125504697.jpg

http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/8/IMG_410308/Big/_1015/T520051015134756236.jpg

http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/8/IMG_410308/Big/_0318/T520050318151336566.jpg

http://imageserver4.textamerica.com/user.images.x/8/IMG_410308/Big/_0314/T520050314135600145.jpg]]>Mar 22nd 2006 10:02AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/Mar 22nd 2006 10:20AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/
As I said, I work at a high volume wolf camera, and we push at least 2000 4x6's a day. A lot of those come from digital sources. Most people have moved to digital yes, but they still want to be able to hold a physical photo in their hand, be able to mail photos to relatives to frame, and frame photos themselves. Oh and don't talk about home printing, we can do it as low as 19 cents per print, the lowest your going to find per print through dye-sub is about 40 cents.

To answer your question, most people who want to take photos at any moment buy a camera that they can carry around with them. Trust me about that, the best selling digital cameras out there are the compacts.

I don't know about you, but I live and breath the industry, I have to in order to put food on the table (and feed my photography addiction).]]>Mar 22nd 2006 9:47PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/Mar 22nd 2006 10:35PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/
http://www.instat.com/press.asp?ID=1574&sku=IN0502053MCD]]>Mar 23rd 2006 12:50PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/http://mobile.engadget.com/2006/03/21/nokia-plans-demise-of-mp3-players-and-video-cameras/
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Most of the small 4x6 printers coming out in the last 2 years are back to inkjet. The Epson Picturemate deluxe prints are water resistand and fade resistant for 100 years (supposedly). But while they advertise you pay .29/print, that's the absolute most you'll pay. I found the print packs (paper and ink cartridge) for a 100 pages as 21.00 online with free shipping, yielding a .21 cent cost. And there were better prices for larger volumes. The interface is something as simple as the in-store kiosks and the quality is at least as good. So I believe you will see less in-store printing over time and it's not because of DyeSubs.

Just my opinion...]]>May 17th 2006 9:19AM