Cellular phones have proliferated as wonderful convergence devices. In reality, cell phones are not phones, especially in terms of smart phones (Blackberry, iPhone, Palm Pre), they are computers that can place calls over wireless cellular internet. As an iPhone user, I can attest that the phone program is the weakest feature of the device, which is quite ironic. As these devices become even more and more homogenized and converged, there will be a lessening demand for the other dedicated prodcuts. The first way in which cellphones will do this to pocketable HD camcorders is through the future advacement of small HD camera sensors that will be imbeded into these smartphones. Development has already began on the incorportation of 12MP (megapixel) sensors capable of 720p HD playback. Having the ability for HD playback is the first step towards being able to record that quality video on mobile devices
I’d love to see this. The price would probably be outrageous until the “HD in cell phone” becomes obsolete.
ReplyDeleteAt this point I have to ask, what else do we require of our cell phones? Will some please invent a phone that zap people I don't want to talk to?
ReplyDeleteI have to disagree with one of your statements:
ReplyDelete"In reality, cell phones are not phones, especially in terms of smart phones (Blackberry, iPhone, Palm Pre), they are computers that can place calls over wireless cellular internet."
While I do agree that many of the cell phones on today's market are really a PDA with a cellular phone built-in, but those calls are not sent across a wireless internet unless that user is calling from some sort of soft phone. If that user was calling from Skype on their phone, than sure it would be across the internet, but the cellular service distributed by cell providers isn't a cellular internet.
Now on topic, I do think HD technology will works it way into camera phones in the near future. The world already has 5+ Megapixel camera phones, it won't be long before we see 720p video or 12MP images coming from a cell phone!
for me this is way out there this technology
ReplyDeletei don't even have a cell let alone would i need a hd phone