http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/ Engadget Mobile Comments for RIM files patent for something camera-related http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.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://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/Jul 8th 2006 2:10PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/Jul 8th 2006 4:34PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/Jul 8th 2006 5:48PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/Jul 8th 2006 7:36PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/Jul 8th 2006 8:47PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/]]>Jul 8th 2006 8:54PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/07/08/rim-files-patent-for-something-camera-related/
There's a reason why far more photos are snapped using cell phone cameras than with stand alone cameras: because most people carry their cell phones everywhere, whereas do not carry their digicams everywhere. Most people don't want to take their digicam with them everywhere.

Who wants to carry two devices when with other competing products, you only have to carry one? And who wants to go through the trouble of transmitting photos from camera to phone, when with other products the photos are automatically stored in the phone, because, well, the camera is in the phone.

This latest concept seems to be a poor design choice. Of course, just because this is a patent, doesn't mean that RIM will ever bring it to market. Remember, Apple files a lot of patents that they never act on.



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