It appears Apple computer is getting ready to reinvent the digital camera. Imagine a digital photography computer instead of a point-and-shoot digital camera. Take that thought one step farther and imagine an iPod Touch with a quality camera and lens. Speculators agree that’s almost to the letter what we’re taking about.
Industry chatter indicates Apple is purchasing many 3 and 5 megapixel camera CCDs from Omnivision for upcoming embedded products. Again, industry sources are certain the 3MP cameras will show up in next month’s iPhones.
DigiTimes says:
“The company [Omnivision] is also said to have secured 5-megapixel CIS orders for another Apple product expected to be launched later in the year.”
Since it would essentially be an iPod touch that means it has Wifi, Photo Apps, and access to Apple’s App Store. That means you could edit and directly upload your videos and pictures onto the web, Facebook and Flickr. You could even send these pictures to get printed online or at your nearest COSTCO. Or just simply use Mail/AIM to send photos to friends.
And since this new camera is an iPod it would have all the goodies of an iPod. Music, Maps, Email,VoIP phone, IM clients, etc. so talk about convergence. If this rumor is correct then considering the power and capability of this iPod Touch Camera you literally would have a lot of power, image capture and connectivity at your finger tips.
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