Bluetooth-enabled cameras a reality soon

Damian Koh | Apr 04, 2006

Even before the Wi-Fi-in-camera storm blows over, Candace Lombardi from News.com reported Kodak's apparent plans to include Bluetooth technology into its products based on documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

In January 2005, Kodak launched its 4-megapixel EasyShare-One equipped with Wi-Fi technology. The Printer Dock Plus, when fitted with the optional wireless card, can also be used to print pictures sans cables. However, at the time of writing, we still had no indication when the EasyShare-One would be available to consumers.

A year has passed, and now, a number of major manufacturers have begun selling their digicams with built-in wireless technology ahead of Kodak. If history were to repeat itself, we should be seeing the first Bluetooth-enabled shooters by the 4th quarter of 2006. Though this time we're quite sure Kodak wouldn't want to fall behind its competitors in making its units available again.

Full report here.