Sony Ericsson looking to add data functions to digicams

Leonard Goh | May 14, 2008

It's only a matter of time before someone decided that enough was enough with mobile phones crammed with imaging features. Surprisingly, it's Sony Ericsson that wants to turn the tables around.

The firm has just filed four patents, with one of it looking to apply GSM (used in mobile phones) as a data-transfer medium in cameras. Other possibly useful proposals include installing presets into the built-in memory of shooters, therefore providing convenient access to popular picture-sharing Web sites (like Flickr or Picasa) or to connect to personal hardware like PCs or printers.

In a world that is getting more and more connected, if these ideas take off, it's going to spark another round in the digital imaging revolution.

Via Unwired View | Photo credit: Unwired View

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