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September 8, 2010 From News
The cameraphone market continues to roll along as resolution along with general camera features simply get better and better. The new Sony Ericsson Vivaz adds an 8.1MP camera to the mix that also captures HD-video at 720p.
May 2010 From Picture Business
The CTIA Wireless Association recently wrapped up its annual convention in Las Vegas and a few key trends emerged...several worth keeping an eye on.
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March 30, 2010 From News
The CTIA Wireless Association wrapped up their annual convention in Las Vegas last week and a few key trends worth keeping an eye on emerged.
Sony Plans iPhone, iPad Competitors
March 5, 2010 From News
Sony is readying new devices meant to compete with Apple's popular iPhone as well as the new iPad
March 5, 2010 From News
Sony is readying new devices meant to compete with Apple's popular iPhone as well as the new iPad
November 2009 From Picture Business
Consumers are developing new imaging habits today, many of which are being driven by social networking.
NewImaging Opportunities/Revenue Streams in Mobile Industry
September 2009 From Picture Business
As imaging retailers look for additional revenue streams, Picture Business & Mobile Lifestyle, hopes to identify new and growing opportunities within the mobile/wireless industry.
September 2009 From Picture Business
As imaging retailers look for additional revenue streams, Picture Business & Mobile Lifestyle, hopes to identify new and growing opportunities within the mobile/wireless industry.
April 8, 2009 From News
Similar to the way a woodpecker diligently hammers away at a tree trunk, the camera phone market has been pecking away at the digital camera market for years now.
The CAMERA PHONE MARKET: Imaging Industry Continues to Eye a Way In
May 2008 From Picture Business
For the past few years, Picture Business has covered the camera phone market to gauge whether or not retailers will ever be able to capitalize on this popular imaging tool. So far, progress remains slow, but there are trends emerging that suggest this category will be an important part of the mix for both retailers and consumers in the years ahead. According to Lisa Walker, President, International Imaging Industry Association (I3A), one very significant change is the fact that consumers are willing to pay a hefty price for Apple’s iPhone. “Hopefully, that is the first brick that’s come out of the walled garden,” states
May 2008 From Picture Business
For the past few years, Picture Business has covered the camera phone market to gauge whether or not retailers will ever be able to capitalize on this popular imaging tool. So far, progress remains slow, but there are trends emerging that suggest this category will be an important part of the mix for both retailers and consumers in the years ahead. According to Lisa Walker, President, International Imaging Industry Association (I3A), one very significant change is the fact that consumers are willing to pay a hefty price for Apple’s iPhone. “Hopefully, that is the first brick that’s come out of the walled garden,” states
April 2008 From News
With 5 megapixels, on-board editing, zooms, flashes, and slots ready for 8G (or more) memory cards, many of the premium cellphones on display at CTIA ‘08 have better camera specs than the first few generations of digital cameras ever had. But phone manufacturers are betting that it’s an easy upload experience, not a feature set, which will finally convince consumers to use a cellphone as their primary imaging device. Nokia recently introduced a media sharing service called Ovi which allows users to upload 100 different file types (directly from smartphones) to a totally-free site offering unlimited storage. In terms of photographs, Ovi
April 2008 From News
The real pleasure of visiting an personal electronics show like CTIA, the wireless conference which ends today in Las Vegas, is not just playing with the high-design devices that’ll be out in a couple of months (i.e. Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C902, a phone with a 5 mp, face-detection camera, straight-to-blog uploading and a Xenon flash ) but hearing the most creative minds in manufacturing dream about what technology could make happen in the next couple of years. Imagine: -Having a camcorder that would allow you to send a video stream directly to a website, so your party or a kid’s play could
March 2008 From News
Deloitte & Touche recently released its list of the world’s Top 250 consumer products companies for last year, and the rankings were dominated by electronics/imaging companies, with CE/Imaging companies taking seven of the top ten spots in sales. HP took the #2 spot (with $91.6 million in sales), while Samsung Electronics was #3 ($90 million), Matsushita fifth ($77.9 million), and Sony, Toshiba, Dell and Nokia taking the seventh through tenth spots. (Non-CE companies in the top ten were #1 Altria, #4 Nestle, and #6 Procter & Gamble.) Also placing in the Top 50 were LG (#12), Motorola (#13), Canon (#15), Philips (#16),
February 2008 From News
As if the camera phone market wasn’t interesting enough, a recent partnership announced by Exclaim (wire app publisher) and Athentech (image enhancement software) has raised the bar in this market yet again. The two companies have announced a strategic partnership with that brings Athentech’s Perfectly Clear image-correction technology to Exclaim’s Pictavision DMM (Digital Media Management) platform. Pictavision DMM is a user-generated, content exchange platform for wireless carriers and digital consumer electronics vendors that connects wireless devices with a range of consumer Web 2.0 brands, retailers, and digital home consumer devices. Athentech’s Perfectly Clear software will be integrated into the Pictavision DMM server platform, which
Dealer Data: Handset Memory Card Shipments Hit $7 Billion
October 2007 From News
Revenue from shipments of removable memory cards for handsets is expected hit more than $7 billion this year, compared with $5 billion expected from headset shipments including both Bluetooth and wired headsets, according to a recent study from ABI Research. Memory cards will continue to be the highest revenue-generating mobile phone accessory category over the next five years, ABI reports. “Earlier handset vendors only provided wired headsets, but now even Bluetooth headsets are being presented inbox with the handsets. Therefore, greater aftermarket sales of memory cards versus increasing inbox sales for headsets are resulting in stronger growth and higher revenue from memory cards when
October 2007 From News
Revenue from shipments of removable memory cards for handsets is expected hit more than $7 billion this year, compared with $5 billion expected from headset shipments including both Bluetooth and wired headsets, according to a recent study from ABI Research. Memory cards will continue to be the highest revenue-generating mobile phone accessory category over the next five years, ABI reports. “Earlier handset vendors only provided wired headsets, but now even Bluetooth headsets are being presented inbox with the handsets. Therefore, greater aftermarket sales of memory cards versus increasing inbox sales for headsets are resulting in stronger growth and higher revenue from memory cards when
September 2007 From News
Looking to establish a unified removable memory card that can be shared among various mobile, portable and other consumer electronic devices without the need for any adaptors, Nokia Corp., Micron Tech, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Texas Instruments, along with several other companies, have announced their support for the creation of a common flash storage technology. The new specification would be dubbed Universal Flash Storage (UFS) and the technology is expected to be finalized sometime in 2009. In a recently released statement, Jon Kang, president of Samsung Semiconductor Inc. said, “The proposed UFS specification is good news to card manufacturers and set designers alike.
More on Camera Phone Market
May 2007 From Picture Business
Entry Level Handsets at CTIA: Cheap Never Looked So Good It’s a little hard to pay attention to phones that cost less than $50 when this year’s CTIA show floor abounds with $400 handsets sporting touch-panel flashiness and GPS capability. But dealers can do well to give the lower price points a little spotlight. “Entry level phones are still a big segment of the market,” says UT Starcom’s Joan Cear. “And the good news is they’re not big and clunky anymore.” Indeed, the entry level phones coming out in 2007 look as slim, sleek and soft-edged as their high-priced design influences. UT Starcom is
May 2007 From Picture Business
Entry Level Handsets at CTIA: Cheap Never Looked So Good It’s a little hard to pay attention to phones that cost less than $50 when this year’s CTIA show floor abounds with $400 handsets sporting touch-panel flashiness and GPS capability. But dealers can do well to give the lower price points a little spotlight. “Entry level phones are still a big segment of the market,” says UT Starcom’s Joan Cear. “And the good news is they’re not big and clunky anymore.” Indeed, the entry level phones coming out in 2007 look as slim, sleek and soft-edged as their high-priced design influences. UT Starcom is
