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HDTV Almanac - Another HD Cell Phone Video Camera
By Alfred Poor
HDTV Professor
Posted on February 2, 2010
Category: General Interest


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Last fall, I wrote about the Samsung Instinct HD cell phone that could capture HD video. Now comes news that SonyEricsson is following suit. The new Vivaz is a 3G touchscreen phone that can record 720p video using the 8.1-megapixel camera. (The phone originally was known as the “Kurara”.) Apparently, the press release announcing the product may have be posted prematurely, as it appears that it has since been taken down, but not until after the information got posted to a host of Web sites. According to various reports, the phone is expected to ship in the first quarter of 2010, but the company has not announced any specific plans to market it in the U.S.

The cell phone continues to become the kitchen sink of mobile devices, able to do just about anything you might want to do while on the go. As I’ve stated before, this is probably motivated more by the need to differentiate products from the competition than it is by the user demand for more features. But clearly this trend shows no signs of slowing down, so expect cell phones to continue to evolve into the Swiss Army knives of the consumer electronics market.

Posted by Alfred Poor, February 2, 2010 5:00 AM

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See Forum Topic: HDTV Almanac - Another HD Cell Phone Video Camera (5 replies)
Feb 2, 3:07pm
As I’ve stated before, this is probably motivated more by the need to differentiate products from the competition than it is by the user demand for more features.
Feb 3, 6:40am
I'm not arguing that the functions you cite aren't useful, and I actually agree that it's great to have them in one device. Years ago, I would complain that I wanted my Palm and my cell phone to be one device for convenience's sake. I'm just saying tha
Feb 3, 6:56am
I'm not arguing that the functions you cite aren't useful, and I actually agree that it's great to have them in one device. Years ago, I would complain that I wanted my Palm and my cell phone to be one device for convenien
Feb 3, 12:54pm
I guess it depends on taste, but there is a big difference between HD and a high quality photo. I don't expect much out of a tiny lens and I've never been disappointed. As for the extra functions, I want a phone that is small and compact. I had all of the
Feb 3, 1:07pm
LARRY Hmmm. I don't need the HD Video camera Wait until you have to hold one of those little projectors steady enough to see some detail in photos, then you'll have need for the heart monitoring<:-))
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Alfred Poor is a well-known display industry expert, who writes the daily HDTV Almanac. He wrote for PC Magazine for more than 20 years, and now is focusing on the home entertainment and home networking markets.