Tamron
Blue Earth
Glazer's Camera

Justifying Cell Phone Cameras

20 September 2004
Published in Electronic Market

Can you see me now? The high points and hang-ups of cell phone cameras.

I finally found at least one reason to have a camera in my cell phone. Recently, my wife gave me a shopping list that included some knee-high stockings. The description on the list didn’t match anything on the shelves, so I called her to get more information. She gave me a better description, but I still couldn’t find what she wanted.

It then occurred to me: “I wish I could send her a picture of the products on the shelves so she could choose...