Sunday, November 28, 2004
Use of Embedded Camera Lands Man in Jail
Posted by Jonathon Watkins in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 11:00 AM
"A man has been given a six-month custodial sentence for taking photos in court with his mobile phone. Shaun Nash, 19, also used the phone to take video footage while sitting in the public gallery during a robbery trial at Bristol Crown Court. Nash, of Wilinton Road, Knowle West, pleaded guilty to contempt of court. Sentencing Nash, Judge Michael Roach said: "What you did was extremely serious. The public need to know that mobile phones cannot be used in court.""
And folks ask why embedded camera could cause problems. ;-) This is exactly the soft of thing that is causing a backlash against embedded cameras. I was shopping for a new mobile phone and contract this weekend and the number of phones with Bluetooth and without an embedded camera, was exactly 0. Choice? I’m sure they’ve heard of it. Two German Mobile Telcos seem to spotted a gap in the market, but that does not help the rest of us who don't live in Germany. :? Four out of the seven new VGA PPCs have a camera, which is a very bad trend. All I am asking for is the opportunity to have a phone and Pocket PC without a camera. As they would be lighter, cheaper and smaller, why is that such a hard thing?
And folks ask why embedded camera could cause problems. ;-) This is exactly the soft of thing that is causing a backlash against embedded cameras. I was shopping for a new mobile phone and contract this weekend and the number of phones with Bluetooth and without an embedded camera, was exactly 0. Choice? I’m sure they’ve heard of it. Two German Mobile Telcos seem to spotted a gap in the market, but that does not help the rest of us who don't live in Germany. :? Four out of the seven new VGA PPCs have a camera, which is a very bad trend. All I am asking for is the opportunity to have a phone and Pocket PC without a camera. As they would be lighter, cheaper and smaller, why is that such a hard thing?
