Friday, March 11, 2005
Remote Espionage? Sony Ericsson Introduces BT Camera on Wheels
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "HARDWARE" @ 12:00 PM
"Sony Ericsson’s new Bluetooth controlled camera, ROB-1, can move around freely, steered wirelessly by the joystick or keypad on a compatible mobile phone or the touch screen on Sony Ericsson P900/P910 smartphones. The phone will show on the screen exactly what ROB-1 is looking at. Images can be captured just as it would be on normal camera phones. The ROB-1 can rove around for a distance of up to 50 meters from the user, streaming video to the phone’s display."
Wow! 8O I really wonder how this will be received by the general public. A lot of complaints have been made regarding certain individuals and their overly liberal public use of camera phones. On the flip side, this would work well in taking group photos without having to sacrifice someone in the group to take the shot. There also could be certain situations where one might need a "third eye" to get into areas normally unreachable (I think of Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak when he was searching for his diamonds in an A/C ventilation shaft using a mini remote controlled vehicle with a camera attached). Then again, I don't know how often people misplace diamonds in ventilation shafts. :P So what do you guys think? Is this strictly a W?BIC device, a potential public nightmare, or a new wave of digital cameras?
Wow! 8O I really wonder how this will be received by the general public. A lot of complaints have been made regarding certain individuals and their overly liberal public use of camera phones. On the flip side, this would work well in taking group photos without having to sacrifice someone in the group to take the shot. There also could be certain situations where one might need a "third eye" to get into areas normally unreachable (I think of Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak when he was searching for his diamonds in an A/C ventilation shaft using a mini remote controlled vehicle with a camera attached). Then again, I don't know how often people misplace diamonds in ventilation shafts. :P So what do you guys think? Is this strictly a W?BIC device, a potential public nightmare, or a new wave of digital cameras?
