Comments on: What’s the big deal about a BlackBerry with a Camera? http://www.rimarkable.com/whats-the-big-deal-about-a-blackberry-with-a-camera The Unofficial BlackBerry Weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grant http://www.rimarkable.com/whats-the-big-deal-about-a-blackberry-with-a-camera/comment-page-1#comment-18509 Grant Sun, 03 Sep 2006 03:42:56 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/850#comment-18509 Now I realize that there is a market for camera phones, mainly people who do not want to take quality pictures, it is mainly a plaything. Rim, In my opinion has held off putting cameras in the blackberry for one main reason and one that i can attest to personally. One of the largest users of blackberries are government officials around the world, FBI, CIA, CSIS, RCMP to name a few. I work with government agencies very often, and in most cases upon entering security checks our phones. Those with the treos and other "camera phones" have to leave them with security. Imagine being in a six hour meeting with no access to your business because your phone is sitting in a lockbox. I know RIM is bandwagoning but you will never see cameras in their full line, and quite possibly the pearl may not even leave its shell Now I realize that there is a market for camera phones, mainly people who do not want to take quality pictures, it is mainly a plaything. Rim, In my opinion has held off putting cameras in the blackberry for one main reason and one that i can attest to personally. One of the largest users of blackberries are government officials around the world, FBI, CIA, CSIS, RCMP to name a few. I work with government agencies very often, and in most cases upon entering security checks our phones. Those with the treos and other “camera phones” have to leave them with security. Imagine being in a six hour meeting with no access to your business because your phone is sitting in a lockbox. I know RIM is bandwagoning but you will never see cameras in their full line, and quite possibly the pearl may not even leave its shell

]]> By: Andy http://www.rimarkable.com/whats-the-big-deal-about-a-blackberry-with-a-camera/comment-page-1#comment-18133 Andy Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:43:56 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/850#comment-18133 I am one of those that think placing a camera in a BlackBerry is a horrible idea. Is it because I am anti-technology? No, rather it is because the images that today's cell-phones take are horrible - they're poorly lit, fuzzy, tiny, out of focus, and add additional bulk and weight to the device. The 8700 is my second 'berry, my first being a 7520. The 8700 is certainly more sexy with its shiny, colorful screen, but I also noticed that the simpiler 7520 was much more stable, crashing perhaps only once in a couple of years of continuous use. The 8700 is still basically solid, but adding even more complexity does not excite me. Now if somebody finally provides a cell phone that takes images that appear to come from a Canon PowerShot instead of Fred Flinstone's camera then I'll be happy to change my tune. I am one of those that think placing a camera in a BlackBerry is a horrible idea. Is it because I am anti-technology? No, rather it is because the images that today’s cell-phones take are horrible – they’re poorly lit, fuzzy, tiny, out of focus, and add additional bulk and weight to the device. The 8700 is my second ‘berry, my first being a 7520. The 8700 is certainly more sexy with its shiny, colorful screen, but I also noticed that the simpiler 7520 was much more stable, crashing perhaps only once in a couple of years of continuous use. The 8700 is still basically solid, but adding even more complexity does not excite me.

Now if somebody finally provides a cell phone that takes images that appear to come from a Canon PowerShot instead of Fred Flinstone’s camera then I’ll be happy to change my tune.

]]> By: d_fisher http://www.rimarkable.com/whats-the-big-deal-about-a-blackberry-with-a-camera/comment-page-1#comment-18095 d_fisher Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:12:37 +0000 http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/850#comment-18095 Upcoming service packs are going to allow business that use BES to restrict the use of the camera and removable media among other things. I would guess that the service packs will come out at the same time as the 8100, or shortly there after. Upcoming service packs are going to allow business that use BES to restrict the use of the camera and removable media among other things. I would guess that the service packs will come out at the same time as the 8100, or shortly there after.

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