Did you hear the following about Camera phones?

Fujitsu’s F904i handset provides a glimpse of the future of mobile phone entertainment: a 3.1in widescreen display, a music player and a 3Mp cameraFujitsu mobile phone has 3.1in screen (PC Advisor)

Patrice Elmi hasn’t touched her bulky 35 millimeter camera since last fall. The emerging visual artist from Los Angeles has discovered that all she needs is the diminutive gizmo she clips to her jeans and flips open to chat with friends.Artist prefers cell phone camera (Akron Beacon Journal)

The arrest of a 27-year-old man allegedly caught surreptitiously filming children at the West Vancouver Aquatic Centre has renewed concerns about the perverse use of camera phones.Porn charge considered against man with a camera phone (Vancouver Province)

Those videos, all shot with cell-phone cameras and seen by millions, are just a few recent examples of the power now at the fingertips of the masses. Even the man widely credited with inventing the camera phone in 1997 is awed by the cultural revolution he helped launch.Inventor of camera phone marvels at his work (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

Customers are keeping handsets for 17.5 months, an increase over the 16.6-month ownership term reported in November. They’re also paying less for their handsets — $103 in 2002 versus $93 in 2007.Mobile Phone Users Pay Less For Handsets, Keep Them Longer (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

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