![]() ![]() It adds to the cost, but adds zero value. Obviously, they have software developers and graphic production staff wasting man hours on that dribble. Same thing about the shitty bloatware and custom UIs they stuff in there. This is why I've always bought phones used. If I buy a new smartphone, I am paying for a camera I don't want and will never use. And regardless of how cheap it may be, you can never convince me it adds nothing to the cost. Here is my photography friends photo, from his old iPhone 4, which has had awards and global coverage Seriously, go try it for a day, get a smartphone with a good camera, and go out shooting for the day and night, and see if you get any photos that are worth keeping, I bet you would be suprised Here are some low light iphone photos, pretty amazing if you ask me, photography is about creativity, fun and capturing moments, not about comparing sensors on DXO mark No, just no, there is no way any smartphone camera will ever be good enough for low-light conditions, even with the best Sony sensors on the market at the highest qualified-for-print ISO, the lens sizes of smartphones are not, within the laws of physics, able to perform. How many do you think there are of us? Two? I don't know any other professional photographers, or even semi-pro ones, who want a camera in their phone. Identifying needs and stepping up to fulfill them is how you stay alive in the long term. ![]() It's how Nintendo has handheld consoles in a near-monopoly, it's how Apple has their marketshare in smatphones, it's how Sony is still alive due to the walkman era of portable music. Doesn't matter who might come after and copy them. ![]() And the first company to serve that niche always, without fail, ends up the biggest and most profitable. Nah, there's a profit to be found in all niches. a product has to appeal to millions of people, not just you To see more stories from the world of crowdfunding, click here.Companies make phones for the 99% not the 1%, I know most people want a camera in their phone, and the BOM cost of a camera is less than $20 of the overall cost of the phone (iPhone 5 camera costs Apple $18 to put into the phone)Īlso if a phone came in an egg box nobody would buy it, it would look shitty on retail shelves, and people would complain that the expensive item they just bought came in shitty packaging The campaign started on Monday, and will continue to accept funds until October 24 the goal is to raise $20,000. The bleep is currently available for pre-order at $40 for the 16GB version, $55 for the 32GB version and $70 for the 64GB version - there are 100 of each, and if that is exhausted a fresh tier will be announced. This also sounds like a great way to quickly transfer files between phones and computers, without having to worry about issues like syncing, and since the bleep can replace your normal charging cable, there isn't anything extra for you to carry. In case you want to restore the data to the phone for any reason - maybe you're moving to another device, or maybe you accidentally deleted all your pictures - the app lets you restore files from the cable to your device. To recover this data, all you need to do is plug the bleep into a computer. The bleep syncs any new data in your contacts, WhatsApp history, pictures, and other stuff like documents and videos as well. The bleep also comes with apps for iOS and Android, and automatically backs up the data on your phone while it's connected to the data. You can use this as a USB pendrive and carry files around, but that's not the cool part. It has a Micro-USB connector, but you can get a convertor to connect it to your iPhone as well.īut the really cool thing about the bleep is that the full size USB connector also houses a small memory card. The bleep looks like a normal USB charging cable, albeit in an unusual lime-green colour, which you can plug it into a USB outlet and connect to your phone. This week, we came across the bleep charging cable on Indiegogo. Sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter are full of amazing ideas, and considering the success of Pebble smartwatch and the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, it is also clear that this is where the next big thing could originate. Our weekly series looks at new crowdfunding projects in an attempt to identify products that are interesting, innovative, or just plain cool.
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