Next trendy gadget? Megapixel cam phones
The megapixel camera phones are coming, probably just in time for the arrival of speedier cellular technologies that can transmit higher-quality digital photos and even video.
Nearly every major cell phone maker at the annual wireless industry trade show unveiled a new handset with a built-in camera capable of snapping digital photos with more than three times the picture quality of existing camera phones.
Other notable gadgets on display this week at CTIA Wireless 2004 included a cell phone with FM radio, a "headset" that wraps around your neck, and a cellular replacement for a home or office phone.
The new generation of camera phones, due on the market later this year, all capture images with a resolution of about 1.28 megapixels -- or 1,280,000 pixels.
Most of the carriers round it to 1.3 megapixels, though for the sake of either honesty or legal paranoia, Motorola has chosen to round down to 1.2 megapixels. Either way, with the improved resolution, camera phones will take more photos of printable quality.
