Mobile phones are replacing single-serving devices, including GPS units and cameras as chips and sensors become smaller and more advanced. A few years ago this took place with dedicated music players. Next up: the pocket point-and-shoot camera and the video camera. It won’t be long before the images on mobile phones become equal quality to handheld cameras. As higher-quality sensors make their way into the next generation of mobile devices, the secondary camera, or video camera, may soon sit on the shelf at home with a pile of other single serving gadgets. There might be another death in the camera family too. As the sensors allow more light, there becomes less need for a flash.
Read more at the New York Times.
