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End near for MP3 players, video cams?
Nokia produced 100 million camera phones in 2005.

Updated: 8:46 a.m. ET March 21, 2006
HELSINKI - Mobile phones will deal a final blow to makers of music devices and video camcorders, having already hit the photo industry, a senior executive at handset maker Nokia told the Financial Times newspaper.

Anssi Vanjoki, head of the multimedia unit at the world's largest cell phone maker, pointed in comments published on Tuesday to Nokia's 2000 forecast of the death of the photo industry, and said the same fate was looming for other sectors.

Nokia made 100 million camera phones last year, making it the world's largest camera manufacturer.

Among famous photo industry players, Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. said in January it would withdraw from the business and Agfa-Gevaert sold its once famous photographic arm in 2004.

"In the next 6-12 months, there will be more of these announcements. The next to disappear will be the makers of music devices and then the manufacturers of video cameras," Vanjoki was quoted as saying.

Nokia made 40 million music handsets last year and set a target to double this in 2006.

Until now, video filming has been possible mainly on expensive smart phones, which run computer-like applications like e-mail, but its presence on mid-priced phones has been increasing.

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So, anyone think this will occur?  Will cell phones replace MP3 players and all forms of cameras in the near future?

Utter, utter bullsh*t. They like to think that, but digital cameras and MP3 players are still selling great compared to the paltry novelty additions on a Nokia cell phone.

Why do they have all that stuff on a cell phone anyway?  I don't care about playing music, getting on the internet, watching videos, etc. on my cell phone.  I just want a portable phone!  I don't even use half the features on my phone.  If I want to listen to music, the last thing I'll be using is a cell phone.

Not going to happen anytime soon.

Nope I dont see it. Cell phones will never, I repeat, NEVER get rid of camera's.

I really don't need a phone that bad.. and Cameraphones suck.

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End near for MP3 players, video cams?
Nokia produced 100 million camera phones in 2005.

Updated: 8:46 a.m. ET March 21, 2006
HELSINKI - Mobile phones will deal a final blow to makers of music devices and video camcorders, having already hit the photo industry, a senior executive at handset maker Nokia told the Financial Times newspaper.

Anssi Vanjoki, head of the multimedia unit at the world's largest cell phone maker, pointed in comments published on Tuesday to Nokia's 2000 forecast of the death of the photo industry, and said the same fate was looming for other sectors.

Nokia made 100 million camera phones last year, making it the world's largest camera manufacturer.

Among famous photo industry players, Konica Minolta Holdings Inc. said in January it would withdraw from the business and Agfa-Gevaert sold its once famous photographic arm in 2004.

"In the next 6-12 months, there will be more of these announcements. The next to disappear will be the makers of music devices and then the manufacturers of video cameras," Vanjoki was quoted as saying.

Nokia made 40 million music handsets last year and set a target to double this in 2006.

Until now, video filming has been possible mainly on expensive smart phones, which run computer-like applications like e-mail, but its presence on mid-priced phones has been increasing.

(c) Reuters 2006. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.

So, anyone think this will occur?  Will cell phones replace MP3 players and all forms of cameras in the near future?


I think Vanjoki is a little bit of a megalomaniac here...and he thinks he knows what people want, but they don't. Well, maybe in Finland they do.

I think this whole fad of 'merging' devices is going a little too far. I phone, one day we'll have phones that make us breakfast (which actually wouldn't be too bad). The point is, merging isn't always good. For one, seperate devices gives us an excuse to buy just one more shiney gadget. Indeed, I can't buy enough gadgets - besides, I'd rather have a specialised gadget that does it's job well than a half-baked jack of all trades. That's why I never use by 640x480 cam-phone. Though I'll admit, once affordably priced PDA/Mobiles have cameras that equal seperate digital cameras in EVERY ASPECT then I might consider them.

I think this whole fad of 'merging' devices is going a little too far. I phone, one day we'll have phones that make us breakfast (which actually wouldn't be too bad). The point is, merging isn't always good. For one, seperate devices gives us an excuse to buy just one more shiney gadget. Indeed, I can't buy enough gadgets - besides, I'd rather have a specialised gadget that does it's job well than a half-baked jack of all trades. That's why I never use by 640x480 cam-phone. Though I'll admit, once affordably priced PDA/Mobiles have cameras that equal seperate digital cameras in EVERY ASPECT then I might consider them.


They never will, they'd be too expensive for the phone's sake. I think people will think the whole merging craze and cellphone thing is a corny aspect of the '00s, and how everyone was so into it will seem pretty corny and silly in the '10s and '20s.