Thin Blue Line: Polaroid Android Tablet

Monday, 31 December 2012

Polaroid Android Tablet

When digital cameras really started taking off, we as a consumer culture got all worked up. Lately, however, we’ve grown bored with our point-and-shoots. The newness wore off, and the excitement is no more. Think about it: When was the last time you stared into the lens of an actual camera?Android devices, iPhones and other smartphones are slowly but surely killing the compact point-and-shoot digital camera.In fact, Apple’s iPhone 4 and 4S smartphones are the most popular digital camera models among Flickr users, ahead of traditional Canon and Nikon cameras. And shipments of compact point-and-shoot cameras declined in 2011, according to research firm IDC, as more people opted for the convenience of smartphone cameras.But not so fast. The digital camera industry is starting to fight back. Instead of folding to the threat of camera phones, some camera makers are building phone cameras. It’s a twist worthy of O. Henry.