Samsung comes up with Android-powered cameras next?
After
emerging as one of the largest players in the Android smartphone space,
the manufacturer is said to be evaluating new Android-based endeavors
like a camera.
What do you if you're Samsung and you've pretty much conquered the
Android smartphone landscape?
Well, according to a recent Engadget report, the company is now evaluating the Android-based digital camera market.
The tech blog recently spent some time touring Samsung Korea's
headquarters where it learned that the manufacturer's R&D department
is considering an "open" camera operating system. Given that Samung has
been a big advocate of Android for smartphones and
tablets, it stands to reason that they would use An
Should Samsung ultimately decide to step into this space, it would not
be the first company to release an Android-based digital camera.
Polaroid recently announced its SC1630 camera at
CES and expects
to have it on the market later this year. Featuring a 16-megapixel
camera and 3x f3.1-5.8 36-108mm zoom lens, it's said to be the first of
multiple devices from Polaroid.
I've expected to see Android-powered digital cameras for quite some time
now, even once thinking they would beat tablets to the market. For
whatever reason, though, there just has not been any movement on this
front.
Considering all of the photo filter apps on the market and just how much
we all love to share pictures of our sushi, I like the idea of Samsung
getting involved. As good as some of the cameras are on today's smartphones, they simply aren't on par with standalone devices.
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