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Saturday, August 17, 2002
http://cyberatlas.internet.com/markets/wireless/article/0,,10094_1438851,00.html Phone, Camera Combo Sales Developing Robyn Greenspan What do you get when you cross a camera with a mobile phone? Another must-have personal electronic device, according to forecasts from Strategy Analytics. The research firm predicts that 16 million camera phones will be sold worldwide in 2002, with growth surging to 147 million in 2007. Research from Strategy Analytics revealed that 20 percent of the cellular handsets sold in 2007 will contain an embedded camera, but high prices and relatively large form factors will inhibit initial diffusion of camera phones in Western Europe. Interim solutions, such as expansion camera modules and camera PDAs, will satisfy current niche demand, but will only account for 6 percent of global PDA sales in 2007....
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