After learning that Apple’s new iPad came minus a camera, I, like many people, was pretty surprised. Could it be the money aspect, “I doubt it”. There definitely is room for it on the device, so what gives? Here is my prediction. Asides from typical casual photography, the iPad will try to answer some business problems that it has had in the past, such as video conferencing. In order to do video conferencing however you need the camera to be mounted on the the front face of the iPhone. This is great in theory, but then creates a problem when you are trying to use the phone as a casual camera by not allowing you to see the display. It also puts a major damper on Augmented Reality, which has been a hot topic impossible. People have suggest front and rear camera, but that just seems like a usability nightmare, and expensive. You can’t forget about the infamous conferencing kit solution either.
So here is my prediction, for what ever it is worth..
The very first hardware add-on for the iPad will advertise will be a swivel camera which will connect to the phone as a peripheral device and answer the question of both parties. This will be great for the Augmented reality, video conferencing, and casual photographers who are all equally as upset at the decision to ax it out of the iPad. It will also make it much easier for asset creation on their iWorks and other production apps.
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