The topic of smartphone cameras came up several times during my trip to the U.K. and to Germany since Monday September 25. As I mentioned in my previous comments, there are some important things to consider when deciding on whether you want a smartphone with a camera or without (see day#47). Aside from that however, there has been many situations during this trip when I wished that my current smartphone (the BlackBerry 8700 in this case) had a camera. For instance, today I forgot to take my digital camera with me, and missed several opportunities to document some of the trip details (some opportunities being work related while others being social).
Business device, social device, or one device?
This also brings to mind the topic of whether we need to have two devices (one for business and one for personal/social) or combine them into one. This may not be an easy decision because for many business professionals today, it seems that “business” and “personal” seem to intersect or even overlap at least to some degree. If we try to separate the devices while in reality these two aspects of our lives are quite overlapping, the outcome may not favorable. If we try to combine the devices while in reality we are trying to separate these two aspects of our lives, this may not work well either.
Consolidating devices?
Another related (and overlapping) topic is the topic of whether we should be consolidating devices. Do we really need to have an iPod, a camera, a video camera, a voice recorder, or even a laptop, when we can have a smartphone that can perform all these functions fairly well?
I will be addressing these topics in more detail as I analyze the 81-day-experiment findings later, but meanwhile these are good questions to be considering as you go through the device selection process.
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