Nokia patents scribbling on digital snaps
ONE OF the most irritating things about taking photos with a cameraphone is the stupid filenames they're given. Wouldn't it be much better to squiggle something on the back of the pic like you do with prints?
Well, Nokia has decided this would be a jolly good idea and has filed a patent here in the USA for a technique that enables users of cameraphones or digital cameras to scribble 'back-of-photo'
Nokia's approach is similar to a facility offered by Apple's Ipod know as 'cover flow'. However, the difference is that Nokia users will be able to flip through their snaps; select one and then turn it over.
With cameraphones users will be able to annotate the snaps using the keypad or keyboard just like they create SMS/text messages. The advantage is that the scribble will become an integrated part of the saved photo.
This isn't the first time Nokia has attempted to solve the issue of identifying saved photos. Owners of GPS enabled Nokia handsets like the N95 called Location Tagger.
This app at least gives the cameraphone owner some idea of where the snap was actually taken. µ
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It's interesting to see, despite vehement denial by the corporate apologists, that Nokia still treats everyone with contempt by stockpiling these "unnovations".
That would be cool. My Mum has photos with scribbles on the back of them. It's nice looking at them about once a decade and seeing when it was or where.