The Infamous Cell Phone

Unquestionably one of the largest technology drivers in the last decade, the cell phone continues to challenge our industry by never being quite good enough to leave well enough alone. My two cents: why not include a small LED flashlight? It could be used for finding your way in the dark and it might be able to double as a flash for that digital camera we have integrated into the modern cell phone.

Posted by Jim Hisert on April 30th, 2008 at 8:00 AM

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  1. Graham - Indium Apps UK:

    Mobile with torch light – i know nokia have done some phones with them !!!

    http://www.mobile-phones-uk.org.uk/nokia-1100.htm

    Also Nokia 5140 and 3200 have torches…i think there may even be more:o)

  2. Jim Hisert:

    Thanks mate! I wonder why it didn’t catch on with other models?

  3. Amy Nowacoski:

    That is one of the best ideas I’ve heard in a long time!!! I use my cell as a flashlight all the time, but its HARD to find my way across my bedroom in the middle of the night with just the glow from the tiny screen.

  4. Eric Wilcox:

    A lot of camera phones have LEDs built in for flash already. I have the luck (or curse?) of having a Windows Mobile based phone, where I can get a program to turn on the flash. It is also possible to do from the camera application. Bright enough to walk around in a dark room at night! So get yourself an up to date phone and hack away ;)

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