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Camera With Built In Geotagging

GE E1050

— February 15, 2008 — Tech
Anyone who has ever tried to dig into old vacation photos on their computer hard drive and wondered "Now where was that?" will be able to benefit from GE's new E1050 camera with built-in geotagging.

Scheduled to ship in September, the E1050 will include a GPS receiver to add location data to each photo. Although a computer will be required to read the location data on this first model, hopefully future models will be more sophisticated.

According to Steve Haber, senior vice president of Sony Electronics' digital imaging and audio division, "We keep hearing, 'My PC is this black hole for my photos'...People (need) as much metadata on their pictures as possible--date, location, event--which allows for easier search and for eliminating the black hole."
Trend Themes
1. Built-in Geotagging Cameras - Built-in geotagging cameras are the latest trend, providing GPS coordinate data to each photo.
2. Metadata Focus - Trending towards adding metadata to personal photography to prevent the loss of
3. Smart Location Tracking - Smart location tracking is well-timed for the increase in popularity of Internet of Things-enabled services.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Consumer electronics industry can leverage the trend toward geotagging cameras to develop more advanced location-aware technologies in their other products.
2. Cloud Computing - Cloud computing companies can look into developing more advanced search capabilities, including location-based image search engines.
3. Photography Services - Photography services can look at adding convenient geotagging features to make it easier for customers to organize and share their photographs.
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