Hey everyone,

I was just wondering what yall's thoughts were on a BlackBerry smartphone with web cam & video conferencing capabilities...I'm working on a marketing project and this was an idea that kinda came up.

The phone would have a camera on the face of the phone (one of the top 2 corners) so you could see the screen and video at the same time...there would more than likely also be a camera on the back to use for all your other camera needs.

Again, I'm just throwing this out there...RIM and BlackBerry don't actually have plans to do this (that I'm aware of). I just thought it would be kinda cool since there are already applications for BlackBerry to watch live webcams.

I would really appreciate your thoughts on this...whether or not it seems like a good idea or if you would use it or anything else you want to add!!

Thanks

How about Dual cameras...one for photo taking (back) and one for video conferencing (front).. I personally love the idea. This type of technology really needs to get off the ground. I would personally love it because I'm in a long distance relationship, video chat can definantly service my finace and I's lonliness. If you know what I'm saying...wink. It is also a awesome idea for deaf and hard of hearing people looking for a mobile videophone solution to speak in their native toungue..err...hand.

You would need a hell of a lot of bandwidth. BBs with EDGE are definitely out and I doubt even EVDO could handle it.

Having an 8320 with WiFi I think it could work. I would like it!

this runs on ATTs 3g network (called video share or some such thing), just not on the BB. Look at the Sync or other UMTS phones and how they are setup. Now look at them and compare their battery life to that of the BB. You will find that the devices using 3g dont last very long with continous streaming voice and data. welcome to the forums.