Is there any word about any of these new Blackberry Models coming out without a camera?

There are many places now that are requiring people to have phones without cameras and it seems odd that RIM is putting out so many new models with cameras, especially since the US Government is one of their biggest users and most of these people can't have camera phones.

It seems that once you have developed a phone with a camera installed that selling a version with the camera removed would be fairly easy.

Haven't heard anything about devices coming out without cameras (but I don't hear much

The camera functionality can be disabled on the BES for those companies that don't allow them. I see that as a waste of a good device, but it can be done....

Well the 88xx Series is newer than your model and it's sans camera....

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I think the cameras can be removed fairly easily from most models.

I doubt you will see any more BBs without cameras. Like it was said, it can be disabled by policy and RIM has floated a patent about a hardware disable of the camera as well.

nail and hammer does a good job as well.....

I assume you mean something along the lines of a firmware disable.

No, RIM has a patent for some type of hardware key that could be removed from the device that disabled the camera. I posted the link to the story awhile back.

http://www.blackberryforums.com/gene...tml#post877601

ha!

not all BBs are connected to BES


I think we will see cameraless devices. some government facilities and courthouses still won't like the camers being there even if disabled

Also industrial/chemical plants ban camera phones at alot of locations.