[jvet4]

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.

[juwaack68]

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....

[Thatzmister2u]

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

[strike2tamu]

Wirelessly posted

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

[ArgonNJ]

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.

[southwestcomm]

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

[complexx]

Originally Posted by ArgonNJ

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.

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

[ArgonNJ]

Originally Posted by complexx

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

[doe4040]

Originally Posted by southwestcomm

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

ha!

[ezrunner]

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

[TBOLTRAM]

Originally Posted by ezrunner

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.

[jovanthakid]

Originally Posted by jvet4

There are many places now that are requiring people to have phones without cameras

what do u mean...why is that?

[MicroT86]

Originally Posted by jovanthakid

what do u mean...why is that?

The government and some companies/corporations have secret and confidential information that they do not want leaving the building. Someone with a camera phone could easy take some pictures and leak the said info.

[vinmontRD]

...and part of the reason that camera-less blackberry's would be preferable in these secure locations to disabling camera's via BES policy would be that it's far easier to see that a phone doesn't have a camera in the first place rather than having to examine each device to see that it's camera has been disabled.

[acnst]

As far as I know we won't see any new camera-less BlackBerry any time soon. RIM is going to keep the 88xx series for an extend time period for customers requiring a device without a camera.

[oakie]

they'll just make battery covers with no hole in it and label them as an "enterprise security solution".

[acnst]

Originally Posted by oakie

they'll just make battery covers with no hole in it and label them as an "enterprise security solution".

haha

[smackma]

I think it's weird, also. The RIM smartphones were always targeted at business people.
And I always thought it was their strategic decision NOT to include a camera...

[Soobahk]

I just got the 8830 World Edition. It has no camera but is loaded with features.

[caneau]

Just about every hospital or medical employee should (in theory) be camera-phone-free due to HIPPA. So yes, there is a market for camera-less phones.