April 24, 2008
Author: LostInSpace

altek cameraJust goes to show you that the market for discount GPS products is never going to shrink.  Now we’re adding the little devices to cameras too!
 
“The Taiwan-based digital camera OEM Altek unveiled an 8-megapixel consumer digital camera with built-in GPS and automatic geotagging. The camera is expected to ship by June, and will be the world’s first, according to the company.

This camera is clearly not the first device to combine GPS and digital camera funtionality. Some GPS devices have a built in digital camera (but are designed primarily for GPS navigation). And some higher-end cameras have GPS features. This may, however, be the world’s first pocket-sized consumer point-and-shoot camera with integrated GPS functions.


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