December 30, 2004
Musical Cell Phones to be bigger than Camera Phones in 2005
'Picture phones with pretty screens certainly caught the fancy of the mobile phone shopper in 2004, sending handset sales surging a projected record 20% over a year ago. But cell-phone makers have a couple of new tricks in store next year to keep the beat going.
By far the biggest feature coming to handsets in 2005 will be music. Yes, the long-awaited union of cell phones and digital music players, like Apple's (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - research) iPod, will soon be upon us. Like heat added to hotness, the fast-growing popularity of portable MP3 players figures to be a major component of the already-strong mobile phone market.
Analysts and gadget lovers alike are enraptured by the promise of this divine gift from the tech gods.
“MP3 phones are going to be much bigger than camera phones,” says Charter Research analyst Ed Snyder.'
Read more at 2005's Hot Game: Musical Cell Phones
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Posted by Darren at December 30, 2004 10:05 AM
