incuTANK: Sharing ideas and innovation.

With the advent of the WiFi enabled camera, many adopters have found that this small feature has made a sometimes cumbersome process very easy as wires are no longer needed to print pics or upload pics to your computer.  But what if we take this innovation one step further…what if cameras were built on an EVDO wireless network just like the Amazon Kindle so they don’t need to rely on hotspots.  If you are unfamiliar with the Kindle, Amazon created an eBook reader that was capable of downloading books on-demand using the Sprint nationwide network (EVDO).  This technology would essentially allow the camera to upload photos instantly to a photosharing program without the need to ever store it on a memory card.  The image could then be appropriately geo-tagged and date stamped on an app like Picasa or Flickr.

Idea: Create a camera that worked on a cellular network.  Create a photosharing application that would tag photos as they were uploaded on the network (instantly).  A service plan must be purchased along aside any camera that allowed the user to instantly upload photos via its cell network and share, download or print any pics.  User could be charged a rate based on uploads or a monthly subscription fee.  For the users, it’s great because cameras often run of battery and fail to timestamp the correct date and time.  This would be done on upload, along with the location.  Another huge benefit is that memory cards become obsolete and you never have to worry about losing pics or cameras again. 

Idea incubation by Alex Murphy