Digital Video Cell Phones

Cell phones have come a long way since the early days when they were bulky machines. Granted, you might still loose your signal every time you step into an elevator or drive through a tunnel, and for reasons that may forever remain unexplained, you cannot get any reception in your living room, while your bathroom seems to be a veritable signal hotspot in your home. No matter what can be said about the call quality of your cell phone, one aspect that seems to be getting better and better is the digital video cell phones.

Camera phones are nothing new, and they have been making some headlines when less than honorable proprietors of said technologies decided to sneak up on unsuspecting subjects in the dressing rooms of department stores. Yet when this puerile stage was overcome and sensational headlines died down, the public was once again able to enjoy the prospects that such an amazing technology was promising - albeit a bit in the future.

It appears that the future has finally arrived, and it is most certainly here to stay. Did you know that cell phones are now able to display streaming video that is sent over the wireless networks? It appears that Samsung was one of the first companies to perfect the technology to such an extent that it could be marketed profitably to the general public. Relying heavily on the MPEG-4 technology, such digital video can now be downloaded to the cell phone via email even, and the recipient will be able to watch it on the small screen the phone offers.

You might now wonder who would make use of such a technology, after all, considering the average life of a cell phone battery, it is highly unlikely that a cell phone will every be sued to watch a full length movie. Similarly, because of the small screen, it is somewhat questionable that this viewing experience is an especially pleasurable one. Yet you will be surprised to learn that this kind of technology is actually being used in lieu or in addition to eyewitness testimony!

Take for example the Orange Country, Florida, case of an Orange County deputy who got into a scuffle with a teen who was suspended from Colonial High School. The suspended teen ended up getting stunned with a stun gun and then sprayed with pepper spray. A classmate recorded the incident on his cell phone and this tape has been hitting the Florida airwaves.

Other incidents that have been caught on digital video cell phones cameras are hit and run car accidents - that eventually led to the capture and arrest of the fleeing driver - as well as attempted robberies and purse snatchings. At this point it might be a good bit of advice to keep in mind that any moment of your being out in public might put you in front of a camera! There are no second takes, and you might find yourself caught in a precarious situation. Are you ready for your close-up?