To enjoy and use a photo, you have to be able to find it.
Digital photos are computer files, and those files can contain more information than just the ones and zeroes that describe the image.
The camera-phone has significant potential as an intelligent imaging device, one that leverages its smart capabilities — calendar, address book, GPS and more — to annotate the pictures and videos it takes with highly valuable metadata that makes these images more valuable, whether for personal or business purposes.
The technology is here to make photography more useful and enjoyable — but the industry has yet to deliver the complete package.
What are the obstacles? Why hasn’t this capability come to market in a consumer-friendly package? When might we see progress on this front?
To find out, we spoke with:
uLocate Communications, Walt Doyle, CEO.
ShoZu, Jennifer Grenz, senior marketing director.
Nokia, Andrew Elliott, director of experiences, Multimedia Business Group.
David Burmester, associate director, Advanced MMS Services of Verizon Wireless.
Gunar Penikis, senior product manager for Adobe Bridge and XMP.
HP, Aaron Weiss, general manager, HP Snapfish Mobile Imaging.
HP, Leo Blume, manager and senior architect, HP Snapfish Mobile Engineering.
HP: Evan Smouse, CTO of digital photography and entertainment.
Microsoft, Mike Calligaro, senior development lead.
ComVu Media, William Mutual, CEO.
