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Disposable Digital Cameras Have Arrived

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the and-here-it-is dept.

damiangerous writes "American chain Ritz camera has begun offering disposable digital cameras for $10.99. The price includes 4x6" prints and a Photo CD of the camera's 25 photo memory. Pictures can be deleted, but there's no LCD."

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  1. This is Great! by Schezar · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Now, this is digital, so there has to be a way for the Ritz folk to get the photos off of the camera.

    10 000 points to the first one to figure out how to do this on our own. Release the info anonymously, of course, so they can't get you on DMCA ballyhoo.

    I mean, I'd pay that little for a decent digital camera.

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  2. This point will probably be beaten to death, but.. by extrarice · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's a "re-usable" camera. Re-usable != disposable.

    At first glance I was thinking "oh great, more trash in our land-fills", but it's not meant to be thrown away after a single use.

    Bad choice of descriptive words, there.

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  3. Re:um, a 2mp camera for 10.99 by GreyPoopon · · Score: 0, Redundant
    How long until someone has Linux running on it?

    How long until someone makes a comment about a beowulf cluster of them? Oh wait...

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  4. Re:It's not disposable... it's reusable. by rdmiller3 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    A $10 rental with NO DEPOSIT and NO OBLIGATION TO RETURN IT.

    Sounds like I can walk in, plop down ten bucks, and walk out with a perfectly good hunk of hardware and no one will come looking for me if I never bring it back.

    I wonder when the first hack instructions will show up?

  5. Just Imagine ... by Mooncaller · · Score: 0, Redundant

    A Beowulf cluster of these!