| Today the Apple iPod is leading the market in the | | | | Looking at the Sony Ericsson W800i, this mobile |
| portable music player industry, having sold around 15 | | | | phone offers a 2 mega pixel digital camera with video |
| million iPods since they were released. But some | | | | recording capability. Also a built in MP3 player and the |
| people are now saying like the Apple Macintosh once | | | | phone comes with a 512mb Memory Stick™ PRO |
| an industry leader the iPod will also become a | | | | Duo. This maybe only capable of holding around 150 |
| memory. Looking to the near future at the main | | | | music tracks or 10-15 full length CDs. You can |
| competition for the Apple iPod are the new age | | | | upgrade the memory stick to 1GB doubling the |
| mobile phones. Not only do they have the normal | | | | storage capacity. |
| features of a mobile phone but they’re also | | | | Obviously the Sony Ericsson W800i does not have |
| adopting a higher standard of digital camera and a | | | | the storage capacity of a 60GB iPod video, but |
| built in MP3 player. Unless Apple decides to bring the | | | | looking at the technology trends everything is getting |
| iPod into the mobile phone industry, we may see | | | | smaller with higher storage capacity. |
| them move to the back of the shelf at ebay. | | | | Once mobile phones have a higher storage limit |
| Below are an example of some already available | | | | (60GB) they will also have the capability of playing |
| mobile phones that incorporate the higher standard | | | | MP4. Then your every day mobile phone will be a |
| digital camera and MP3 player: | | | | Phone, Camera, MP3 music player and an MP4 video |
| • Motorola MPx220 • Siemens SX1 • Sony | | | | player which fits in your pocket. |
| Ericsson P910i • Sony Ericsson W800i | | | | |