NOKIA predicts: the end of the MP3 player and video maker

A senior mobile phone maker NOKIA executive told the "Financial Times" said that the impact of mobile phone camera industry we have seen the results; in the near future, it will also give the music playback device and video industry a fatal blow.

According to Reuters, NOKIA multimedia services department general manager Anssi Vanjoki (Anssi Vanjoki) on Tuesday published the comments mentioned will come to an end that NOKIA in 2000 to do the camera industry, and that the same fate will come to some other industries.

NOKIA made 100 million camera phones last year, making it the world's largest camera manufacturer.

In the famous camera manufacturer, Konica Minolta Co., said in January this year it will exit the industry, and Agfa (Agfa-Gevaert) early in 2004 sold its once famous camera department.

"Financial Times" Anxi quoted as saying: "in the next 6 to 12 months, the announced manufacturers will be more and more. Next will be the music player and camera manufacturer."

NOKIA last year produced a total of 40 million music phones, this year's goal is to double the production.

Until now, the video recording function is mainly stuck in the high price of smart phones, but in the end of the phone has also revealed a vigorous growth potential.