The 'Day to Day' Phonecam Challenge
Listeners Send in Photos Taken with a Cell Phone Camera
Xeni Jardin for NPR News
Phonecam photo of Alex Chadwick in the studio at NPR West in Los Angeles, Calif.
Xeni Jardin for NPR News
Phonecam image of a bottle of Jones Turkey & Gravy soda -- just in time for the holidays.
The new federal "number portability" rule now allows consumers to switch their cell phone service without having to change their cell phone number. To lure new customers, many wireless service providers are offering new phone functions and gadgets -- including built-in phone cameras.
NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with technology writer Xeni Jardin about these "phonecams," and the online world of phonecam "blogs," where users submit their favorite photos to Web galleries.
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