actually, Google was really working on something like this, based on googlestreet images, gps, accelerometer, time, AI etc... to deduce the image and sell cameraless smartphone.

what a stupid idea, honestly

because it is indeed stupid: the most inefficient way to provide an existing and cheap feature
cameras are actually the selling point of most the expensive smartphone
I WANT to capture it myself

[–] AbelianGrape@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

This is one of those "it's cool!" things that people took way too far

[–] cnx 1 points 2 years ago

most inefficient way to provide an existing and cheap feature

Ah yes, because the whole so-called innovations on handheld computer/camera are about making efficient use of resources and totally have nothing to do with making as much money as possible!

I WANT to capture it myself

Speak for yourself, similar tech's already been commercialized.