The Ultimate Mobile Journalism Toolkit
Friday, May 16th, 2008Also filed under “Stuff I Can’t Afford”
Reuters apparently sends its reporters out with this combo:
- Nokia N95 phone ~$580: Acts as 5 megapixel video camera, music player, email device and GPS mapper.
- Nokia Wireless Keyboard SU-8W, ~$110: Bluetooth capable to type up reports. Folds down to an easy-to-use size.
- Power Monkey charger ~$120: Uses our mortal enemy, the sun, to charge our electronic devices. For those times when we’re reporting from a very remote location, like Senegal.
- Tripod and mic for the camera, and assorted cords, ~$200
I could definitely see a need for the phone + keyboard in, say, a prominent murder trial. Imagine live blogging the trial, as Ron Sylvester did at his paper last year (link to blog post of his work last year. Sylvester blogs at Technolo-J. His old blog remains a treasure trove of good information).
Tip of the hat to AndyDickenson.net for the heads up. He also links a video on his site.