There's seven or eight companies fighting for 20 percent of the market.

As the digital still camera market heads into the end of its growth curve, certain metrics will become more standardized around the world.

Wow, hi,’ Eight says, and when he speaks it’s with his own voice.

It’s him. It’s really him.

Marina nearly doubles over with a delighted sob. She collects herself quickly, though, and grabs Eight first by the shoulders, then on the sides of his face. She pulls him in close.

‘You’re warm,’ she says in wonder. ‘You’re so warm.’

Eight laughs easily. He puts his hand over Marina’s and gently kisses the side of it.

‘You’re warm, too,’ he says.

‘I’m so sorry, Eight. I’m sorry I couldn’t heal you.’

Eight shakes his head. ‘Stop, Marina. It’s okay. You brought me here. It’s – I can’t even describe it. It’s amazing in there.’

Already, I see the energy spreading outward from Eight’s heart. It races through his body, fissures opening on his arms and legs. He doesn’t seem to be in any pain. He just smiles at Marina and looks at her like he’s trying to memorize her face.

‘Can I kiss you?’ Marina asks him.

‘I really wish you would.

If I ever see you again, you traitorous bastard, I'll take out the other fucking eye!

Images captured from camera phones and other devices will not contribute as much as those captured with digital cameras. Camera phones will eventually become more video-centric.

It would solve a big bottleneck. One of the reasons video has always been cumbersome . . . is it requires so much storage space.