The New iPad Buyers’ Guide published by iLounge this week included a piece that speculated Apple might be working on a standalone camera product. While the story discussed the possibility of Apple working on a point-and-shoot iSight camera, iLounge clearly labeled it as speculation and simultaneously noted it received a tip claiming Apple is working on the project.

It did not feel strongly enough in the source to run the story, but Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge sent out a tweet today noting once again that Apple is working on a standalone camera:

[tweet https://twitter.com/horwitz/status/208273241540792320]

Steve Jobs’ intention to reinvent the camera/photography business circulated in reports on several occassions after the release of Walter Isaacson’s official “Steve Jobs” biography. In an interview, Isaacson said Jobs had “three things that he wanted to reinvent: the television, textbooks and photography.” In January, we reported Jobs apparently met with the CEO of photography company Lytro, Ren Ng, to discuss the business in his final months. According to Adam Lashinsky’s “Inside Apple“:

There is no solid evidence that Apple is working on a standalone camera project, but Horwitz is the source of accurate reports from the past.

(via MacRumors)