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Potentially taking the place of moms and their ever-flashing cameras, a new device allows people to document their lives simply by wearing it. According to New Scientist, U.K.-based firm Vicon has licensed technology from Microsoft Research Cambridge in order to produce the camera, which automatically snaps pictures as users wear it around their necks. The device, which can be programmed to take photos as often as every 30 seconds, whenever light changes in an environment, or when the camera detects body heat, was originally designed to aid the memory of Alzheimer's patients by allowing them to look back on their "lifelogs" at the end of each day. Now, Vicon has plans to mass-produce the camera. It will retail for around $820 when it's released to researchers in the next few months, but will hopefully cost less when it hits store shelves in 2010. Dubbed the ViconRevue, the camera can store about 30,000 pictures on its 1-gigabyte memory card, and it's about the size of a pendant. For scientific purposes, we think this device is a great idea. But most folks, ourselves included, don't lead lives so interesting that they warrant dozens of photographs throughout the day. Making the sandwich and sitting on the couch is boring enough. Watching ourselves as we make a sandwich and sit on the couch would be intolerable. [From: New Scientist]
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsMillersonOct 18th 2009 7:00AM
Maybe it would help some people realize how boring their lives really are.
theateam2Oct 18th 2009 8:37AM
Yes, It is good idea but it's very dangerous threat in the world that will cause very increasing which climb up 95% arrest people into jail and it will cause that government will can reach 100% control people's life as become slaves to any governments. Where is their own protection of their personal life? No way for that kind of camera for shots on every 30 seconds which means arrest each person per minute a day into jail. It 's very crazy idea of that kind that Government will love that kind of technology item.
Daniel's story was right about explained future of Government will find this kind of item. It was explained from old testament of the Bible Book. Shame on you who invent and Govermnent will get all you down someday! It's not total fair to all kinds of people.
ehmdkgOct 18th 2009 9:00AM
i understand your concerns ateam, but if they could turn that into a webcam, i think every senator and congressperson should be required to wear one..hopefully we could get sound too..help end all the backroom deals and tired political underhandedness.
donahmar5Oct 18th 2009 10:24AM
repeat that in English please....
MalaycobraOct 18th 2009 6:19PM
Well, as long as it's in the Bible Book!
Seriously, what are you smoking?
WilliamOct 19th 2009 6:56AM
WHAT!!!!! Where are you from. Nothing you are saying makes any sense, it doesn't pertain to anything or even itself. Sounds like you are very nervous and just rambling on.
laliOct 18th 2009 12:30PM
This would be a great idea. Think about when you are going on vacation and don't have enough hands or time to take a picture, this camera sure is coming in handy also for those parties, events that you attend. I hope the price tag will come down. I would love to have one.
jenesis227Oct 18th 2009 9:41AM
This is better than being micro-chipped! One cold REALLY blame all of life's stupid and bad choices on parents now! And we could finally capture and imprison all the bad people in this world! So totally inventive and inspiring!
jenesis227Oct 18th 2009 9:43AM
oops.... 'one COULD .... " i meant to type. Dang keyboard!
theateam2Oct 18th 2009 10:33AM
donahmar5,
same as you-----> repeat that in your English please!
End of disussion!
Thanks!
JayOct 18th 2009 10:43AM
I smell trouble...as soon as the wrong person gets a hold of this
JDOct 18th 2009 11:02AM
It's voluntary, not mandatory. I think it's a great idea. You reach a point later in life when you find yourself wondering what you were doing during a particular moment or one summer or on the day of a huge blizzard or with old flames - generally, reminiscing. The memory doesn't serve us very well for details. Sure we all remember the big things in our lives, but sometimes little things really make your day. Knowing what I was doing in June of 1976 might be fun - for some of us. The problem with this device, it's not "recording" anything, it's just taking random snapshots of whatever it's pointed at. Now if it was a 24/7 HDD video camera with audio recording as well, then they'd have something for the narcissists among us.
OnyxOct 18th 2009 7:26PM
Hi
its1luckycatOct 18th 2009 11:15AM
people, get over yourselves!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crystal BrassOct 18th 2009 11:42AM
How stupid we have become. Tell the world who you know, and who you blow.
Funke, Tobias Dr.Oct 18th 2009 6:11PM
$850? Oh, right, researchers have deep pockets... yours.
Dean SmithOct 19th 2009 7:41AM
HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY THINK I/WE HAVE TO WASTE AT THE END OF OUR DAYS? DO THE MATH.......1 PICTURE EVERY 30 SECONDS....=.......2 PICTURES A MINUTE...120 PICTURES EVERY HOUR.........2880 PICTURES EVERY 24 HOURS!! MYSELF......I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME AT THE END OF THE DAY TO GO THROUGH 2880 PICTURES. HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE IF WE WAITED UNTIL ALL 30,000 WERE SAVED? AND ANY ALZHEIMERS PATIENTS WOULD FORGET WHY OR WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT HALFWAY THROUGH IT ANYWAY. WHAT A COMPLETE RIPPOFF AND WASTE OF TIME. USE YOUR BRAINS PEOPLE, IT'S THE BEST HI-DEF, DIGITAL, 3-D, AUDIO VIDEO DEVICE THERE EVER WILL BE. IT'S LIFE LIKE!!!!
nobody148Oct 19th 2009 7:41AM
Wow, that's seriously creepy. Anyone else see a disturbing resemblance to a miniature telescreen from the book 1984? Big Brother is watching you...
Sandy and SueOct 19th 2009 10:10AM
Why in the world would I want to log every moment of my life? It was boring enough the first time and I certainly would not want to relive it. The only things
that could be written in my obituary would be: He paid his taxes and stayed our
of jail.
very222trueDec 7th 2009 10:51PM
It could be of some legal use for tracking abuse or unwarrented agreesive surviellence operations. a common practice apparently by certain unscrupulious corporations.