This device will change the world

[sparr]

Since I was a child I've been designing this device in my head. Every year or two the bug hits and I look at what hardware would be required, and every time it gets theoretically cheaper and easier to build. Someone finally built it.

http://www.looxcie.com/

This is a wearable camcorder that is always recording on a short loop. When you press the record button it starts recording (or uploading, via a smartphone) from 30 seconds in the past.

See something awesome? Press the button.
See an accident? Press the button.
See a crime? Press the button.

I love living in the future.

Comments

[vortex.livejournal.com]

That is pretty darn cool!

The thing that gets me about these newfangled things that come out, is that they could do so much better, but they don't.

For example:
1) it already has built-in memory...why not just add a Micro-SD slot as well?

2) Why not have it where you can change the clip size (15sec., 30sec, 60sec?)...

[ilahni.livejournal.com]

Fun and cool, but how does that figure into privacy issues, etc?

[sparr0.livejournal.com]

It has nothing to do with privacy issues. If you're in a situation where using any other video camera would be an invasion of privacy then using this camera would also be an invasion of privacy.