MS's "Lifeblogging" Camera Enters Mass Production 119
holy_calamity writes "Remember Microsoft's camera to be slung around the necks of people with Alzheimer's to help them recall where they'd been? A version of this device will now be mass-produced by a UK firm, Vicon, which obtained a license from Microsoft to manufacture the camera. It is worn around the neck and takes an image every thirty seconds, or in response to its light sensor, accelerometer, or body-heat sensor indicating that something of interest may be happening. Until now only a few hundred had been made for research, which showed they can genuinely help people with memory problems. The new version will be marketed to Alzheimer's researchers this winter, and to consumers for 'lifelogging' beginning in 2010."
Predictable Outcome (Score:5, Funny)
08:12 - "Hmmm, I trolled slashdot. Oh well." ...
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Re:lifeblogging in the bedroom (Score:5, Funny)
You don't need to imagine, Paris Hilton has been lifeblogging from the bedroom for years.
If I wore this, it would be sad (Score:4, Funny)
...and what's this thing doing around my neck? (Score:3, Funny)
That's the next question outta my mouth after trying to figure out why the #!*@$ I walked into the kitchen in the first place.
A better use (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If I wore this, it would be sad (Score:4, Funny)
But it would make a nice porn gallery! (Pray that there are no reflections on the screen! ^^)
Re:A better and more mundane solution (Score:5, Funny)
7:45 AM - Woke up
Re:The devil is in the details (Score:2, Funny)
It may have been cheaper to license an existing Micro$oft design than it would have been to get their own drivers certified for Vista/Windoze 7.
Re:Why do they need a "license"? (Score:1, Funny)
Check your lifeblogging camera, it'll help you remember.
Granndpa's video blog (Score:4, Funny)
07:45:30 Face down in oatmeal.
07:46:00 Face down in oatmeal.
07:46:30 Face down in oatmeal.
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07:47:30 Nurse wiping oatmeal off face.
07:48:00 Face down in oatmeal.