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- iloopy, on 10/16/2009, -2/+50Fridge, beer, computer, fap; repeat. Why do I need to record this?
- Ninh, on 10/16/2009, -1/+45The most boring form of reality TV imaginable.
- mrgr8avill, on 10/16/2009, -2/+46When would I ever find the time to watch it? No, thanks!
- DaneGleesac, on 10/16/2009, -2/+34so basically you could be watching a video of yourself sitting on the couch watching a video of yourself and in that video you would be watching your life...?
- Nelagster, on 10/16/2009, -0/+25"Oh honey it's just you and me tonight"
*SNAP*
"WTF?? TURN THAT DAMN THING OFF" - hurrayforschool, on 10/16/2009, -1/+24Sounds like that Robin Williams movie where he edits their memories... need a little help here determining which movie that was.
EDIT: The Final Cut (2004)
Tagline is: "Every moment of your life recorded. Would you live it differently?" - Nairebis, on 10/16/2009, -0/+22When the guy with which you had an agreement reneges on the agreement and claims he never said something.
When you can't remember where you left your car keys / wallet / lost credit card.
When a mugger robs you and doesn't realize what it is.
I mean, use a little imagination. - LightningTH, on 10/16/2009, -0/+21To be able to look at breasts longer that you were only able to catch a glimpse of
- Nerys, on 10/16/2009, -0/+17what is needed is about 8gigs of memory. Compress 640x480 video with audio enough to fit 16 hours onto 8gigs so .500mb per hour ("usable" quality if not stellar)
make it small enough to mount on glasses frames etc..
the real trick? either a battery powerful enough or a camera low power enough to do this for 16 hours. All the above is easy and doable right now for about $20 all except the 16hour run time. Right now 3 hours is about as good as your going to get without going bulky. NOW that neck thing you could probably get enough batts in there for 8-10 hours. still short 6-8 hours.
the next trick is a 1tb hard drive and a DOCK. I walk into the bedroom take it off and stick it in the dock. the dock should then recharge the camera and download the contents to the External Hard Disk (think $99 1tb my book or something)
you now in theory have enough memory for 125days of video.
we really need to get that to a YEAR so we need a 3tb hard disk for $99 to make it practical. or a 30TB hard disk and replace it once every 10 years.
the problem becomes one of LEGAL issues. This video content should be treated like spousal privilege IE ABSOLUTELY off limits to law enforcement no matter what NO warrant possible EVER. and never EVER admissable in court EVEN with the approval of the wearer unless its to PROVE's onces innocence. IE it should be one way.
otherwise its a nasty slippery slope when they can demand to see it and do fishing expeditions. or put you in jail for deleting it etc..
it should legally be "off limits" no matter what even for "terrorist" investigations (because guess who defines what terrorism is NOT YOU thats for sure)
this needs to include using other peoples lifecams to record you or find you. IE it all needs to be absolutely off limits as if its your own eyeball and your own memory IE 100% in your control.
Citizens should also be allowed to use it to prove transactions and disputes but again 100% in wearer control No warrant possible under any conditions ie off limits to law enforcement outside the control of the wearer. - raydeen, on 10/16/2009, -1/+16So that future generations would know of the grand life we lived.
- jdames1980, on 10/16/2009, -1/+16Imagine the security you'd want to have on this thing. Do you want your significant other to be able to see every single thing you've done in your entire life?
- DaneGleesac, on 10/16/2009, -0/+14so you can remember the title of that amazing porno you watched for a week straight two years ago and then completely forgot about
- jrm125, on 10/16/2009, -0/+10Truman
- mrgr8avill, on 10/16/2009, -0/+10No, because time is singular, when you watch it, you would eventually have to end up watching yourself watch it, which would recurse and you would starve to death watching yourself watching yoursefl watching yourself....
- cyberthief, on 10/16/2009, -0/+7that's more annoying than twitter.
- sajuuk, on 10/16/2009, -0/+7You'll finally be able to respond to "pics or it didn't happen."
- digitalArtform, on 10/16/2009, -1/+8Wait until they are mandatory.
- Skurt, on 10/16/2009, -0/+7Pffft, 'CatCam' has been around for a couple of years. Same thing. And there is even a Live Feed version.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelbenjamin/sets/ ...
(warning: Sugar overload, man has lost his balls)
See more about/buy it here
http://www.mr-lee-catcam.de/
Takes a pic every 2 minutes. - ungus, on 10/16/2009, -0/+6Good morning! And in case I don't see ya... Good afternoon, good evening, and good night!
- RudeTurnip, on 10/16/2009, -0/+6I'm not special. Neither are you.
- AlienMushroom, on 10/16/2009, -1/+6"Final Cut," if you know what I mean.
- geodebug, on 10/16/2009, -0/+5Would be cool if they could have it triggered on your body so it would only start filming when something interesting is going on. Heart rate may not do it (who wants to watch every workout session?) but I'm sure there is some kind of brain activity that could alert it when your emotions are above normal for some reason.
Still this sounds a little self-absorbed. Like twitter on steroids. - geodebug, on 10/16/2009, -0/+5The Final Cut
- cheddaro, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4This could come in useful during those serious drinking nights.
On the other hand, sometimes you black out for a reason... - BriskT, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4It worked in Spaceballs
- zip000, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4@hurrayforschool: That sounds like a terrible porn.
- BubblesTheChimp, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4Sorry. You don't have sex.
- geodebug, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4Well, unless the thing was recording what you were watching through your eyes it probably would miss 50% of stuff anyway.
- Chairboy, on 10/16/2009, -0/+4I applaud the magnitude of the misspelling of "You're" above. It transcends the usual "your" significantly. Bravo.
- maroger, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3Reaffirms the necessity of photographers/filmmakers. Editing life down to snippets of life are more valuable than the whole shebang...
- absurdist, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3What happens the first time one is subpoenaed? This could make for some very interesting privacy and self-incrimination issues.
- chuckDontSurf, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3In other words, Fapcam!
- DumDumDog, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3me is a bad speller ...
but me not really dum..
me almost missed yous dum mistake...
its not YOU'R its YOR .... its a name in the title of a really really bad movie ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtpXR8ijTEU
the real shame is i paid money along time ago to see that movie...
but any way... Bravo on correcting spelling.. i hope digg sends you a check for the great job your doing spell checking..
well ... in the movie the amulet he wears recordes every thing around him as if its being shot in third person and changes camera angels while you view the data on it... ( really cheesy even more cheesy then you going around the internet spell checking people... )
so here is to you chairbowie ...
Dum
ps... yes i put OF and not From .. but its an old movie and i forgot... but who cares.. and i did not use spell check for this post.... - JAGUART, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3I take it I've told you about my condition....
- JudgeMonkey, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3That poor cat, with that big stupid cumbersome box around it's neck.
- Chairboy, on 10/16/2009, -1/+4'Hominids' by Robert Sawyer features a similar device called a 'witness'. It records to a secure central storage that's not available to casual review (a court order is needed) and provides absolute defense against baseless charges.... usually.
I've been playing with the idea for a while, as I'm sure many have, and I wonder how this could be pulled off without creating an infringement on privacy. If it was encrypted and I, the user, had ultimate control over the disposition of the video, this could be terribly neat. - DOCNM, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3For those who haven't read it, Vannevar Bush's 1950s essay the "As We May Think" is incredibly prescient and describes this device and its use by scientists ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_We_May_Think )
- mogebier, on 10/16/2009, -0/+3And you think that twitter and facebook posts are boring NOW, just wait until you get to SEE everything people are doing.
YAWN! - louiekit, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2That is very exciting to hear. I know hundreds of people have had this very same idea but never followed through on putting it into reality. Bravo! I'll buy it if it's easier to set up than a weblog, or writing in your own journal.
- FattyCorpuscle, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2LifeTivo ad on Lifetime -
"Did you just look at that girl's ass?!"
"No..no honey...I thought..I...saw a dollar on the ground!"
"OK, let's take a look at the replay!"
"ffffffffffffffffffff...."
bloop Bloop BLOOP - AmariT, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2I think it's cool. When you take pictures during an event, you miss out on actually participating. This way you can have pictures of the awesome things you'd want a record of while still actually living your life. And the rest of those pictures when you're doing nothing, you can just throw out.
- scecilio, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2Hmmm, I think I'll put this on the cat to see where he goes.
- quickgold192, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2narcissism aside, this would be useful to provide evidence of something (purchase, conversation...) in case of a civil/legal dispute.
- Fleagleman, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2Thanks for that description. Now I know that I will never need to buy it.
- kaosethema, on 10/16/2009, -1/+3umm, you can turn it off....
- Locupleto, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2All the gaps that were obvious masterbation breaks would be too condeming.
- BrianGarceau, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2Or you can take a your cell phone out of your pocket and take a picture of the interesting things. Like funny signs and cats.
- SpecialLee, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2I plead the 5th... of vodka.
- GelfTheElf, on 10/16/2009, -0/+2Mr. Lee Cat Cam (done years ago)
http://www.mr-lee-catcam.de/pe_cc_u.htm - BossKey, on 10/16/2009, -1/+3It's going to work the other way too, though. Courts will subpoena the video to help the case of your accuser. Your most seemingly natural indiscretions, little actions you didn't give a second thought to but which were permanently recorded, can and will be used against you.
Like that time you texted while driving, or when you drunkenly made that inappropriate advance at the party, that website you visited when you were supposed to be working, or what you were doing with your hands at night in front of that picture of that person. It will all be available. -
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