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** Point out that hot woman to your friends. | ** Point out that hot woman to your friends. | ||
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| − | ** Prove Synchronicity and/or Baader | + | ** Prove [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity Synchronicity] and/or [http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=417 Baader Meinhof Phenomenon]. |
* Enjoy a good day over and over on the bad days. | * Enjoy a good day over and over on the bad days. | ||
Revision as of 18:24, 26 March 2007
Contents
[hide]Overview
A lot goes unnoticed in your daily routine, but what if it didn't have to? What if there was a system where everything that passes before your eyes from the time you leave your house to the time you come home was recorded?
Inspiration
What's needed
- Small light camera
- Doesn't have to be concealed necessarily.
- Would ideally be attached to glasses or used as an eyetap.
- Recording device
- Will definitely need to be able to compress video.
- Storage medium
- CF, SD, or something similar.
- GPS
Existing designs
- Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2, $150 (direct)
- Viosport Adventure Cam II, $200 (direct)
- 8GB Seagate CF Microdrive, $210 (amazon)
14 hours of 1mbps 640x480 30fps MPEG-4 video and audio = 1 dual layer DVD/day
Justin.tv: I have no idea how he has his rig setup, but I'm impressed. 24x7 broadcast no matter where he's at.
Possible new innovations
- Use a PDA and a cell connection to split the frames up into images and upload them to a webserver or flickr account while still retaining the video locally.
- Alternately forgo to the DV cam and and just used a small digital camera to take snapshots for upload.
- Deadman's switch: should the camera/server stop receiving video/images the last image/frame and gps coords are sent to a predetermined individual so that they may follow up.
Usage
- Each day could be reviewed at any time.
- Find out what that person really said.
- See if there really was someone following you.
- Get the tag of that guy that cut you off in traffic.
- Point out that hot woman to your friends.
- Compilation videos could be made of similar events in a given time frame.
- Prove Synchronicity and/or Baader Meinhof Phenomenon.
- Enjoy a good day over and over on the bad days.
