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** Prove [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity Synchronicity] and/or [http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=417 Baader Meinhof Phenomenon].
 
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Revision as of 20:29, 15 February 2008

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?

Status

Planning

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

Vitorio Miliano's design:

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.
  • Compilation videos based on a theme.
    • Splitting the video up into frames and identifying colors or objects via visual recognition software.
      • Being able to type in "red" or "car" and having an app spit back video snippets based on that would be excellent.

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.
  • Enjoy a good day over and over on the bad days.