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HP Experiments with 'Always On' Camera

Posted by michael on from the sieve-his-proper-worth dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Hewlett-Packard researchers in the U.K. are working on a camera that's always on, recording everything you see and letting you go back later and decide what's actually photo-worthy. Raises some serious privacy questions. But as an HP researcher notes, "If your wearable camera is always on ... you're not going to miss any moments, but you're also going to get a load of junk.""

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  1. Already got one by Neil+Blender · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's called a cam corder

  2. "Raises Sserious Privacy Questions" by Demona · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...for those blinking-twelvers who have no idea whether their own camera is even turned on.

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  3. Re:Combine this with an RFID tag... by Jacer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You got laid in high school? Truly sir, you must be a god among Slashdotters.

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  4. Alternative? by Smidge204 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Have it record (and remember) the past, say, 60 seconds of happenings automatically. This will cut down on the 'junk' significantly, but allow for enough time to capture that unexpected moment and save it.

    Have two additional modes: Full time record (For constant recording beyone 1 minute) and snapshot (still images). that way you'll always have your camera readt to take a picture or video at a moment's notice, and won't have to go back and find what you really want to keep.
    =Smidge=