Would You Wear a Camcorder on Your Ear?
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Would You Wear a Camcorder on Your Ear?
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#2A neat device, for which I personally have no use. The idea of wearing it around all the time just in case you happen to see something interesting seems pretty terrible... how often do you see something so interesting that you really want everybody to see it in a grainy 15fps video?
Folks who might like it:
1. Model rocket types (or remote-controlled planes, helicopters etc)
2. Perverts
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#3A neat device, for which I personally have no use. The idea of wearing it around all the time just in case you happen to see something interesting seems pretty terrible... how often do you see something so interesting that you really want everybody to see it in a grainy 15fps video? Folks who might like it: 1. Model rocket types (or remote-controlled planes, helicopters etc) 2. Perverts
3. People with Alzheimer’s Disease: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/cambridge/projects/se...
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#4It seems a better idea would have been to embed them into some form of eyewear, a form factor that currently exists rather than create a new one.
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#5A voyeur's dream come true.
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#6A few iterations on this and it would be excellent for law enforcement. (See "Halting State" for a future Britain in which cops are required to wear them.) It is also one of the easiest protections against police abuse of authority which you can actually sell to good cops.
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#7"If you’re obsessed with sharing your life in video..."
Are the people wearing this - sharing their live or the lives of those around them?
After watching the video it seemed that the only thing shared was the brief glimpse of the people which passed by.
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#8A few iterations on this and it would be excellent for law enforcement. (See "Halting State" for a future Britain in which cops are required to wear them.) It is also one of the easiest protections against police abuse of authority which you can actually sell to good cops.
Small helmet or hat mounted cameras have been available to the police in the UK for the last few years. I don't think they're ubiquitous yet, but it seems like only a matter of time before they are. A ubiquitous sousveillance situation seems like the best possible outcome for all concerned, and we seem to be already some way along that trajectory.
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#9"If, for instance, you’re hiking and a bear crosses your trail, you’ve got it on video."
At least when someone finds bear droppings and an ear piece they can put 2 and 2 together.
I see it mostly as a way of protecting yourself in court.
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#10It seems a better idea would have been to embed them into some form of eyewear, a form factor that currently exists rather than create a new one.
This form factor already kinda exists. It's almost like a bluetooth headset. Granted, it's still kinda obnoxious.