New camera promises to capture your whole life

A camera by SenseCam (not camera phone) you can wear as a pendant to record every moment of your life will soon be launched by a UK-based firm, reports New Scientist via Switched.

Originally invented to help jog the memories of people with Alzheimer's disease, it might one day be used by consumers to create "lifelogs" that archive their entire lives.

Worn on a cord around the neck, the camera takes pictures automatically as often as once every 30 seconds. It also uses an accelerometer and light sensors to snap an image when a person enters a new environment, and an infrared sensor to take one when it detects the body heat of a person in front of the wearer. It can fit 30,000 images onto its 1-gigabyte memory.

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emily | 10:37 AM | News, Buzz |
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