15th June 2004
MS SenseCam
A new camera from the MS Cambridge Labs packages a small digital camera with a package of sensors. It takes a snap every time a change in ambient conditions is detected (temperature, movement, light) – and stores 2000 pics on a 128Mb flash card.
One of the possible uses mentioned is that of a visual blog (which considering the amount of self-indulgent navel gazing which constitutes 99% of blog entries…may not neccessarily be a good thing) and as an aid for people suffering from memory loss.
It strikes me that it would also (when combined with a voice activated microphone) be a useful ethnographical tool.