Tiny Camera Logs Your Life ... As Long as the Lighting Is Good

If you were in New York City within the past two weeks, I might have caught you on camera.

The Narrative Clip (previously called Memoto) is a wearable camera about the size of an iPod mini that clips onto clothing and takes a photo every 30 seconds. It has a 5-megapixel camera and works with apps on Android and iPhone, which group photos into albums automatically. I wore it to a cocktail party, on a run, out to sushi, on a walk through Central Park and at my desk for a full workday.

Why would you want a photo of whatever's in front of you every 30 seconds? It's a question I've been trying to answer while experimenting with the Narrative Clip. But first, we'll take a look at the social implications Read more...