Yes, several researchers have made experimental devices for this sort
of thing, going back many years.

-Adam

On 11/6/06, Tony Smith <ajsmith@rivernet.com.au> wrote:
> > This is something I've been thinking about for many years.
> >
> > Tonight I gave it greater thought on the way home, and even
> > figured out ways to overcome some amount of the "big brother"
> >
> > ...
> >
> > So I'm going to have to go off, check up on some patents, get
> > some quotes for the building blocks of the system, and make a
> > business plan.  Then laugh, put it all out online, and let
> > someone else make money while I sit and smolder about my lack
> > if initiative...
> >
> > ...
> >
> > -Adam
>
>
> Too late.  Beaten by Gorden "VAX" Bell at Microsoft, no less!
>
>
> http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/nov05/2153
>
> http://research.microsoft.com/barc/mediapresence/MyLifeBits.aspx
>
> {ed: See also: http://www.activatedesign.co.nz/MyLifeBits }
>
> Another Microsoftie doing a trial:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/11/ms_sensecam_aids_memory_loss/
>
> I find having a digital camera handy is, well, handy.  Now when I pull
> things apart I take a series of photos, here are the screws before I took
> them out, now I have 5 screws in my hand, now a shot of the carpet where I
> dropped them... etc.
>
> Tony
>
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