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I am fascinated with wearable cameras and the concept of continuously recording audio and video of your life. In the past few years a handful of products have emerged in this space, but the equipment still seems a little too expensive and not quite small/fast enough. The system that seems most appealing is one that continuously records audio and video but only stores the preceding five minutes or so. Then if you see or hear anything of interest, you can hit the record button and permanently store the last five minutes plus whatever happens next. Like Tivo’s instant replay, but for your life.

Today Slashdot posted article today about some researchers in Toyko that have designed a set of Cyber-Goggles that go beyond recording your day, but also work to recognize and assign names to the things you see. Read on for more details:

Cyber-Goggles Record and Identify Every Object You See: “RemyBR writes ‘Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a smart video goggle system that records everything the wearer looks at, recognizes and assigns names to objects that appear in the video. Advanced programs then go back and create an easily searchable database of the recorded footage. Designed to function as a high-tech memory aid, these ‘Cyber Goggles’ promise to make the act of losing your keys a thing of the past, according to head researcher professor Tatsuya Harada. ‘In a demonstration at the University of Tokyo last week, 60 everyday items — including a potted begonia, CD, hammer and cellphone — were programmed into the Cyber Goggle memory. As the demonstrator walked around the room viewing and recording the various objects, the names of the items appeared on the goggle screen. The demonstrator was then able to do a search for the various items and retrieve the corresponding video.” Add in facial recognition technology and this would make for a great aid at conferences and family reunions.

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

(Via Slashdot.)