Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 5:00PM Great videos assembled by the marketing team at BDA/Power A!! We showcased these at our E3 booth in 2011. I was there to hear all the great feedback and excitement around all of the controllers I worked on.
Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 11:35PM 
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 7:53PM Omni EYE explores what happens when video recording and the need to classify and collect data merge in the very near future. Never before in our time have we been able to paint a clearer description of the life and legacy of any one person, or group of people. The ancients carved their likeness on cave walls and the masters captured life in oil and marble. Are there other future products that can help etch our lives into history, capture emotions faster and easier? Are there moments in our history we wish we could see again, perhaps from a different perspective? If so, what price are we willing to put on that data? What is the future of security as it relates to our digital memories?
Today, only a few recent generations have lived through the age of TV, radio and the internet. Digital cameras have only been around to the US masses for less than 15 years and video recording is now possible with a device smaller than a toaster oven. Moreover, today we can send pictures take n immediately, without wires, to our facebook accounts and record in HD movies like a professional for less than a few hundred dollars. Batteries are shrinking and lasting longer, computer speeds are always climbing, optics are improving and wireless networks are growing. This convergence of technology will lead to some more controversial ideas and we will be forced to talk about the lasting social implications.
This small, wearable jewelry piece basically records whatever we view from our own perspective. Imagine a 2-3" in diameter broach of sorts about .25" thick that can clip onto your jacket, or purse or set atop any surface. It is an all knowing eye that is with us from walks in the park to our first time driving. a car. Omni EYE lets users view video recordings from the same area as the lens. Imagine a 2 way mirror into real time data, a portal into anywhere in the world. A small microphone hole allows for voice and ambient feedback. Simply tell it to start/stop recording or put it on auto letting omni EYE sense your environment for conversations. GPS, WiFi, auto focus and customizable soft keys are included on this future wearable device. Think of it as a more discrete helmet camera for adventurers, but without the helmet!
Conceptually, this small package features a battery capable of over 8 hours of HD video recording. A quick charge will take only 15 minutes by clipping it onto the docking station (not shown.) All the data is streamed instantly to a desired storage space on the cloud where you can access it on the device, or through an internet browser. So, you can even watch another person's life in real time through their point-of-view. The camera recognizes faces and location allowing a host of data and applications to pair with your omni EYE. Maybe it only goes on when you visit your family and friends. Maybe it shuts off while at the office. If it can recognize one voice, should it recognize others? If so, can you mine their image and your interactions with them? You can prove your friend's argument wrong, or really learn from your mistakes by reliving them like an old movie. Can't remember that long night after too many drinks? Walking through a bad neighborhood? Are we simply concerned with putting our stamp in the history books to live forever on Google within a searchable database? Maybe our whole life's memories can live in a safe place where we, or our ancestors can view them.
Put one on your child as they go to preschool to monitor their care. Wear it during family events, special occasions, or just anytime you want to record life as it happens, through our successes and through the darkest times. This begs the questions, who will own our memories and our experiences? Who can gain access to our personal, unaltered truths? Can this be used for more than just advertising and public profiling? Hopefully, we use something like this as a tool for self improvement and historical reference. rather than for profit only. With this we can share our stories of friends and loved ones, hear their voices with our own and witness those experiences in it's most raw form. We might someday come to accept this product like we have accepted camera phones, instant messaging and touch screen gestures. We've come so far in our comfort with sharing our life's moments in such a short period of time. We are re-wiring our brain and changing our very idea of what it means to be human. In the end, we are left with more questions as we enter a new period of "heightened awareness" where future products can be used to make us feel more secure and also more fearful at the same time.