Microsoft is testing out a prototype of a wearable camera meant to serve as a short-term memory adjunct for folks dealing with Alzheimer's Disease. The SenseCam, being tested at the company's Cambridge, U.K., lab, takes a low-resolution image every 30 seconds as it dangles from the user's neck.
The idea is that users can review the images later to jog otherwise recalcitrant bits of memory to the forefront. ""It's remarkable how it appears to trigger your memory for that event," says researcher Steve Hodges said. "It seems to bring you back to that original moment."
There are no plans for commercialization yet, but Microsoft is funding a $500,000 medical study using the device.
Microsoft Tests Memory-Making Camera [PC World]
