Martin Källström

Memoto Lifelogging Device Hands On

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Memoto helps you capture life as you live it, taking two pictures every minute and piecing them together into fun memory flip books.

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factMemoto is a lifelogging device designed to capture moments and memories throughout daily life.0:00factMemoto captures photographs at a rate of 2 pictures every minute.0:00factThe Memoto device is worn as a neckband or attached to outward-facing clothing.0:00factOskar, the co-creator of Memoto, wore the prototype and reported it changed his thinking about memory.0:25factMemoto's iPhone app intelligently groups similar photos into slideshow format for easy viewing.0:25factThe design of Memoto involved research into optimal device size and photo capture frequency.0:25factToo many photos makes reviewing memories take as long as the time spent capturing them.0:25factToo infrequent photo capture results in missing important moments.0:50factMemoto had mobile apps for both iPhone and Android platforms.0:50
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[00:00:00] Speaker A: Taking pictures helps us remember great times, but often the best memories occur when the camera is safely tucked away. Memoto is a lifelogging device that wants to capture all your favorite moments and everything in between. Memoto lets you capture life as you live it. Tucked safely onto a neckband or other outward-facing clothing article, Memoto takes 2 pictures every minute, piecing together your life into an easily reviewable and savable format. Oskar, the co-creator

[00:00:25] Speaker A: of Memoto, has been wearing his prototype device for a few weeks and says that it has already changed the way he thinks about memory. He showed us footage from a drive to his parents' house, the iPhone app intelligently piecing together similar images into a single slideshow for easy viewing. A lot of research went into Memoto, determining elements such as size and frequency of pictures. Too many pictures and the memories become a movie that takes just about the same amount of time to watch as it did to take. Too

[00:00:50] Speaker A: infrequent and you'll miss moments. The iPhone app was beautiful and smooth, and we were assured that the Android version is similar. From Austin, Texas at South by Southwest, this is Daniel Berg. That will help you remember that day as it is, but then you can—