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Memoto: Secrets of a half-million-dollar Kickstarter campaign

18 points by rpsubhub 14y ago

carlesfe 14y ago
Not trying to belittle this project, but I don't get its appeal. The magic of pictures, for me, are perfectly timed ones, not blurry and random photographs or storing and going through 3k pics/day to check "today's good one" Has anybody done some research on the product? Could you please give me a briefing of why it's better than a camera on your phone? I only see drawbacks: from the fact that you have some geeky-cyberpunk look because there is a camera hanging from your neck; legal implications ("is that a camera? can you turn it off please?"), etc. I, for one, don't like the prospect of people knowing I'm recording everything. Thanks
- nooneelse 14y ago
  I'm actually rather keen to get one. I guess the appeal for me is A) a neat toy for particular occasions, and B) personal ideas of using less-subjective feedback for understanding and controlling myself toward goals. But I want to see some example pictures from the actual device before committing money to it.
coob 14y ago
There was excellent thought experiment/one-off drama on how a product like this could affect employment and relationships in the future. "The Entire History of You" aired on British TV last year [1]. It was written by one of Peep Show's [2] writers, a sitcom that uses solely point of view shots. If you have access to 4OD (by being in the UK or otherwise) you can watch the episode online [3]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)#3._.22The_Entire_History_of_You.22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)#3._.22... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series) [3] http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/episode-guide/series-1/episode-3 http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/episode-guid...
JoeAltmaier 14y ago
They claim 2000 cameras 'sold' thru their campaign. I thought Kickstarter explicitely says they are not a store? I don't get it.
- debacle 14y ago
  It's a very murky and gray area, but I think everyone but Kickstarter would agree that they're currently on the wrong side of it.
anonymouz 14y ago
Total amount pledged: $550,189 ... Number of cameras sold: 2,346 In relation to the cameras "sold" (i.e., promised) to backers this figure seems much more down to earth. It comes out at about $235 per camera. Depending on how much the production will actually cost (I didn't see any estimates), this may even be quite tight.

18 points by rpsubhub 14y ago

Not trying to belittle this project, but I don't get its appeal. The magic of pictures, for me, are perfectly timed ones, not blurry and random photographs or storing and going through 3k pics/day to check "today's good one" Has anybody done some research on the product? Could you please give me a briefing of why it's better than a camera on your phone? I only see drawbacks: from the fact that you have some geeky-cyberpunk look because there is a camera hanging from your neck; legal implications ("is that a camera? can you turn it off please?"), etc. I, for one, don't like the prospect of people knowing I'm recording everything. Thanks

nooneelse 14y ago
I'm actually rather keen to get one. I guess the appeal for me is A) a neat toy for particular occasions, and B) personal ideas of using less-subjective feedback for understanding and controlling myself toward goals. But I want to see some example pictures from the actual device before committing money to it.

coob 14y ago

There was excellent thought experiment/one-off drama on how a product like this could affect employment and relationships in the future. "The Entire History of You" aired on British TV last year [1]. It was written by one of Peep Show's [2] writers, a sitcom that uses solely point of view shots. If you have access to 4OD (by being in the UK or otherwise) you can watch the episode online [3]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)#3._.22The_Entire_History_of_You.22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mirror_(TV_series)#3._.22... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_Show_(TV_series) [3] http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/episode-guide/series-1/episode-3 http://www.channel4.com/programmes/black-mirror/episode-guid...

JoeAltmaier 14y ago

They claim 2000 cameras 'sold' thru their campaign. I thought Kickstarter explicitely says they are not a store? I don't get it.

debacle 14y ago
It's a very murky and gray area, but I think everyone but Kickstarter would agree that they're currently on the wrong side of it.

anonymouz 14y ago

Total amount pledged: $550,189 ... Number of cameras sold: 2,346 In relation to the cameras "sold" (i.e., promised) to backers this figure seems much more down to earth. It comes out at about $235 per camera. Depending on how much the production will actually cost (I didn't see any estimates), this may even be quite tight.