Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Monday, February 22, 2010

iPod Touch Camera Adaption

Let me be the first to say that this will not be designed or built by me. The iphone and the ipod mini both have video cameras but the ipod touch is left out. This bothered me to some extent, meh, not much because I don't own any Apple products. But, I do read a lot about them and technology in general and it seems that cameras can be made and placed anywhere. For reasons of profit, and mentioned earlier, the ipod touch does not have a camera. My idea would be a device that fits into the base of the ipod touch and snaps onto the top, where the camera would be placed. I'd put it on a swivel so pictures could be taken at all angles. Add in video and the ipod touch would be very similar to an iphone. I sorta stole the idea from an old archos portable media player that had a side camera attachment. But that didn't have wifi nor any of the applications that Apple has. Eh, it's a thought.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Legal.Notary.Video.

The idea is this and if you've heard of it you can stop reading or do me a kind favor by commenting on this idea. The concept of legally notarizing a video. Just the same way a notary public serves to witness and authenticate documents, bills and drafts. A Video Notary would authenticate the date of videos to help settle legal or disputed claims. Obviously they would need extensive knowledge of how videos are made and produced and would need a deep forensic understanding of all types of video files. The applications for this could be widespread and help to end disputes over fair use claims, intellectual property rights, crimes, etc. So, what do you think? Does this thing exist? I have not searched for this type of thing online because the idea came from me as I was watching old videos of my journalism work in college and wondered who owned it if it was shot by me and a friend at the same time. Would he own only his parts? Would I mine? How would someone tell, 10 years after who shot what? It is in my possession and I have all of the face time. Does this make the video mine? What about the people I interviewed? Are they entitled to the video? If you are a lawyer and reading this, let me know what you think. If you are me reading this, stop re-reading your old blog posts!