Blink controlled camera provides recipe for awkward moments

As we move to document every single waking minute of our lives, there’s a real risk of missing the perfect shot of that dog/latte/kid/sunset in the time it takes to reach our phones. Blincam is designed to remove that awkward fumbling from mobile photography, instead allowing users to capture photos by winking or blinking.

Based in Tokyo, the company behind Blincam say it’s designed to help capture images when you otherwise might have missed them because your hands were full, or didn’t have your smartphone camera at the ready.

Having attached it to a set of glasses, the rectangular camera unit connects to a smartphone through Bluetooth, although images can also be saved to a microSD card. According to its creators, the camera’s eye movement sensor is able to distinguish a strong, deliberate wink/blink from more natural ones. Good thing, too, because we blink between 15 and 20 times per minute, which would make for a lot of boring photos.

Based in Tokyo, the company behind Blincam say it’s designed to help capture images when you otherwise might have missed them because your hands were full, or didn’t have your smartphone camera at the ready.

Having attached it to a set of glasses, the rectangular camera unit connects to a smartphone through Bluetooth, although images can also be saved to a microSD card. According to its creators, the camera’s eye movement sensor is able to distinguish a strong, deliberate wink/blink from more natural ones. Good thing, too, because we blink between 15 and 20 times per minute, which would make for a lot of boring photos.

http://www.gizmag.com/blincam-portable-camera/44535/