Bodycams for Civilians
5th January 2024
Well, this is a damning indictment of our society. In a relatively short stretch of time, we’ve gone from wearing cameras to record cool action-sports stunts, to wearing cameras for security purposes. The PhoneCam, by Dutch product design and development company SlimDesign, is billed as “a breakthrough solution for individuals and businesses seeking accessibility to safety.”
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Pressing it a second time turns the light red, at which point it begins recording, uploading footage to the cloud, and simultaneously sends a request for help to your nearby contacts, along with your location. In other words it goes straight to Call the Cavalry.
Quite useful in California these days, I should think; especially in Compton.