Olympic cyclist Josiah Ng has started a Kickstarter project to raise money for what is being called a “two-way helmet cam.” From the sound of it we wonder if Ng was looking at introducing a camera that would allow communication between two people – sort of a Skype camera for the bike.
That’s not what he meant, but rather a “two-directional” camera that could be mounted to a helmet. The idea behind this concept is to provide cycle commuters with a “post-incident” security system. This way the camera can record not only what is coming from behind but shows where the rider’s eyes were towards the front. And technically this one isn’t limited just to cycling and could be used for any sort of post-accident study.
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Specta Technologies have reportedly built a working prototype of the Spectacam, and the unit consists of two 1080p cameras, which can stream to a smartphone app via built-in Wi-Fi. The battery life is claimed to be around three hours.
At present the goal is to raise $200,000 through Kickstarter funding by December 18, 20012 with a goal to roll out the cameras next spring.