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  • SenseCam Case Study, ActiveAge, 22 April 2008
    Microsoft Research Cambridge has been working to develop a wearable digital camera. The wearer is able to review images that help to enhance the recall of specific events or activities…
  • Alzheimer's camera aid 'helps to restore memory', Daily Mail, 12 December 2007
    The SenseCam, funded by technology giants Microsoft, is a small device worn by the patient to record details of their life by taking a photo every 30 seconds.
  • Camera ‘aids memory loss fight’, BBC News, 11 December 2007
    A wearable digital camera may hold the key to helping people who have memory problems, experts believe.
  • A Camera to Help Dementia Patients, Technology Review, 10 December 2007
    But a simple device called SenseCam, a small digital camera developed by Microsoft Research, in Cambridge, U.K., dramatically improved her memory: she could recall 80 percent of events six weeks after they happened, according to the results of a recent study.
  • SenseCam Aids Patients with Memory Problems, Slashdot, 10 December 2007
    A small digital camera developed by Microsoft Research could boost memory in people with dementia and possibly mild forms of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Alzheimer’s camera helps restore memory, The Telegraph, 29 November 2007
    The SenseCam hangs around the neck and takes digital pictures at regular intervals so that its user can scroll back through their day.
  • Wear your memory round your neck, Daily Mail, 24 March 2007
    The new SenseCam — A camera has been developed to help Alzheimer's sufferers improve their memory.
    The slim digital device is worn around the neck and takes a snap of any movement or when there are changes in temperature and light. Played back on a computer at night, the series of images could improve the recall of those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other conditions that rob people of their memories.
  • Human black box 'triggers memories', Telegraph, 24 March 2007
    Alzheimer's sufferers given a "human black box" have shown significant improvements in long-term memory, scientists say. Initial research suggests SenseCam, a wearable miniature camera being tested by Microsoft, could enrich the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Britain with dementia and other memory problems.
  • Black Boxes of our Lives, The Times, 1 August 2006
    SenseCam performs much better in trials than either keeping a diary or deliberately taking Polaroid shots of things that subjects thought they would want to remember.
  • 'Black box' cam for total recall, BBC News, 15 June 2004
    A wearable camera full of sensors could help people with memory problems, according to Microsoft researchers.

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