Gallery: Camera-Covered Jacket Turns You Into a Walking Surveillance Station

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    The Aposematic Jacket has four working security cameras stitched into the fabric. With the push of a button, the wearer can capture a panoramic video of his surroundings.
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    The video will transmit over Wi-Fi to a public website, holding whoever is nearby accountable.
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    The name comes from aposematism, the group of organisms—like poisonous frogs—that flamboyantly advertise the harm they could inflict on a predator, should they dare to attack.
  • The jacket enables a more streamlined version of something were already doing which is constantly recording the world...
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    The jacket (which is a concept) enables a more streamlined version of something we’re already doing, which is constantly recording the world around us with our smartphones.
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