Wearable Cameras Are Coming for Your Hair Now
Jenny Zhang, founder of tech startup Computer Angel, has developed what appears to be the world's first hair clip camera, moving from New York to Shenzhen to bring the wearable to life. The device is designed primarily for recreational video recording and has a lo-fi aesthetic, distinguishing it from high-resolution smart glasses like Ray-Ban Meta. While the camera has sparked interest, it has also raised privacy concerns and debate over its gendered marketing.
- ▪Jenny Zhang created a hair clip camera and relocated from New York to Shenzhen to develop the wearable.
- ▪The camera is focused on recreational video recording and features a low-resolution, lo-fi visual style.
- ▪Unlike smart glasses, it currently lacks AI features like voice assistants or computer vision.
- ▪The device has drawn criticism over its perceived targeting of women, despite men also being able to use it.
- ▪Privacy concerns exist, though the camera is more visibly obvious than those on products like Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
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There are cameras on everything, man. Cameras on your nose, on earbuds, on air purifiers, and on your cat’s freaking litter box. Meanwhile, your hair (if, unlike me, you have that) has been watching the parade of camera-clad gadgets wistfully, without a single sensor to call its own. Until now… Thanks to the founder of tech startup Computer Angel, Jenny Zhang, we have (to my knowledge, at least) the world’s first hair clip camera. Though it shares similarities with smart glasses, it also feels like a bit of an antidote to other face-worn wearables.
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