The German designer has developed a camera that allows the user to take only original photos.
Schmitt’scamera (it’s a prototype at the moment and doesn’t take actual photos just yet—he’s working on integrating sensors and optics), houses a smartphone that uses GPS metadata from Flickr and Panoramio to determine how popular a location is. If it identifies more than 35 photos taken in a given location—about 115 feet in any direction from where you’re standing—the camera’s shutter retracts and blocks the viewfinder so you can’t take a photo. A display on the camera indicates how many photos have been taken in that location, and an audible cue reminds you to move along.
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