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July 28th, 2008

Digital cameras and forgotten memories

Posted by Zack Whittaker @ 9:06 am

Categories: Discussion, Hardware, Podcast, University fun

Tags: Memory, Digital Camera, Camera, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker

Long story short, myself and my friend Dan were contemplating whether digital cameras, the modern replacement for film-fed cameras, were the cause of diminishing memories of the best days of our lives - at university.

Although this podcast was spur of the moment; not recorded under professional circumstances (but when have I done that anyway?), you’ll be in for a treat. At some point, a bird outside went nuts, the 1608 from London Charing Cross to Margate went by, and if you’re lucky, you can hear me shuffling from one side of the sofa to the other to reach my cup of tea.

(I even cut out a little part which left in could have sparked a diplomatic incident.)

Needless to say, have a listen and see what you think. Could digital cameras be the reason why we end up devolving in hundreds of years time? Speculation, contemplation, and the mad ramblings of two students; probably slightly delirious from the heat wave.

Zack Whittaker, the youngest in the ZDNet network, is a British student at the University of Kent, Canterbury, where he studies BA (Hons) Criminology and Social Policy. His insight into the next-generation is unique and first-hand, sharing his knowledge of the here and now but more so what's next and how to get there.

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RE: Digital cameras and forgotten memories
It can be fun to speculate on these weighty matters (well - the lager STARTS OUT weighty!) but I am not sure that much of it has a solid basis.

While very true that people don't remember phone ... (Read the rest)
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I agree completely ......  DigitalFrog | 07/29/08
RE: Digital cameras and forgotten memories  danielgwood | 07/28/08
Music credits  zwhittakerZDNet Moderator | 07/28/08
RE: Digital cameras and forgotten memories  Freebird54 | 07/29/08

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