{{Infobox camera | camera_name = Narrative Clip & Narrative Clip 2 | maker = Third Dot AB | footnotes = {{URL|getnarrative.com}} | interface_Data = USB 2.0 | dimensions = 36 x 36 x 9 mm<ref name="gizmag1">{{cite web|url=http://www.gizmag.com/memoto-camera/24613/ | title= Memoto wearable camera automatically captures your life at 30 second intervals | date= 23 October 2012 | publisher=Memoto AB | accessdate=2013-02-06}}</ref> | res = 5 megapixels (Narrative Clip) and 8 megapixels (Narrative Clip 2)<ref name="sfchronicla">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Narrative-wearable-camera-valuable-tool-or-7294627.php|title=Narrative wearable camera: valuable tool or Little Brother?|author=|date=21 April 2016|website=sfchronicle.com}}</ref> }} The '''Narrative Clip''' is a small wearable lifelogging camera. Its development began in 2012 by the Swedish company Memoto after a successful crowd funding via Kickstarter.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/martinkallstrom/memoto-lifelogging-camera|title=Memoto 'Lifelogging Camera'}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://memoto.com/pages/about-memoto|title=Who we are|publisher=Memoto AB|accessdate=2013-02-06|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130411084820/http://memoto.com/pages/about-memoto|archivedate=2013-04-11}}</ref> It can automatically take a picture every 30 seconds whilst being worn throughout the day, a practice known as "life-logging".<ref name="svt">{{cite web|url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/sverige/ny-kamera-loggar-ditt-liv|title=SVT News: Ny kamera loggar ditt liv (New camera logs your life)}}</ref> At the end of the day the Clip uploads the photos and videos it made into the vendor's cloud service, where they are processed and organized into collections called Moments, available to the user through a web client or mobile apps. The Moments or individual photos and videos can be shared through other apps or through the company's own social network.
==History== The company made its first headlines after raising $500,000 from a Kickstarter campaign which closed in Nov, 2012.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> First units to backers were starting to be sent out during the autumn 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/martinkallstrom/memoto-lifelogging-camera/posts/733658|title=Production speed quadrupled - now Chinese New Year}}</ref> Originally named Memoto, the company then proceeded to change its name to Narrative and the product name to the '''Narrative Clip''' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://petapixel.com/2013/10/04/lifelogging-camera-maker-memoto-new-name-3m-capital-ship-date/|title=Lifelogging Camera Maker Memoto Has a New Name, $3M in Capital and a Ship Date|date=4 October 2013|publisher=}}</ref> and kept on selling the first Narrative Clip on its website and through various retailers throughout the next 2 years.
The vastly improved '''Narrative Clip 2''', featuring an improved camera, a modular attachment system, video capture, Bluetooth control and a built-in Wifi cloud uploader was unveiled at CES 2015 <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blog.getnarrative.com/2015/09/narrative-announces-video-with-clip-2-now-the-most-wearable-full-hd-camera-captures-authentic-moments-through-video-and-photos/|title=Narrative Announces Video with Clip 2, Now the Most Wearable Full HD Camera Captures Authentic Moments through Video and Photos|date=2015-09-03|work=Narrative Blog|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> and started shipping in early 2016.
Due to cashflow problems and a broad decline in venture capital interest in wearables during 2016, the original company had to shut down late 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.getnarrative.com/2016/10/an-open-letter/|title=Narrative ending sales and support of Narrative Clip|date=10 October 2016 }}</ref> The assets and cloud service were acquired by a new company called Third Dot, run by some of the former founders and employees, which is keeping the service running for the existing users as well as maintaining sales of the Clip 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.getnarrative.com/2016/11/narrative-service-will-keep-running/|title=Narrative service will keep running|date=November 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/31/narrative-2/|title=Narrative lifelogging gets a stay of execution as the company considers restarting production|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/01/narrative-interview/|title=Narrative's CTO outlines the company return|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref>thumb|400px|Narrative Clip, as worn, compared with its predecessors ==Press== The lifelogging idea and Narrative Clip captured the attention and imagination of magazines and newspapers worldwide, like Wall Street Journal,<ref>{{Citation|title=Say 'Cheese' to the Narrative Clip Life-Logging Wearable|url=https://www.wsj.com/video/say-cheese-to-the-narrative-clip-life-logging-wearable/EA181B5B-73C7-449D-90CB-AE0605781CCA.html|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref> Der Spiegel, New York Times International Herald, TechCrunch,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/03/narratives-clip-on-camera-one-lap/|title=Narrative's Clip-On Camera {{!}} One Lap|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> FastCompany,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3026153/is-every-moment-worth-keeping-what-i-learned-by-photographing-my-life-every-30-seconds|title=Is Every Moment Worth Keeping? What I Learned By Photographing My Life Every 30 Seconds|date=2014-02-11|work=Fast Company|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Huffington Post,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/10/narrative-clip_n_4760580.html|title=Nice To Meet You. I've Already Taken Your Picture|last=Bosker|first=Bianca|date=2014-02-10|work=Huffington Post|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Wired,<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2014/02/narrative-clip/|title=Review: Narrative Clip|last=Lasky|first=Michael S.|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> TheNextWeb,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2014/02/14/narrative-clip-review/|title=Narrative Clip Wearable Camera Review|last=Bryant|first=Martin|date=2014-02-14|work=The Next Web|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/11/21/the-narrative-clip-wearable-camera-finally-has-a-desktop-app/|title=The Narrative Clip Gets a Web App|last=Bryant|first=Martin|date=2014-11-21|work=The Next Web|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2015/01/04/narratives-clip-2-wearable-camera-will-boast-wi-fi-sync-bluetooth-8-megpixel-camera/|title=Narrative Unveils the Clip 2 Wearable Camera|last=Bryant|first=Martin|date=2015-01-04|work=The Next Web|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> Condé Nast Traveller,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-06-10/12-best-smart-gadgets-for-travelers|title=12 Smart Gadgets Every Traveler Should Pack|last=Pires|first=Details.com,Kevin|work=Condé Nast Traveler|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en}}</ref> Engadget <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/memoto-lifeblogging-camera/|title=Memoto lapel camera turns your life into one big photoblog|work=Engadget|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/memoto-camera-wants-to-capture-your-life-every-30-seconds/|title=Memoto camera wants to capture your life -- every 30 seconds|work=Engadget|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/10/03/memoto-is-now-narrative/|title=Memoto is now Narrative Clip, shipping November 1st|work=Engadget|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/11/10/narrative-clip-lapel-camera-final-version-hands-on/|title=Narrative Clip lapel camera shows up at Expand in its final form, we go hands-on|work=Engadget|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en-US}}</ref> and The Verge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/10/23/3539986/memoto-camera-lifelogging-kickstarter|title=Memoto camera launches Kickstarter campaign to bring lifelogging to the masses|work=The Verge|access-date=2018-07-11}}</ref>
Swedish National TV News reported on the original Memoto company and camera and that it would be released in spring 2013.<ref name="svt" />
Some writers speculated about potential privacy concerns due to automatic photography, for example the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).<ref name="sfchronicla" />
==See also== * Wearable computing * EyeTap * Gordon Bell * Steve Mann * Sensecam
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Category:Kickstarter-funded products Category:Digital cameras Category:Wearable computers Category:Lifelogging
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