Picture Blocking Beer Cooler Keeps Your Face Out of Embarrassing Photos 200
cylonlover writes "It may sound like something dreamed up by a cheesy men's magazine as a joke, but apparently this is a real thing that actually exists. Ostensibly, the Norte Photoblocker is a functional beer cooler surrounded by four sensors that can detect the flashes from cameras or cell phones. If a flash goes off in the direction of the Photoblocker, it fires its own flash to flood the resulting photos with bright white and obscure anyone nearby. Now you can go about your usual business of cheating on your spouse, being an idiot around your boss, or drunkenly harassing fellow party-goers without worrying that some wildly irresponsible person will tag you in a photo and posts it online."
I want this for my car (Score:5, Interesting)
Can I get this for my license plates?
Re:About time someone invented (Score:5, Interesting)
Already available if you have a soldering iron.
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-add-led-lights-avoid-speed-detection-while-driving-222857/ [wonderhowto.com]
Alternate uses may pop up (Score:4, Interesting)
A pretty good marketing stunt, but I'm sure other uses can be found for this in areas where photos are not desired for privacy reasons.
One that I can think of right away would be at abortion clinics. Many protestors will try to take photographs of the people entering the clinics and then post them online to try and shame them. I'd love to see this sort of tech spoil their day.
Re:Nikon pro cameras with fast lenses work great! (Score:4, Interesting)
The same reason that nerds use high dollar computers to visit every trashy site on the web? A guy who has good tools, no matter what trade, hobby, or profession he might be in, isn't going to keep a "backup" set of cheap tools around for those "less important" jobs. A real pro might have a workshop filled with ultra-expensive tools of his trade, but even his carry away bag of tools is going to be filled with quality items.
Whatever your profession is, look at your own carry away "toolbox". Did you buy a bunch of junk from WalMart to fill it?