Sprint to Deploy 3G Imaging. Announces platform deal with LightSurf [allNetDevices Wireless News] (Credit where due: I saw this first over at The Shifted Librarian.)
Commentary: This is the ideal way for local/WPAN type image management. Police officers could stream shots of a crime scene to the station so that dispatchers have a live feed of what is going on. It could also be used for gathering evidence from crime scenes before they get "contaminated" by a lot of foot traffic*. Combine it with a UV light for revailing organics (blood splatters etc) and you can map an area for forensic evidence and minimize contamination of said evidence.
Rescue workers could get feeds from robots that are burrowing through rubble in search of survivors. Tie that in with new head mounted displays and AutoCAD's latest visualization software and workers could get an idea of what was still standing as well as what pockets might remain where survivors could be found. Digression: Buildings could have internal location based services for important things such as cutoff valves and exits, making it easier for emergency workers to find their way through smoke filled or collapsed buildings. For workers have a transponder that feeds out their vitals and POV and you are well into the tech from Aliens. End Digression
Folks on vacation could upstream shots to their dataspace and then edit/delete at their leisure. Ditto for journalists working in the field.
Gargoyles as described in Snow Crash are closer to reality as well, combine this feed with some voice recognition, earbud microphones, and you'll have some crazy data gathering capabilites.
*Tie this in as the source for software that generates 3d models off of video feeds and you can have someone effectively scanning in a location for use in evidence later. Non police work: Initial sketches of proposed architectural and interior design plans.
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