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Le Myope” is a DIY camera (if you can call it a camera) that doesn’t take pictures, it simply finds similar ones online. The device is essentially a Raspberry Pi computer linked up to Google reverse image search. As ridiculous as it sounds, we have to admit that asking “why are you taking this picture? It’s already on the Internet!” has an element of adorable charm.
The device was created by Salade Tomate Oignon (that's Tomato and Onion Salad...no we don’t get it either), a peculiar Parisian artist and crafter with a selection of equally interesting and eclectic projects on their site.
The name of the device 'Le Myope', is humorously called so because it means short-sighted in French. As STO describes, it uses "the most advanced algorithms based on machine learning and computer vision," which may not always function as you’d like it to.
Simply point Le Myope at your target just like a regular camera, but when you press the shutter button, instead of snapping a shot you’ll receive a picture of the closest Google search result for the image you would have taken.
This means that when you use it in a popular place for photo snapping, such as a popular tourist attraction, you’ll likely get something close to an exact match. However, if you use it in a remote place you’ll get "random, roughly similar pictures from all over the internet!" Say you take a picture of a tree, you’ll certainly get a picture of a tree, but it may look quite different to the one that’s in front of you. It may even be from the other side of the globe.
Although it’s difficult to see many use cases for the device (aside from ensuring your shot is 100% original), it’s a delightful little side project and the specs and instructions for building it are available for free on STO’s website. In its description, the device is pitched as “even more imprecise than a blurry Polaroid picture or a filter-abused Instagram shot.” STO certainly knows his audience, we’ll give him that.
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