Image courtesy of zoffy at Fancy
Today, there is Instagram. Tomorrow, a lonely hipster’s dream may very well come true.
Hot off the press from Milan Design Week 2012, it appears that Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA is unexpectedly planning a foray into the world of…budget digital imaging. Gizmodo Italy have revealed images of IKEA’s newest economical contraption – a digital camera constructed from well, cardboard. This particular specimen was bundled in a press kit, but it has been established that IKEA will soon be selling the little beauties in-store.
Of simple build, the gadget features a viewfinder, pinhole lens, protruding USB connector and takes two AA batteries. It reportedly – from an unknown source – can store up to 40 images, and the paperclip-friendly button on the camera’s right-hand side appears to control formatting/image deletion. Depending on its RRP, IKEA’s camera may or may not be so disposable. We wait in anticipation for more details.
Meanwhile, lo-fi enthusiasts across the globe squeal with glee at what might potentially be a vintage revival world pandemic.
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Jamie Racicos, 23, is a final year Media & Communications and Ancient World Studies double-major at the University of Melbourne.
He has recently returned from an exhilarating exchange semester at the prestigious Lund University in southern Sweden, and has consequently embraced a newfound love and interest for all things Nordic. As an avid musician, writer and traveller, Jamie's interests are wide-ranging and eclectic – from the latest in tech, popular culture and fashion through to Scandinavian history and society. This often emanates in his writing.
He is hoping to pursue postgraduate study at the Master's level in a cognate discipline. Jamie is an editor for Melbourne RiffRaff Science + Technology.
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