【龙腾评论】男子30年前就申请了自拍神器的专利,但是他无法从现在的销售中获得一分钱

哎哎9年前 (2015-04-21)知乎精选3126

  Man who patented the selfie stick THIRTYYEARS ago - but won't make a penny from the millions being sold now男子30年前就申请了自拍神器的专利,但是他无法从现在的销售中获得一分钱

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  They have become one of the most irritatingaccessories carried by tourists in recent years, but it appears the selfiestick has been a nuisance for three decades.

  最近几年游客们携带的最恼人的东西之一就是这个东西了,但是貌似这个东西30年前就有了。

  Hiroshi Ueda, a photographer who worked asan engineer for camera company Minolta, claims that he first invented theselfie stick in the 1980s.

  现在身为摄影师的HiroshiUeda之前是美能达相机公司的一名工程师,他说是他在1980年代的时候发明了这种东西。

  He said he came up with the idea afterstruggling to get pictures of himself and his wife together while they were inEurope.

  他说和妻子去欧洲旅游时由于要合拍照片,而发明了这个东西。

  After having his camera stolen by a child he asked to take their picture in theLouvre Museum in Paris, he dreamed up a solution - an extendable stick with atripod screw at the end.

  在巴黎卢浮宫里要求一个孩子为他们拍照,但是相机被这孩子偷走了,所以他就想出了这个解决办法——一个可伸长的棒子,末端再放一个三脚架。

  The 'extender stick', as he called it, was designed for use with new compactcameras that were being developed at the time.

  他称这个自拍神器为“延长棒”,在设计上是和当时饿袖珍相机一起使用的。

  He added a mirror to the front of the camera so that photographers could seeexactly what they were doing.

  他还在相机前面安装了一面镜子,这样拍摄者就能看清自己的一切举动了。

  Despite being patented in 1983, theextender stick failed to become a success - mainly due to the poor imagequality it captured.

  尽管在1983年就申请了专利,但是当时并没有流行开来——主要原因可能是这样拍出来的画质非常差。

  

  Some 30 years later selfie sticks are nowhugely popular - used by narcissists and celebrities everywhere to captureimages of themselves in their surroundings.

  30年后的今天,自拍神器变得非常流行,使用者包括了自恋狂和名人。

  They have become such a menace that manytourist venues, museums, concert venues and stadiums have banned them.

  但是由于很多人在使用,所以也成为了一种威胁,很多旅游景点,博物馆,音乐会举办地点和体育场馆都禁止使用这种东西。

  Perhaps ironically, Apple - the companythat could be blamed for kickstarting the selfie phenomenon by putting a cameraon the front of its phones in the first place - has also banned them from itsnext conference.

  讽刺的是,苹果也禁止在自己的下一届大会中使用这种东西,而最先兴起自拍现象的可能就是苹果公司,因为是苹果公司首先在手机前面安装了摄像头。

  Modern versions of the extender stick allow a smartphone to be held aloft anduse a remote trigger to take the photograph or video.

  现代版的自拍神器可以让智能手机漂浮在空中,并使用一个远程的触发器来进行拍照或摄像。

  Mr Ueda's patentran out in 2003, however, so he has not benefited from the recent boom.

  Ueda先生的专利在2003年过期了,所以他没能从现在的自拍神器繁荣中获得任何好处。

  Carrots,London, United Kingdom, 5 hours agoEverything was first invented in Japan inthe 1980s

  1980年代的时候,任何东西都是日本首先发明的。

  PaulE, Norfolk, United Kingdom, 5 hours agoNooo, EVERYTHING was invented in America,every american knows that

  不,当时任何东西都是美国首先发明的,所有美国人都知道这一点。

  AceLightning, Conestoga Hills, United States, 3 hours agoAmerica believes they invented the entireplanet, because their heads are so far up their asses. I, as Brit/American, saya lot happened in the rest of the world.

  美国以为自己发明了整个星球,因为他们的脑袋和屁股离得好远,我(作为英国人和美国人)认为其他国家也发明了很多东西。

  MarkD,Syracuse, 4 hours agoRoyalties. Pay the man.

  专利税。付钱给他。

  SimonMason, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom, 3 hours agoWhat is wrong with using a camera with aself timer? They've been around for years.

  用自动拍照器拍照有啥问题?这种东西已经存在很久了。

  VincentT., Southhampton, United Kingdom, 4 hours agoPatents are nonsense.

  专利就是胡扯。

  RedRover,Denbighshire, United Kingdom, 1 hour agoPoor guy

  这家伙好可怜啊。

  JosieC,Inverness, United Kingdom, 3 hours agoMy parents took a selfie of themselves inthe 50's, well before it was all the craze! I have the photo.

  我父母在50年代的时候自拍了一张,在当时自拍是非常流行的!我有照片。

  Topof the Hill, Lalaland, Hong Kong, 28 minutes agoahead of his time...invented the car beforethe wheel

  太超前了。。。相当于在还没发明车轮之前就发明了车厢!

  译者:masamaso

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