An online time capsule

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October 15th, 2007 | Alan | Computers and Internet, Technology/Gadgets

In today’s modern computer age, technology and virtual data are becoming more and more part of our lives. In the past, you may remember people at new years sealing up some memorabilia to open up at a later date. This still happens all the time, but now there is something new, a more… technologically savvy time capsule.

So, what is this?
It’s a digital time capsule. (Although, if you prefer, you can get a physical hard copy of the time capsule in addition for a gift or your own safekeeping) In this time capsule you can place all sorts of different types of files. Pictures of you and your family, or videos, or personal journal entries. It’s completely up to you. You can choose how long you want to “bury” your time capsule for as well. You can choose to not bury it at all, or you could bury it for 100 years. If you want to put family but are worried about strangers seeing it, don’t worry. There is a feature that allows you to protect the time capsule with a password. Each capsule can hold the following amounts of data:
500 pictures
60 minutes of music
15 minutes of video
or 60 minutes of mobile phone video (generally this is lower quality).
^{Keep in mind that these numbers will vary based on the specific file quality and size}

As I mentioned earlier, the capsules do make a great gift. However, by purchasing an online time capsule you are also supporting charity. Five percent of your sale will be split between two charities.

One thing that seems amazing to me is that this could last forever. If the site’s owners continue to respect the historical data hundreds of years down the road, then the data could last hundreds or even thousands of years, and your very own time capsule could be a historical reference in the future. The site guarantees that your data will be protected for the minimum of one hundred years. They can guarantee this by taking two copies of your file, as well as making updates whenever technology updates, therefore allowing your capsule to be easily viewable, no matter how many years down the road it is.

This is an awesome idea in my opinion. This seems like something that would be really cool to do at a special event or even just as a message to yourself. Be sure and check out their website, linked below.

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