Keep moving. Keep the moment.
Always in hand.
Dedicated camera and screen handles make the pair a single capture system.
Control within reach.
Camera settings stay on the grip, with a rotating head for switching perspective.
Turn the view around.
The camera rotates 180° to move between the trail ahead and a selfie view.
Frame it. Find your way.
The secondary handle switches between a camera preview and navigation. Smart stabilization is proposed to help maintain a readable view in motion.
Secondary-handle hardware +
Microphone, charging port, and power control are integrated into the screen handle.
A pole, all the way down.
A telescoping shaft, laser-etched identity, and shock-absorbing tip complete the trekking system.
Five colour directions.
A shared form, from quiet sand to bright trail colours.
Keep the grip. Integrate capture into the pole rather than adding another object to hold.
See the frame. Put a camera preview on the second handle.
Stay in the journey. Bring camera control and navigation into the same equipment.
The trade-off in existing products.
Handheld options occupy the hand. Mounted options can make it difficult to see what is being filmed.
Research context & original figures +
The original project research connects photography with disrupted movement: over 90% of long-distance hikers carrying smartphones for navigation and photography (attributed to The Trek); over 85% using smartphones as their primary camera (attributed to the Outdoor Foundation, 2022); and over 70% pausing activity tracking, commonly to capture scenery (attributed to Garmin user-behaviour data, 2021).
The original page also cites a 61% increase in tripping and missteps when using phones on trails, attributed to a 2020 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health study. These figures are retained as the original project’s research notes, rather than measured outcomes of Live.
View the original project research ↗Development notes +
Early drawings explore the grip, camera head, controls, and the relationship between both handles. Digital studies refine the proportions, while component and mechanism boards examine how the technology could fit within the form.
Physical mock-ups bring the study back to the hands: how the pair is held, how the controls are reached, and how the volumes feel together. Stabilization and shock absorption remain part of the concept’s technical exploration.