Yeah, its 2.5-inch LCD can swivel around and rotate 270 degrees, but the DSC-M1 also has this unusual hybrid recording mode where it can automatically record five seconds of video before and three seconds after every time you take a pic, the idea being that this way you won't accidentally miss any of those future precious memories.

ENGADGET: Sony's DSC-M1 digital camera

Scientists have conducted many studies in the lab since showing that young, healthy adults are much better at imagining future scenarios than older people whose memories have deteriorated.

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Users can also take snapshots of their favorite moments using Lucid2 by LG's 5-megapixel camera and fun, creative camera features like Time Catch Shot or Cheese Shot, ensuring important memories are captured for future sharing.

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Officials will use the money to carry out research with what they say are the few people still alive who knew Thomas "to ensure these memories are saved for the future".

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And for several thousands, 2010 brought the cheer of graduation, sweet memories of accomplishment, and hopes for a fulfilling future.

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How is it that we take the world around us and we form it into the permanent memories that we will then use as the basis of future decisions, future thinking, of future knowledge.

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For many Chinese parents with bright prospects ahead - and memories of a deprived childhood behind them - investing in their only child's future is seen as an increasingly intelligent and noble way to spend their disposable income.

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