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A powerful life-logging tool which captures and stores memorable moments in people's lives is being developed by two researchers who argue that it could improve public well-being. We want to empower people with complete evidence about their lifestyles. Dirk Trossen A "life-logging" tool which tracks users' behaviour through their smartphones and computers, then combines this to form an intricate, digital depiction of their day-to-day lives, has been devised by researchers. The academics behind the software, called " Storica ", say that their creation will enable people to capture moments they might otherwise forget, and at the same time monitor the influences which are having the biggest impact on their lives. The researchers - Dirk Trossen, at the University of Cambridge, and Dana Pavel, at the University of Essex - are now planning to commercialize Storica with the help of the crowd-funding website, Kickstarter. Their aim is to refine the software and release it in time for people to start recording their lives over Christmas. "Life-logging" is an increasingly popular concept, which capitalises on the fact that many smartphones have sensors which can record facets of peoples' behaviour - such as where they are, how fast they are moving, or how noisy their immediate environment is.