Today Monument Labs launched their Kickstarter campaign for Monument, the first-ever desktop device that uses artificial intelligence to create a secure, instantly organised repository for photos and videos. The device uses standard USB disk drives to create a “personal cloud” accessible from anywhere in the world via a smartphone, tablet or PC. The advanced AI algorithms automatically sort content according to time, location, even people. Facial recognition software identifies individuals who can then be browsed and/or recalled whenever desired. The Kickstarter campaign aims to raise $60,000 from backers to put Monument into production.

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Monument Labs Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Monument The “Personal Cloud” Device for Photos and Videos

Hardware uses Artificial Intelligence to recognize faces and scenes, eliminates monthly cloud fees and delivers secure access to photos anytime, anywhere

CHICAGO, IL - February 17, 2016 – Today Monument Labs announced their Kickstarter for Monument, the first-ever desktop device that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create a secure, instantly organized repository for treasured photos and videos. Monument has all the benefits of cloud storage, plus it’s simpler and more secure. The device uses standard USB disk drives to create a “personal cloud” accessible from anywhere in the world via a smartphone, tablet or PC. The Kickstarter campaign aims to raise $60,000 from backers to put Monument into production.

What really sets Monument apart is its advanced AI algorithms that automatically sort content according to time, location, even people. Facial recognition software identifies individuals who can then be browsed and/or recalled whenever desired. Collections can even be searched according to what’s inside. Type in “summer,” “snow,” “Christmas” or “Uncle Bob” and the appropriate photos and videos will be recalled in seconds.

“Our goal in creating Monument was to eliminate every problem associated with organizing, storing and accessing digital memories,” said Ercan Erciyes, CEO and co-founder of Monument Labs, Inc. “People keep telling us that traditional cloud storage has created more concerns than it has solved. Personal photos and videos are hard to upload to the cloud, it's expensive and tedious—and there’s a real fear about having your memories just 'somewhere out there' where they could be hacked.” 

Monument gives users total control over their collections. Photos and videos can be synced wirelessly from a smartphone using Wi-Fi, or by simply inserting the SD card from a camera. A mobile app for both iOS and Android allows users to upload photos and videos from anywhere, anytime, or view their collections using their smartphone or tablet.  

Instead of limiting the users with fixed storage, Monument uses standard USB drives to offer users a cost-effective and flexible storage option for all of their needs.  

Monument will launch on Kickstarter with an exclusive price of $99.00. To celebrate the launch, the first 50 units will be sold at a special price of $79.00 and the next 100 will be sold at $89.00. From then on, they will be priced at $99.00. Monument is slated to ship in August 2016.

To support Monument on Kickstarter and for additional information, visit www.getmonument.com.

About Monument

Selected as one of only 20 presenters at the 2016 CES/Tech.co Startup Night event, Monument is the world’s first artificially intelligent “personal cloud” device for photos and videos. Invented by a small team of hardware/software engineers and industrial designers, Monument eliminates the monthly fees and security concerns of traditional cloud storage. Even more, it makes organizing and recalling photos and videos incredibly easy thanks to its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms that recognize scenes, dates, even faces. Monument supports uploads from any SD card or via smartphone using Wi-Fi, and displays collections anywhere using a smartphone, tablet, or PC. Visit www.getmonument.com for more information.

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