Archive for the 'webcam' Category

Logitech and Panasonic new TV Skype camera

Some of you might remember when we covered the Panasonic TY-CC10W Skype Webcam for HDTVs, especially for the VIERA series. Logitech has made a camera for this feature, the C910. They have now made an updated model with the TV Cam for Skype, and it does 720p video. In comparison, the C910 ...

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V7 Elite Webcam 2000 and Vantage Webcam 300

I'm not certain what the future is for stand-alone webcams. Most laptops have them stitched into the frame of a screen, and so the stand alone webcams could be a dying market, like stand-alone GPS devices. Ingram Micro Inc. has put some work into V7 series of high-quality webcams that are good for ...

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Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 HD Webcam on sale at Amazon

About one year ago, we reported on Microsoft's three new HD webcams, and now there is a deal of the day going on with the HD-5000 720p HD Webcam. Clearly, things have come full circle. For those who need a reminder, it allows the user to share your life and record your favorite ...

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A webcam makes you look like a giant

I remember seeing Brad Hader in Forgetting Sarah Marshall having fun with his webcam by putting himself on the moon. He did so using some sort of changing background technology that I wish I had. This particular webcam scene-changer doesn't require software, but a simple edition of a a dollhouse to make the ...

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Telepresence robot made by Johnny Chung Lee on the cheap

I think that all of us wouldn't mind having one of those Anybots, especially when the age of telepresence may be around the corner. Of course, those Anybots cost about $15,000. What if there is a way to make the same thing for less than ten percent of that price? This is ...

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DIY Project puts a webcam on an old-school camera

I have seen some interesting webcams in the past before, and is one of the most unique that I have seen. Granted, I don't really see this being anything but a DIY project, but someone has put a webcam into an old-fashioned camera. I hope that it would not decrease the value of ...

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Dropcam is now available for Android now

This is the Dropcam, a tiny camera that can be plugged into the wall, then set up on the WiFi for watching on the iPhone. We have reported on it before, and it is now available for Android. It is a free App that allows Android users who already own a Dropcam to ...

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Anybots telepresence robots get a price

I believe that we have brought up the subject of Anybots before, and if you aren't familiar with them, think of them as a way of you being somewhere without being there. This is a telepresence robot that stands up on two wheels like a Segway. The head is some sort of camera ...

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HoverCam Mini Office Camera on display at CES 2011 this year

About one year ago, we covered the Hovercam. They made an appearance at CES 2011 in order to show off their new "Mini" Office Camera. If you are not familiar with Hovercam, they make these scanners that don't take up a lot of desktop real estate like regular cameras. They have a ...

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The Bedbug Camera from Brickhouse Security

For those who have been hearing about bedbugs, and want to take more aggressive steps for dealing with them, should probably invest in this Bedbug camera. The Bedbug camera can connect to the web, and uses 10x magnification and can even zoom in for 300x for a real close look at those sheet critters. ...

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