Oh, The Joys (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
In jest, one of the members of the Board of Directors where I work teased that the organization should set up a webcam to watch what I really do on days when I work from home. There is no need to go to all that trouble. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., I open the door to several of the U.S. National Park Service's finest Park Rangers and we play strip poker until everyone is down to their hats. Then we have...
The Fischbowl (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Anne Smith ’s English Literature class recently discussed Act III of Hamlet with Debi Ohayon’s AP class. Not that unusual, perhaps, except that Anne’s class is here at Arapahoe in Centennial, Colorado, and Debi’s class is at The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia. Anne tweeted out that she was looking for classes that might be interested in interacting with her class around Hamlet,...
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
A team of Spanish researchers at the University of Lleida have developed a way to detect false coins using mouse sensors , detecting particular patterns in two Euro coins, which at the ongoing exchange are about $15,302 each. The system rotates the coin, sampling its surface using a 30 x 30 pixel resolution optical sensor (although it can work with lower resolution sensors, as well as with webcams)....
ERE Blog Central | ERE Blog Network (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Video interviewing is a great way to evaluate a job candidate remotely and lower the cost of recruiting. Many video conference systems are expensive to rent and can cost upwards of $150/hour. Fortunately desktop video conferencing can be used to video interview job candidates, and it can be done for free on Skype or Google Talk, or as low as $99/year, or $8.25/month for a supported commercial service....
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Image: Tobi, screen capture by Fast Company The online clothing store Tobi lets you upload a picture of yourself and then try on different outfits superimposed on that image. In Fast Company, Kit Eaton writes: It has been redubbed Fashionista (much better than the original Webcam Social Shopper) and it works pretty much how you’d think [...]
Trinity Bloggers (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Esquire is trying out an "augmented reality" edition. This just doesn't look like something that's going to work with its readers, and note that you actually have to hold up a print version of the magazine to the webcam to begin your fantastic voyage.
ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The new augmented reality (AR) music video for John Mayer's single, "Heartbreak Warfare," puts Mayer virtually in the hands of fans. To launch the AR music video, fans hold a printable marker, or "glyph," in front of their webcam and then get to watch the dynamic experience unfold on-screen. As Mayer starts to sing, his fans can then play with the animated living room scene by...
The GagaMan (n) Is In. (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Yep, I've set up a live stream channel for some reason. I'm planning to do some stuff on there possibly tonight, so you can watch me draw and animate on me computer, if you're that bored and wanna chat or something. I would also like to stream some video game playing but I haven't quite got my webcam working completely on the laptop yet. When not live (like now) it's playing a bunch of my animations,...
Latest Gadgets News (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Hey you all technocrats this one is for you, now you can capture all what you want with the latest IPEVO’s P2V USB webcam . It’s a dashing web camera which has no boundaries of any angle or height. It captures the images with its striking 2 MP camera. This device is accompanied by the universal monitor clip and you can mount your USB webcam and then can use it as a regular laptop or computer...
Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com! (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Mobiola Web Cam for Windows Mobile - $9.97 TODAY ONLY! Mobiola has put their great Web Camera application on sale for $9.97 today, that's 50% off the regular price. Mobiola allows you to turn your Windows Phone into a webcam and it works with Skype and other online services. Even better, you can connect your Windows Phone to your PC and now it is your PCs webcam! Click here to try or buy
Towards Sustainability (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Hello! Sorry for the absence but I am having a love/hate relationship with my 'puter at the moment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I love the access to other people in the world with similar goals in life it gives me via the internet. I hate that it is so physically dominant in our house: I don't have a lap top, nor can I justify spending money on one until this desk top blows up, and it currently occupies it's own...
MJBDiver's Blog (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
This page has a nice gallery of links to online games that require a webcam to play. They utilize motion detection technology to literally draw you into the game. There are games for every taste, from basketball to zapping bunnies as they fall from the sky. Although this page was made primarily for Creative brand webcams, the games should work with any webcam, regardless of manufacturer.
MJBDiver's Blog (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
e2eSoft VCam is a shareware virtual software camera that functions like a real webcam. You can easily have it play videos and display images through its software-based driver that you can easily pick from your favorite IM program. VCam works perfectly with a real webcam, too. There is an amazing variety of special effects you can add to your webcam shots, including embedding Flash movies and other...
TechEnclave (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
How to i get my iball face2face 2.0 webcam working in iMac OS X. I tried macam drivers. But it didnt recognised my iball webcam :huh:
Dealhack (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Get Inspiron Mini 10 and 10v Netbooks starting at $299 shipped at Dell Home. The Mini 10 and Mini 10v are netbooks that pack a punch. Here are the baseline specs of the Mini 10v: 10.1-inch Widescreen Display (1024x600) Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/512K cache) Windows XP Home Edition SP3 160GB, 2.5inch, 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive 1GB DDR2 SDRAM Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam Microsoft Works...
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