Tag: Webcam
Better touch up your make-up, Logitech now offers easy one-touch uploading to YouTube
At the end of last month, Logitech announced they’d partnered with Skype to bring high-quality video calls to the general unwashed public.
Adding to this partnership is Logitech’s recent friendship with YouTube, who has given the peripherals company an added boost by allowing them to tout a new ‘YouTube Video Toolbox’. Their QuickCam software, version 11.5, will now give users the choice to upload to the video-sharing site easily, with…
Shiny Video Review: Fairtrade USB hub and webcam from United Pepper
Still dressed like a pirate, in this video Susi takes a look at a fairtrade USB hub (Oscar) and webcam (Lilli), from United Pepper. All of the Vietnamese company’s products are ethically-sound, and will be stocked in John Lewis shortly, otherwise pick them up online…
ImLive hosting SICK SEX PARTY (polite chat weekend) via webcam
Popular webcam portal ImLive.com is throwing a chatroom party this weekend, with the theme of “angels and devils.”
The slightly dubious event will “strengthen the sense of
community” according to the official press release, although we’d imagine it’s been designed mainly to get hordes of drunk people…
Keep an eye on things with the RC Surveillance Cam
Do lots of people really want to set up their own home surveillance systems? Normal people, I mean, who don’t live in expensive houses that could be robbed at any minute by a passing burglar.
The makers of the RC Surveillance Cam hope there’s a market. Costing £119.95, it consists of a camera, and a handset which you use both to control the cam’s pan’n’tilt, but also to watch the live streaming footage on a 2.5-inch screen, and listen through the speakers.
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 12-Jul-07: Best music websites, Second Life, Suicide Girls, Blog Anonymity, Disney Studios
– Mashable has created a list of the 90+ best music and audio websites ever (Mashable)
– Each virtual tree planted on Second Chance Trees Island in Second Life will plant one tree in The Real World (3pointD.com)…
TomTom GPS to feature live video tips?
A recent patent filed by lost driver saviour TomTom shows the company is planning to include a video camera in its next-gen GPS devices.
The video footage will then be whacked on the satnav device’s screen, with the gadget drawing a digital line over the top of the video feed. Follow the line and you won’t get lost. Simple.
Review: Creative Live! Cam Optia
The propaganda
The Live! Cam Optia is Creative’s latest entry to the webcam market. With so many instant messaging services offering webcam functionality and the rising popularity of video sharing sites, webcams are practically an essential piece of kit for any PC owner.
The Optia offers the standard 640 x 480 resolution, 30 FPS video capture, along with 1.3 megapixel still image capture. You can tweak the focus manually with the focus ring surrounding the lens. The body of the camera can also be twisted on its arm mount to change the angle it is pointing at. One thing that’s lacking is a built-in Microphone, but Creative does supply a little mic and earpiece combo as well as a software CD packed with a range of programs.
Men enthusiastic about webcam dating: women turned off, survey suggests
The dating and friendship web site makefriendsonline.com has discovered that only men are really interested in video chat via a webcam.
When the site asked its members if they’d like a Video Chat option, 75% of men were eager to try it out, while only 44% of women liked the idea.
Nude web chats are fine, thanks to Chinese law loophole
Chinese prosecutors have had to drop charges of "organising pornographic activities" against a 36-year-old woman after it found that nude chat rooms were not defined in China's pornography laws.
The webcam that follows you round the room
You'd think it'd be easy NOT to be vile and offensive when there's a camera tracking you round the room, but some Celebrity Big Brother housemates don't seem to be able to manage it. Could you? Well, now's your chance….
