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isight theft prevention
A White Plains, NY woman who was the victim of burglary, including her MacBook, used the Back To My Mac screen sharing feature to turn on her webcam and capture images of the unwitting culprits using the computer. As a result, police were able to arrest the thieves and recover most of the stolen goods, which included two laptops, two flat-screen televisions, two iPods, gaming consoles, DVDs and computer games.
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Stolen MacBook Victim Uses Screen Sharing and iSight to Bust Thieves
A White Plains, NY woman who was the victim of burglary, including her MacBook, used the Back To My Mac screen sharing feature to turn on her webcam and capture images of the unwitting culprits using the computer. As a result, police were able to arrest the thieves and recover most of the stolen goods, which included two laptops, two flat-screen televisions, two iPods, gaming consoles, DVDs and computer games.
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You already know why you need this iPatch to cover up your iMac's iSight—because you do dirty, dirty things in front of your computer—but now the small, molded piece of plastic is form-fitted for your MacBook and MacBook Pro. It works exactly the same as the old version. Just slide it over your iSight when you're about to get naughty, then slide it off when done. They even have a MacBook Air version coming later this week. On the other hand, the light comes on when the iSight is active, but unless you really stare at the thing you won't notice the light. [The iPatch]
iPatch Blocks iSights on MacBook, MacBook Pros For Your Prurient Needs
You already know why you need this iPatch to cover up your iMac's iSight—because you do dirty, dirty things in front of your computer—but now the small, molded piece of plastic is form-fitted for your MacBook and MacBook Pro. It works exactly the same as the old version. Just slide it over your iSight when you're about to get naughty, then slide it off when done. They even have a MacBook Air version coming later this week. On the other hand, the light comes on when the iSight is active, but unless you really stare at the thing you won't notice the light. [The iPatch]
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Santa Rosa MacBook Pro's Have a 1.3MP Camera Inside
The crafty folks over at Mac Daddy World discovered that the new MacBook Pro's have a different iSight inside. The new version, manufactured by Micron, outputs images to a much improved 1280x1024. Although iApps, like iChat, don't yet take advantage of the increased resolution they're still stuck in VGA. But an upgrade's an upgrade, right?New MacBook Pros == New 1.3 MP Camera Sensor [Mac Daddy World via TUAW]
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The iPatch Guards Your Privacy
Are you often masturbating with the worry that someone's staring at you through your iSight? Fear not, the iPatch is here to save your dignity. Just place the plastic iPatch—which is available in four different colors and two different shapes—over your iSight and you can be sure that nobody is looking at you. More »
Xbox LIVE Vision Cam: Works on Macs
Macs are notorious for not supporting webcams natively...other than the iSight, of course. Ironically, there's one camera works quite well without even the installation of an extra pack of drivers. And it's made by Microsoft...
Macs are notorious for not supporting webcams natively...other than the iSight, of course. Ironically, there's one camera works quite well without even the installation of an extra pack of drivers. And it's made by Microsoft...
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Apple Rumors: New Monitors Tomorrow?
Well it's been a couple of weeks since Apple's last announcement, which means it's about time to start speculating again. And Think Secret started it off claiming that tomorrow Apple will release new displays or at least cut prices of their current display line up. Also they point to Apple's usual practice of upgrading Mac Pro's along with displays. We think a price drop is more likely, but new displays with built-in iSight aren't completely out of the question either. Especially since Apple doesn't have the external version online right now. More »
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Looking back on that revelation about European journalist not being shipped to London to watch the Keynote, we've come to the conclusion that there's going to be only a few hardware items released on Tuesday. Why? Because if there were new hardware—MacBooks, updated Mac Minis, new Cinema Displays—the Europeans would be in on it too.
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MacWorld Keynote 2007: Not Much Hardware to be Found?
Looking back on that revelation about European journalist not being shipped to London to watch the Keynote, we've come to the conclusion that there's going to be only a few hardware items released on Tuesday. Why? Because if there were new hardware—MacBooks, updated Mac Minis, new Cinema Displays—the Europeans would be in on it too.
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7:20 PM on Fri Jan 5 2007
By Jason Chen
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Apple Cinema Display Rumors: Loaded with HDCP-safe HDMI, Bigger LCDs, and iSight
Deep inhale. The Apple Keynote is 2 weeks away. And that means the Mac rumors are spinning up like a carnival vomitron reaching its apex. Here's a roundup of the super imaginary monitor the rumor sites have dreamt up, sparked up by the expectation of the iTV set top box. Without further ado, or proof, please put on your fantasy hat and enjoy these rumors like the Geek-issue of US Weekly. More »
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Protect Your MacBook: iSight Pics of Failed Logins
Here's a nice trick to take iSight snapshots from your Apple machine whenever someone registers a failed login. Whether your wife's trying to break into your machine to read your emails to your mistress, or some punk's made off with your MacBook Pro when you weren't looking, knowing who was trying to access your data is pretty darn useful. More »
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Huckleberry Uses Mirror to Make MacBook More Versatile
Here's an idea straight out of a prison movie: the Huckleberry, which can turn your MacBook into a video camera. You know how prisoners use hand mirrors to see people in the next cell? That's how the Huckleberry works, using a small mirror to let you use that little iSight camera on the MacBook as a forward-facing video camera, too. Developed by Charlie Dancey with a little help from Mungai Mirrors Ltd., it'll be introduced at Mac Expo on October 26 in London, selling for 14.95 (about $28). More »
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iMage Mac-Compatible USB Webcam
For those of us not lucky enough to get a built-in iSight with our PowerBooks like those MacBook and MacBook Pro owners, the only other practical choice is the relatively expensive iSight. But if you don't want to fork over $149, here's the iMage USB webcam. It gives you 640x480 video (like the iSight), and works with iChat AV, Yahoo, and Skype Beta. More »
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Is the Apple iSight Getting An Upgrade Soon?
Is the venerable Apple iSight getting a much needed upgrade in the next two months? The estimated ship date on the Apple Store for the webcam says "October", but it's hard to believe that so many people would be interested in one seeing as only two models of Apple computers—Mac Pro and Mac Mini—don't have iSights built in. More »
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Skype For Mac Updated, Super Secret Preview Version Does Video
Today Skype released a beta of their VoIP software for Mac OS X that offers a few improvements, including an altered, more Mac-like interface and better integration with Apple's Address Book. More »
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iSight Windows Driver Contest
We all saw how well the Windows XP on Intel Mac contest worked, so why not do something similar for the iSight? As you may know, the iSight is the popular Apple webcam that may be discontinued, due to all the new machines—iMac, MacBook, MacBookPro—coming with a built in iSight. Ignoring the Mac Mini of course. More »
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French iSight Ripoff on the Loose
You might expect a knockoff iPod to come out of eastern Asia somewhere, but a knockoff iSight from Republican France? Say it ain't so! Well, monsieur, it is. Introducing the cleverly-named Webcam USB 2.0 En Metal from Pearl Diffusion, a scrappy webcam that recreates the styling of Apple's iSight without any of the associated quality. More »
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iPatch: Covering the Prying Eyes of Big Brother
If you feel like somebody's watching you when you're using that iMac or MacBook Pro, the iPatch iSight lens cover will make sure Big Brother isn't keeping tabs on your stuff. Available in four colors, this little piece of plastic fits right over that lens, and there is also an adhesive sticker to permanently cover up the camera for those workplaces where no cameras are allowed. Sure, when it's not turned on, no one can see anything through the iSight, can they? Well, can they? More »
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