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more about #webcam more comments → Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Wow, awesome! I see it makes an image recognition (well, points recognition) and recalculates everything on each image captured. The math behind thi... more » P3nnst8r: I wonder how good this is at mapping humans. If so, I could see some benefits of this! more » Gary_7vn: You can scan a sandwich and print it on a 3d printer, in colour, even with separate pieces of bread, ham and cheese. But you wouldn't want to eat it. ... more » Geeum: Maybe put this into project natal? Awe Sheesh Yall. more » GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE: So using all four of my webcams, you guys could get a 3d image of how big I am? I may just like this. more » ajh1138: From a military or emergency response standpoint, imagine having an inexpensive (almost disposable) UAV that could fly around/through a structure and ... more » CrispyAardvark: Imagine if you could combine a refined version of this with Google Street View style camera input for almost instant and automatic 3D visualization of... more » SilverBlade2k: I have got to say..the end result has horrible geometry. So many extra polygons that you'd have to correct. more » Monty: Time for a death match between Luxo and Luxo's evil twin the iPevo. That said, shouldn't iPevo really be a device for chopping up apple's into pieces... more » curious-character: Q: Who buys a computer w/o a webcam and then discovers they might need one? A: Old people, so they can keep up with their grand kids. Unfortunately ... more » Xagest: Hmm, how every incognito... #ipevop2vusbwebcam more » otko: Kid tested, Hans Moleman approved. #astakmole more » Pessimippopotamus: Well. There goes the ceiling cat. How should I put it down? Remind me to delete its Twitter account as well. more » GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE: Damn, if it was cheaper, or if I had any sort of sponsorship, I would love to have these at my house. Especially love the PTZ part, and wondering if ... more » Kaiser-Machead: Vader may have used something like this to finally find out who was snatching his bantha crackers from the pantry. more » -
#cameras
3D Scanning, a Webcam's Latest Trick
We've seen cameras do all kinds of crazy things. DIY 3D photography, augmented reality, and now this demo by Qi Pan shows how an ordinary webcam can model objects in 3D. More » -
#cameras
iPevo Point 2 View USB: The Webcam Who Thinks It's a Luxo Lamp
I usually don't pay attention to webcams because I assume all computers come with them nowadays. The flexo-like iPevo P2V USB Webcam, however, caught my oh-look-so-cute-Pixarized eye. See it in action here: More » -
#webcam
Astak Mole Webcam Sends Your Shame To YouTube and Talks About You On Twitter
The Mole webcam infiltrates your inner sanctum, records the goings on and automatically sends the footage to YouTube. It can also notify you via email or Twitter. More » -
#webcams
World's First USB 3.0 Webcam Streams Uncompressed 1080p Video
Point Grey demonstrated a new webcam using USB 3.0 that yields totally uncompressed video in 1080p at 60fps. It's definitely the sharpest webcam image I've ever seen, giving crystal-clear picture even on the huge 42-inch demo monitor. It's pretty stunning. More » -
#webcams
Affective Interfaces' Webcam Software Reads Emotions
You don't know me, webcam! You think you can just see my face and read my emotions!? Yea, that is gonna be the fight I have with my webcam if Affective Interfaces ever releases its emotion sensing software. More » -
#augmentedreality
Best Buy in 3D Needs to Go Back to the 2D Drawing Board
With all the talk about augmented reality and 3D lately, it's only natural that the advertising folks jump the bandwagon. While among the first to take advantage of this tech, Best Buy's advertising team really missed the point. More » -
#logitech
Logitech Vid Easy Videoconferencing Comes to Seven New Webcams
Logitech's Vid system is hitting these seven new webcams, and signals that they really want the Vid system to be ubiquitous with Logitech webcams. More » -
#musicvideos
Amazing Music Video Is an International Webcam Collage
Well, isn't this heartwarming and adorable. Japanese band Sour had fans use webcams in intricate, unexpected ways to create this lo-fi music video for their song "Hibi no Neiro." We promise you'll crack a small, satisfied smile. [Vimeo, thanks Jack!] -
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#doritos
Doritos' Late Night Augmented Reality Bags Are Like a Party at Taco Bell
These new bags of Doritos Late Night Taco-flavored chips (I just ate 50) are special not just because of what's inside, but what's on the bag. If you have a webcam, you can simulate a concert in a bag. More » -
#clips
Museum Exhibit Explores Rome Through iMacs and Augmented Reality
Visitors to the Allard Pierson Museum will get to partake in an exhibit showcasing ancient Rome through augmented reality. More » -
#patents
If Sony Makes This PSP-Controller Car, I Will Buy It
A Sony patent application reveals a very neat implementation of the PSP. Imagine a camera-enabled car you can drive around...through an augmented reality race course. More » -
#chess
Democratic Chess Set Is Cripplingly Bureaucratic
Designer Michael Marcovici is currently developing a working version of what he calls the "Democratic Chess Set" A IP-WLAN network camera built-in to each piece facilitates interaction between each other and a human player. More » -
#robots
Autonomous Cyclops Robot Will School You At Pong Every Time
Using a cyclopean webcam mounted on a telescoping neck and two solenoid fingers, this robot will dutifully and adorably Pong you into oblivion. More » -
#webcams
Ecamm's BT-1 Bluetooth Webcam Is Exclusively Wireless, for Macs
Having built-in webcams on your Macs may be convenient, but physically turning your entire display whenever you want to focus on something other than your face is bothersome. Enter Ecamm's BT-1 $150 wireless Bluetooth webcam. More » -
#ces2009
WowWee Spyball Looks Like Death Star Torture Ball, But Transforms and Shoots Upskirt Pics
Like the Rovio, WowWee's Spyball is a Wi-Fi-enabled spycam robot. But it transforms from sorta conspicuous ball to spycam for surreptitious shots. You can connect ad-hoc via Wi-Fi or over the internet. More » -
#ads
New Magazine Ad Displays 3D Car in Augmented Reality
We've seen webcam-based augmented reality before, like in NSFW Japanese dating games and the PS3's Eye of Judgment. But in a publicly distributed Mini Cabrio ad? A realtime 3D rendering is actually useful. -
#cute
Useless Monkey Webcam Smiles and Cheers You On
Behind this monkey's disheveled smile lies a discreet webcam. He clings on to a pencil holder, handy for that USB pencil sharpener you bought during the last Woot-Off, with a special message: "Happy every day."
