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kitchen

Faber Imago+: Now Even Your Cooker Hood Has a Webcam

Faber's Imago+ cooker hood seems like a glimpse into the near future where every available gizmo in your household is some kind of electronics-packed entertainment system. It's first and foremost an extractor fan/filtration system that inhales the fumes from your cooking so you don't have to (at 870 cubic meters per hour). But it's actually loaded up with a multimedia PC too. More »

7:49 AM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,129 views, 8 comments

Latest by Tony C: It'd get filthy-disgusting ya! And you'd put a crick in your neck looking up at it all the time. I wonder how long high tech microelectronics last in a kitchen environment anyway...? more »

Cyber Maid

Cyber Figure Alice Creates Interactive Virtual Peepshow Right On Your Desk

If the PlayStation 3's Eye of Judgment ever got drunk and made some bad decisions in Tokyo's nefarious Kabukicho district, the resulting offspring would probably resemble this Cyber-Maid Augmented Reality device from Geisha Tokyo Entertainment. The "Dennoh Figure ARis" (Cyber Figure Alice), on sale this fall, will come with all manner up alternate reality upskirts, strip teases and "augmented" promiscuity. And yes, because you asked, it comes with a virtual poker. More »

12:00 PM on Sun Jul 20 2008
By Jack Loftus
13,018 views, 19 comments

airplanes

European Union Tests Automated Airplane Seat-Back Spy Cams to Detect Terrorism Faces

The European Union's Security of Aircraft in the Future European Environment (SAFEE) is testing some kind of nebulous facial detection system that will suss out whether your expression is one of a terrorist planning on commandeering the ride or just diarrhea face. More »

3:30 PM on Fri May 30 2008
By Jason Chen
1,830 views, 40 comments

cellphones

Benq C36 Cellphone Thinks it's a Webcam and Radio Recorder Too

Benq's new C36 cellphone is labelled a "Music Phone" but it also squeezes in a 1.3 megapixel webcam function and has a built-in FM radio with a recording function. This last even has a scheduling function, so you won't miss your shows. It plays MP3s, WAV, MIDI and AMR, has a 2-inch color LCD, built-in speakers, records voice notes, has microSD memory expansion and 180 hours standby and 2.4 hour talk time. The phone even has a "Health management" option, dealing with BMI and menstrual matters—we'd love to have been at the design meeting where they dreamed that up. The little 0.17-pound phone is available in blue, in Indonesia in May at first, with other countries to follow. No info on pricing. [Benq via TFTS]

9:50 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,283 views, 9 comments

Latest by bailey_ca: Shame there's no pictures of the UI. The phone itself is actually quite attractive in an understated way. more »

webcam

Bender Webcam Records You Doing Disgusting Things, Meatbag

Reader Matt heard my pleas when I saw the Mr. Burns webcam and decided to take it upon himself to create a one of a kind Bender webcam from scratch. Well, not exactly from scratch—he used a pre-made Bender and a pre-made Creative Live! Video cam—but he did somehow shove the two together to make one insanely great peripheral. What would make this even better than it already is is if Bender could respond to whatever you were doing, ordering you to bite his shiny metal ass or exclaiming that he's back, baby. Nice work, Matt. [EBAY]

4:30 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Jason Chen
3,403 views, 18 comments

Latest by LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: Hello people, this is a very easy mod, its made out of the "Shiny Metal Bender" that can be found at ThinkGeek among others.He just painted it. Cute, but you can all have this one at home. [www.thinkgeek.com] more »

asus r50

Asus R50 to Be Reincarnated With Keyboard Later This Year

The Asus R50 UMPC is already being updated—even though Mark 1 has yet to be released. Digitimes reports that the handheld with GPS and 3.5G connectivity, due out in June, will be sporting a keyboard come November of this year. As well as running Linux and Vista, the R50 has a webcam and TV tuner and is expected to sell for $500-plus. [DigiTimes via JKK Mobile]

10:00 AM on Sat Apr 5 2008
By AddyDugdale
6,383 views, 5 comments

gadgets

Oral Hygiene Game Maps Mouth, Makes Kids Brush Better

As a guy with pretty horrible teeth, I can only wish that this computerized toothbrush was invented decades ago when I was a kid. When children brush using the system, the toothbrush's LEDs get mapped via webcam onto a representation of a mouth, which then shows kids which teeth have already been brushed and which teeth need more cleaning. The kids using the system were "twice as effective at cleaning their teeth following the trial." If only they could turn flossing into a game as well, I wouldn't have to go get a root canal in about a month. [New Scientist]

6:30 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Jason Chen
2,279 views, 13 comments

Latest by GOKOR: @longshot: Millions of good parents would agree, but fear if they follow suit, they will get arrested for actually raising their kids to act right. Or were you talking about beating them in the game? more »

gadgets

HP's 3-Megapixel Elite Auto Focus Webcam Looks Like a Fancy Stapler

HP's Elite Auto Focus Webcam not only boasts one of the highest megapixel video counts we've seen (3-megapixels), but it's also got a 12-megapixel still image sensor for regular pics. It comes with the stapler-like stand, but you can also clip it onto a monitor for more of an eye-level view. There's AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Skype and Yahoo Messenger compatibility, stereo microphone, USB 2.0, and privacy cover for your alone times. Although you might be buying this for the 3-megapixel video, be aware that you only get about 5-6 FPS in that mode—you'll have to pump it down to VGA resolution for a fluid 30 FPS. [Digital Home Thoughts]

4:45 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Jason Chen
3,857 views, 14 comments

Latest by DJJS: Don't knock it till you try it : ) more »

robots

Sporty Robot Webcam With Choice of Balls, the MPC-095

A posable sports robot-theme webcam, with a choice of ball: basketball, baseball and football (US and Euro style). Who'd've thought there's a market for this? Chinese company Rodintech for one, though a trip through their website shows that they'll try and stick a USB webcam in just about anything. This MPC-095 has a 350 kilopixel CMOS sensor, plus the regulation built-in mic for your video-calling needs. Sorry, posable sporty robot theme webcam fans, there's no info on price or availability. [Rodintech via Geek Alerts]

6:14 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,469 views, 4 comments

Latest by Way: @Curves: Hehe. more »

suction webcam

USB Suction Cup Webcam Sucks, Bends, Takes Pics

It's a USB webcam, like thousands of others: you plug it in, you get a picture — no info on pixel count. But see that sucker? On it's base I mean: that's why I kind of like it. Partly because of the crazy "we'll demo it by sucking onto a delicate LCD" photo, and partly because my dirty mind instantly wondered where else it might be placed, for some webcam action. Now is that just me, or did you too think about that, gentle Giz reader? Poll below. More »

5:19 AM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,100 views, 17 comments

Latest by phor11: Does picking the second poll option ALSO imply you want to use it in the shower?Because that's totally why I picked it. more »

convergence

Portable Digital Frame, Webcam and Alarm Clock All-In-One

Hong Kong-based WinWin Industry has recently unveiled a product that combines a digital picture frame, webcam and an alarm clock with temperature and calendar functions in a single, semi-portable device. It also features 8MB of memory, a built-in rechargeable battery, a 1.44-inch screen and a 300K pixel camera resolution. More »

8:40 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,212 views, 12 comments

gadgets

USB Missile Launcher Comes With Webcam For Optimal Accuracy

USB Missile Launchers have been around for years and years and years, but why did it take this long for someone to stick a webcam on it? Seriously, what could be better for aiming a foam dart at that punk Bob from accounting than being able to see where you're aiming in first person view? If I had one of these instead of a standard Missile Launcher, I could have nailed Dvorak through the heart and recorded the thing at the same time. Oh technology, why are you never here when we need you? [IWOOT via Shiny Shiny]

12:50 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Jason Chen
7,177 views, 15 comments

Latest by Ambigous Blob: @P3nnstbr LOL!... more »

novelty

Brando Finger Mouse as Useful as Superman Without Flying Abilities

On restless nights you may have found yourself asking the question, "Why isn't there a finger-mounted, wireless mouse?" Well, put your woes aside, as the loonies great chaps at Brando were thinking the same thing, hence the Wireless Finger Mouse. As you may have guessed, the mouse is finger mounted, specifically to your index digit, whilst the click buttons are operated by your neighboring thumb. Sure, it will function on any surface, but you will require the Hulk's muscular hand to be able to carry the hefty device further than 2-inches in any direction. More »

6:31 AM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Haroon Malik
4,680 views, 12 comments

Latest by Brad: No, this would be awesome! Put it on, and *evil doctor turns on machine* ... AHH! My finger! ;) more »

webcam

Ping Pong-Themed Webcam Hopefully First and Last Homage to Balls Of Fury

Oh Brando, not only do you not heed my pleas for a USB trouser press, but you also continue putting products that are, quite frankly, strange and reprehensible. Who in their right mind would be interested in buying a webcam that looks like a ping-pong bat? Don't you know that we computer-fixed weirdies have no interest whatsoever in exercise? Some of us, however, do appreciate the box of tissues in one of the press shots. Ping-Pong and webcam aficionados may want to jump for the full specs, anyone with a dirty mind just head straight to the gallery.
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7:10 AM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By AddyDugdale
1,700 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: Looks more like Q-bert than anything else to me. more »

peripherals

Mr. Burns Webcam is Nice, But It's No Futurama

Staring into Mr. Burns' desk when you're making Skype calls with your friends is nice and all (and for a price of $49 it's hard to argue with it), but it's no Futurama. What we'd really like is a Bender webcam, or a Fry webcam, or a Professor webcam, or a Robot Devil webcam, or a Scruffy webcam—pretty much anything from the Futurama universe. I guess what we're trying to say is that Futurama rules and should not have been cancelled. [ThinkGeek via Random Good Stuff via DVice]

2:50 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Jason Chen
4,419 views, 33 comments

Latest by Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy: @nemesiscw: Would it "blunk" to close the lens? more »

peripherals

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]

1:09 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Jason Chen
6,441 views, 42 comments

Latest by n/a: Mine arrived and i am very pleased with it. I had expected it to be bulky but it isn't at all. The cover does slide and i don't notice the camera anymore. Just what i want. As Mac stuff more »

webcam

Brando ANEO Clip-on Webcam Lets You Play Kung Fu

Brando's new ANEO GX-10 USB webcam comes bundled with three PC video games that put your moves on screen. Play "Kung fu," "Super Knight" or "Funny Stair" and you appear interactively in the action, which might brighten up a glum afternoon at the PC. The webcam is pretty standard, with 1280 x 1024 pixels at 30 frames per second, but it does have that combined clip/stand with adjustable neck for easy attachment. Available now for $33.[Brando]

8:51 AM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,181 views, 7 comments

Latest by Arelar: @hnkelley: no way my kids are streaming themeselves silly more »

gadgets

Goth-style Webcam is So Hideous You Wouldn't Want to Film Your Expression

Sweet Baby Jesus and all the orphans, we wonder what possessed the creators of this nightmarish webcam as they slaved away at the drawing board. Something nasty with horns, a wicked headache and really bad taste in art, I reckon. Let's see—take one webcam (pretty standard USB 2.0, 1.3 Mpix little number, with lights and a microphone), decorate it with a plaster surround in the skull and bones motif, add a spot of grass and a few bricks (why?). Then finish it off with a cobra, and bugger off back to the Fifth Circle of Hell. Should appeal to at least one uber-goth teenager with $61.50 to spare. [GeekStuff4U via Akihabaranews]

8:41 AM on Mon Jan 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,194 views, 12 comments

Latest by M.A.X.: I'll pay $30 and not a cent more. It's kinda cool, but not $61 cool. more »

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