For those of you looking for some additional zoom-in on your webcam, you might want to try simply adding some reading glasses. This is probably the cheapest way to get a zoom webcam if you have some old reading glasses around.
The focus was a problem for closeups, so I cut a pair of dollar-store +3 reading glasses in half and wrapped the earpiece around the back of the webcam. With a little encouragement it clips the lens over the flat part of the webcam’s orb where the lens peeks out. Perfect.
Here’s a great Twitter Hack that involves Arduino, Linux, webcam, and a laser pointer to make it a complete Twitter Security System! Awesome, this is the best use of Twitter I have seen so far, simple yet effective webcam security system!
See Video:
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weQQ363RmKQ
This instructable will show you how to construct a laser tripwire that can twitter and grab an image from a webcam, as well as execute any command you can put in a bash
Max’s Note: Here’s a great watch, urrr, I mean a webcam…
This Watch USB Webcam takes the shape of a watch for some bizarre reason. It features a 1.3 Mega Pixel resolution at 30 frames per second, and 4 infrared LED night vision. This allows you to use the web camera without any problem in low light conditions. Available for $13.69 at Uxsight.com.
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Max’s Note: Here’s a great speaker/webcam combo, awesome!
This Bird USB Webcam with Speaker is a rather unique desktop accessory. Retailing for a mere $15.69, you get a speaker and a 3.0 MP webcam attached to the bird’s beak. The bird’s wings and beak are foldable. Its head and legs are also movable, so you can change its pose anyway you like. Powered by USB or 3 AAA batteries.
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video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViM0JjUoqRw
Well, we’ve covered bunch of SPY cams before, here’s another cool one that uses a webcam and your laptop to create a cheap spy camera.
Of course, this would go really well with one of these Eee PCs instead of a full-fledged laptop.
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMUCPWU0d4s
I would have to say this might be a great way to get your dog/cat’s attention while being able to see him/her in front of the webcam. (if she/he is not in sight of course)
I think this is a good idea that could be transformed into something commercial in the future for real dog/cat owners who might be at work.
So what is LaserPup? It is not a dog with a laser
DIY Rangefinder can tell distance using a Web Cam!
Here’s a great free application that will turn your web cam into a range finder that can tell distance simply by calculating the height of stuff. Now, this will work really well on the golf course as the flagstick in golf is always the same. (of course, there’s a different stand for USGA and the UK so…)
This site will show you how you can convert your webcam into a modern range estimation tool without any hardware. The math is very simple, so this new technique works very well for vis
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j678wcHPIf8
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTCWhraw2Xw
Here’s a really cool demo of an interactive projector screen or is it Multi-Touch Projector?
The basic idea is really simple: a program running on the PC will process the images viewed from the webcam, find the position of the penlight/light spot, and use this position to deternine where to place the mouse cursor on the screen. Now, if we can assume that the light spot/poi
