Archive for October, 2008

The View-Master of Webcams

If the Novo Minoru 3D webcam delivers on what it promises to do, it will introduce consumers to a new experience in home video conferencing. Minoru in Japanese means reality and this little camera will allow you to broadcast in 3D. From a technical perspective, the eyes of Wall-E, errr the 3D Webcam are two [...]

Have a cat that won't stay off your counters?

Have a cat that won’t stay off your counters? I do. I finally got fed up with it enough to do something about it: scare the crap out of him with a motion-detecting blender (while recording the results for my own amusement, of course). Confused at what you’re looking at? This is a repeating shot [...]

Choosing a distance learning program with webcam

Distance learning programs vary in their mode of dissemination and the school offering the program. Some distance learning providers use the internet to propagate learning while others combine both traditional and modern information channels to propagate learning. You can select a distance-learning program that caters to your needs and get started. E-lecture is an instructional [...]

Danger of webcams for children

A British children’s internet charity has advised parents to ban young people from using webcams in their bedrooms. The advice was issued after news broke that up to 42 girls from Kent could be among the victims of a man facing pornography charges in Canada. Mark Bedford from Ontario is accused of tricking girls into [...]

Bandai updates surveillance robot with the NetTansorWeb

The Robo Japan 2008 conference kicked off this weekend where Bandai unveiled an update to its NetTansor robot with the new NetTansorWeb robot. The robot can be controlled remotely via WiFi and uses a set of sensors to avoid obstacles while navigating your home. Its webcam eye allows users to monitor their home when away [...]

How to Install Webcam Drivers

When you buy a web camera, all the associated webcam drivers should be on the installation disk that came with your webcam. And whatever operating system you are using – Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows XP, or Windows Vista – your installation disk should contain the related drivers. Your webcam most likely will have a [...]

Hello Kitty Webcam is pretty and pink

The world is being attacked by Hello Kitty products and it is the type of attack that totally gets my approval. The newest addition to the ever-growing list of items is a USB web camera. It is as one might expect, incredibly adorable. The Kitty is looking pretty in pink and lets you look pretty [...]

Webcam keeps student connected to classroom during illness

Thanks to the generosity of the Joe and Nila White Hasler Foundation Wenz fourth grader, Karsyn Worthington, feels like she is still connected with her class as well as the outside world while undergoing weekly chemotherapy treatments. “Karsyn is undergoing I.V., oral and injection chemotherapy. Her treatments are in five phases with two months to [...]