Archive for January, 2011

Japan’s Mount Kirishima Volcano Erupts Explosively

About 600 people have been evacuated as a volcano in southern Japan spewed ash and smoke over nearby towns. Hirokazu Taniyama, an official in Miyazaki, said today that 612 people stayed in primary schools for the night after volcanic activity increased yesterday. He said most of them were returning home today. The 1421-metre Shinmoedake volcano [...]

Putting a webcam on a balloon is easy

Although there’s a certain awe-inspiring beauty to the images that hobbyists’ weather balloons can capture from the edge of space, in fact most of the good stuff happens much nearer the ground. These flights can be broken into three phases. The first, with cool imagery of the ground below, lasts about 10 seconds. In the [...]

Creative Live Cam Video IM Pro

  Talk to friends and family around the world using this webcam and instant messaging software: High quality 640 x 480 VGA sensor Included Creative hands-free headset and Multi-Attach Base Compatible with both USB 2.0 and 1.1 Works with Webcamchatroulette, Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, MSN Messenger, and other compatible instant messaging services Product Description : Creative [...]

Living in the library, dreaming of a more just world

Live-in for Literacy is a student initiative across ten university campuses. Two students camp out in tents at their libraries for 7 consecutive days to raise money to build libraries in India… Live webcams of the Live-in for Literacy campers will be available during the event, from January 27th to February 3rd, 2011. Discover the Reality [...]

The World Economic Forum Webcam Davos

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or [...]

Webcam catches Miley Cyrus movie ‘So Undercover’ filming live in the French Quarter

“So Undercover,” the Miley Cyrus movies that has been shooting in New Orleans for the past few weeks, won’t be in theaters for months but you can watch it happen live right now on your computer screen. It seems that the movie’s set atop the Windsor Court hotel is within perfect viewing distance of Nola’s [...]

Career Services provides webcam job interviews

The Marshall University Career Services Center is using webcams to help students with job interviews.The Career Service Center is offering an Interview Stream to all Marshall students with a JOBtrax account.  The online service will allow students the privilege of conducting an interactive mock interview with people acting as employers by using their webcam to [...]

Saba Rock Resort Webcam and Caribbean Webcam

Saba Rock Resort is one of the most unique properties in the Caribbean located in one of the most beautiful places on Earth and they have a pretty cool webcam too.  The webcam will automatically pan left and right and zoom in and out on the Saba Rock Marina and the surrounding blue waters. You’ll [...]