Last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences waded into the Internet stream and put up a webcam to cover the Oscar nominations announcement. This year, the Acad is putting on a show a pre and post show for Tuesday’s ayem noms unveiling hosted by Chris Harrison and Entertainment Weekly’s Dave Karger. Without [...]
February 24th, 2011 | Posted in Webcam Events | Comments Off
A small, but interesting, update to Skype‘s iPhone app got pushed out today. Version 3.0.1 builds on the video calling capability that was added back in December by adding support for a wider range of Skype clients and devices, including Skype for TV. If the idea of making a video call from some far-flung corner [...]
February 10th, 2011 | Posted in Webcam Events | Comments Off
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 [...]
January 31st, 2011 | Posted in Webcam Events, Webcam Science, Webcam Weather | Comments Off
For the first time, a high definition (HD) web camera has been activated on Kauai, focusing on legendary Hanalei Bay on Kauai’s North Shore. Viewers will be able to remotely check beach, surf and weather conditions in a high definition format on computers, cell phones and Internet television. In response to daily questions from visitors [...]
December 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Webcam Story, webcam travel, Webcam Weather | Comments Off
PenguinCams!: Edinburgh Zoo / Galveston: Moody Gardens / Maryland Zoo / Montreal Biodome / San Diego Seaworld / Sedwick County Zoo: Cessna Cove / Station Gars O’Higgins (Antarctica) / Tennessee Aquarium More Zoo Sanctuary Webcams: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: – Giraffe Cam Dallas World: Aquarium Cams Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary Gatorland Gator Cam Hohenwald Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary [...]
December 8th, 2010 | Posted in Webcam Directory, Webcam Science | Comments Off
Shuttle technicians and mission managers continue ongoing preparations for the space shuttle Discovery’s final launch on Wednesday. The STS-133 crew woke up at 5:15 a.m. EDT (0915 GMT) this morning. Commander Steve Lindsey and pilot Eric Boe performed practice landings in NASA’s Shuttle Training Aircraft, which mimics the handling of an orbiter during landing. Additional [...]
November 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Webcam Events, Webcam Science | Comments Off
Conan O’Brien has set up a live feed online ahead of the premiere of his new TBS chatshow Conan. The broadcast which has been dubbed ‘Coco Cam‘ and can be watched on the comedian’s official YouTube Channel began its 24-hour run at 1pm ET yesterday. It claims to allow viewers a glimpse at the lives of [...]
October 24th, 2010 | Posted in Webcam Events | Comments Off
You’ve been there for your friends and family members during the long and difficult road to New York. Now you can be there for them on race day. Here, you can record a personal video of support to someone close to you who’s running in this year’s marathon. Or if you don’t have a webcam, [...]
October 21st, 2010 | Posted in Webcam Events, Webcam History | Comments Off