Writing about a new webcam feels as pointless as writing about a new calculator — everybody already has them built into every device they use. But if you still need one, Hercules’ HD Twist should fit your eight-year old laptop.
Home security products are expensive and created by developers that have no interest in making things easy for end users. Instead, pull that old iPhone out of a drawer and make it the spy cam you’ve always wanted.
We were excited to hear that the Statue of Liberty had been outfitted with some rad webcams in honour of her 125th birthday. Well Big Mother’s eyes in the sky just went live and holy hell are they cool.
Looks like Big W is clearing Logitech products out of the warehouse at the moment, with a variety of peripherals — keyboards, webcams and speakers — being sold off at up to 50% off for online only sale. It’s all while stocks last, but there’s a pretty big range of options available at the moment. [Big W via BuckScoop]
OK, I think it’s official. There’s nowhere on the planet you can escape the glare of a camera lens. Scientists from Italy have installed a solar powered, web enabled camera near the top of Mount Everest — and everybody’s invited to watch.
While he chatted with her over a webcam from China, a Beijing student says there was knock on his girlfriend Qian Liu’s door in Toronto. A man entered and a struggle followed. Ten hours later, Liu’s body was found in her basement apartment. [Gawker]
If this isn’t proof that your grandparents can be just as big, if not bigger, of a jackass than you, I don’t know what is.
