Cameras

A Webcam That Can Be Any Shape You Need

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.


January 24, 2012
Cameras

Transform Your Old iPhone Into A Home Surveillance Cam

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.


October 29, 2011
News

Lady Liberty’s Badarse Freedom Cams Are Live

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.


October 25, 2011
Cameras

Big Mother Is Watching: Statue Of Liberty Gets Panoramic Webcams

Soon you’ll be able to see the world from Lady Liberty’s vantage without ever visiting New York. The Statue of Liberty is getting a sweet 125th birthday gift: five webcams that will broadcast sweeping panoramas 24 hours a day.


October 21, 2011
Computing

Lunchtime Deal: Logitech Peripherals Up To 50% Off

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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]


Software

New Adobe Exploit Could Give Any Website Access To Your Webcam

A Stanford computer science student named Feross Aboukhadijeh has uncovered a pretty major security hole in Adobe Flash, in which somebody could turn on your Mac’s webcam and mic and save that video for whatever nefarious purposes. Oh good.


September 30, 2011
Cameras

There’s A Solar Powered Webcam Near The Top Of Mount Everest

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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.


May 3, 2011
Cameras

Logitech’s TV Cam Lets You Skype Through Panasonic TVs

Basically, Logitech’s grabbed their 720p webcam and made it mountable and compatible with TVs – well, Panasonic’s 2011 model of Viera Connected TV that supports Skype. On sale this month, it’ll cost $US150. [Logitech]


April 21, 2011
News

Boyfriend Watches His Girlfriend Murdered Live On Webcam

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]


February 17, 2011
Geek Out

What Happens When Your Grandparents Discover Photo Booth On Your MacBook

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.