Video: A little Bug Labs demo

You know our nerd hearts beat deep for the just-released open-source modular Bug Labs gear, and Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont caught up with Jeremy Toeman for a quick little demo. We're not sure exactly why you'd want a motion-sensing camera with the lens on the opposite side of the motion detector, but hey -- let's see your iPhone do that. Check the whole vid after the break!

[4honor @ Jan 8th 2008 10:03AM]

yay! another Veronica Belmont!

[superted @ Jan 8th 2008 11:35AM]

not sure where to start with that sexually charged reply...

good lord

[pquistgard @ Jan 8th 2008 12:40PM]

More Veronica Belmont, please! (don't read into that)

It'll just balance out my life a little bit ;)

[Karl HacksWell @ Jan 8th 2008 10:07AM]

Its because she's Ryan Block's girlfriend. A bit biased.

[SuperPrime @ Jan 8th 2008 10:19AM]

A bit?

[z @ Jan 8th 2008 12:27PM]

Do you know what a bit means in French?

[Matt @ Jan 8th 2008 6:36PM]

Biased? How can bias freaking apply here? There aren't 2 parties, so one party isn't being favoured. I hate it when people just use buzz words like bias to make themselves sound smart when really it just makes them sound like asswipes. Widen your vocabulary, or at least grasp the meaning of the words you blurt out at the moment.

Personally I don't mind all of the Veronica Belmont, she's a great reporter, and she looks nice. What's not to like?

[Tom @ Jan 8th 2008 10:15AM]

Why all the Veronica Belmont is cute/hot comments?

You'd think geeks never get laid.

Oh, wait...

[Jeff @ Jan 8th 2008 11:53AM]

Probably because she's cute/hot.

You know how you can tell someone who's not getting laid? By the way they try to pretend they're "above" seeing someone as cute.

I got news for ya. I'm happily married, but cute girls don't stop being cute just because you're getting laid.

[Jake @ Jan 8th 2008 12:40PM]

I'm with Tom - I don't get it. Veronica has a hot name, but she's just meh IMO. You wanna talk about Scarlett Johanson and I'm all over that.

-jp

[jay.viz @ Jan 8th 2008 10:15AM]

The case is their best and worst feature. When you're prototyping, the case isn't exactly necessary.

[Joseph @ Jan 8th 2008 10:19AM]

This is definitely a product to help with prototyping. It reminds me of a high tech breadboard.

[jay.viz @ Jan 8th 2008 10:27AM]

Sure, I just think there are other companies with better products for the same purpose. It seems like Bug Labs has the best marketing though.

[Joseph @ Jan 8th 2008 10:20AM]

This is definitely a device to help with prototyping. It reminds me of a high tech breadboard.

[Kurtis @ Jan 8th 2008 11:45AM]

You turned into a cat...

[Joseph @ Jan 8th 2008 1:40PM]

My browser crashed mid-submit so my last post has no icon and a 0 profile link.

[OneLove @ Jan 8th 2008 10:25AM]

Is that guy drunk?

[Mark @ Jan 8th 2008 11:20AM]

Lol, I was just thinking that...

[Paul Brown @ Jan 8th 2008 10:36AM]

Dude, she is HOT, get over it!!!

[huh @ Jan 8th 2008 10:50AM]

It's neat but of course it needs to be a lot smaller. I can see this being important in a few years with an open io/power bus and driver ecosystem. I hope it's based on USB, no need to reinvent the wheel.

And (I hate to do this, but can't resist) she may be RB's girlfriend, but she's charismatic and professional. May be that's why he's dating her, what a user! ;)

[k1b @ Jan 8th 2008 11:23AM]

The module locations are interchangeable on the base so the motion sensor can be placed on the same side as the camera. This thing rocks!

[packetsniffer @ Jan 8th 2008 11:40AM]

"Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont"
Hehe, Engadget still not fessing up to the fact that Veronica Belmont is Ryan Block's girlfriend and not just a host from "Mahalo Daily".

[Veronica @ Jan 8th 2008 12:19PM]

Dude! We "fessed up" to that in the first post about working together!
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/ces-av-club-the-engadget-podcast-returns-video-with-veronica-b/

Maybe I should start all my videos with "Hi, I'm Veronica Belmont, and I'm Ryan Blocks girlfriend" from now on, hmm?

[Jeebus @ Jan 8th 2008 1:11PM]

Right. I think Ryan's forcing his writers to put in that phrase. I swear that "Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont" has been used at least 20 times the last few days. It's almost spam.

[Joseph Weir @ Jan 8th 2008 11:44AM]

I'm sorry, but that really looks like a piece of shit.

[Kurtis @ Jan 8th 2008 11:46AM]

Care to elaborate?

[Jeremy Toeman @ Jan 8th 2008 12:17PM]

Nope, wasn't drunk, just exhausted. 15 hours of demoing will wear you down a bit...

[locke6854 @ Jan 8th 2008 12:20PM]

He talks like I do when i'm drunk

[Stinky @ Jan 8th 2008 1:06PM]

Veronica, dump Moby and run away with me... Please?