Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[OmniVision's OV2722 sensor promises 1080p tablet video chats, probably more than you wanted to see]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/omnivision-ov2722-sensor-promises-1080p-tablet-video-chats/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/omnivision-ov2722-sensor-promises-1080p-tablet-video-chats/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/29/omnivision-ov2722-sensor-promises-1080p-tablet-video-chats/#comments Image

We're seeing rear cameras on smartphones and tablets get better all the time; what about at the front? OmniVision might have that side tackled through the OV2722, a 1080p-native CMOS camera sensor. It won't allow for magnum opuses of photography like the company's own 16-megapixel behemoth, but it's just big enough and thin enough (at 3mm deep) to give a serious upgrade to the 720p-or-lower front cameras that prevail today, including webcams on Ultrabooks. The new sensor is both thinner and better in low light than an earlier iteration, so we'll hopefully see fewer instances of blurrycam self-portraits and video calls. The OV2722 is in mass production now for unnamed clients, although we're worried that the resolution jump will show us a little too much detail in that chat with Aunt Mildred.

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Now you can Skype on Xfinity, and beyond. Comcast's re-branded cable arm is touting a new trick beginning today, with customers in Boston and Seattle among the first to have access to the new Skype on Xfinity videoconferencing service (Atlanta, Augusta, Ga., Chicago, Detroit, Harrisburg, Pa., Indianapolis, Miami and Pittsburgh will be online by the end of the week). Interested parties can add a $9.95 monthly fee to their Triple Play service to take advantage, enabling "free" (read: $10-per-month) instant messaging and video chatting services. That monthly fee will presumably cover the requisite all-in-one kit, which includes an adaptor, a "high-quality" camera and a spiffy new Skype-enabled remote control with an IM-friendly keyboard on the rear. Naturally, your bud on the other end doesn't need any special equipment, unless of course they plan to chat through their HDMI-capable Comcast box as well. Eligible customers can hit up the source link past the break to sign up, and breeze through the attached PR for a bit more detail.

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Comcast switches on Skype on Xfinity in Boston and Seattle today, eight more metros this week originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 May 2012 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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For all their charm, the arcade games of the 80s didn't really offer much in the way of gritty realism -- not like today's titles, certainly. Tyler DeAngelo's new take on video game hall-of-famer Frogger certainly goes a ways toward lending the gaming classic some grit. DeAngelo installed a webcam trained on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, using code to translate that footage into data that allows players to experience a real-time, real world traffic flow in a modded version of a Frogger machine. The creator has been known to drag the machine onto the famed New York street, generator in tow, letting people experience the game it was meant to be played: on a sidewalk in plain view of traffic. Check out a video of the game after the break, including a desperate plea from a talking frog who really wants a trip to the Smithsonian.

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Fifth Avenue Frogger brings everyone's favorite roadkill to New York City (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sometimes, those Modern Warfare sessions really take their toll. Now, there is a way to measure the emotional rollercoaster you're subjecting yourself to when you login for those regular gaming stints. Dale Lane decided to hook up the webcam above his main TV to grab a shot of his face every 15 seconds. This then wings its way to the Face.com API, which calculates all sorts of information about the image and sends it back to Dale, who uses a Python script to cook it into these graphs. This one measures his early evening session playing Blur on Xbox Live. Yeah, red means angry.

Webcam programmed to capture your face while playing Xbox: gauges your excitement, graphs ennui originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>angryblurDale LaneDaleLaneface recognitionface.comface.com apiFace.comApiFaceRecognitiongraphwebcamxboxxbox 360xbox liveXbox360XboxLiveThu, 05 Apr 2012 19:51:00 EST<![CDATA[Insert Coin: Galileo, the remote control camera from the men behind the Gorillapod]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/23/insert-coin-galileo/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/23/insert-coin-galileo/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/23/insert-coin-galileo/#comments In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.
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FaceTime conversations always commence with "left a bit, no, up a bit, no no, that's too far..." as we balance our iOS handsets to find a flattering angle. Gorillapod designers Josh Guyot and JoeBen Bevirt want to put an end to it with Galileo, a 360 degree motorized remote-control base for your iPhone or iPod Touch. If your buddy moves out of frame, just swipe in their direction and it'll pan around to follow. Designed as a video conferencing tool, it would also be useful as a baby monitor, remote camera or for clever photography projects. You'll also find a universal 1/4" tripod mount screw, rechargeable lithium polymer battery and it'll double as a dock when not in use. The project has currently reached $10,093 of its $100,000 goal, with the pre-order price of one of the units pegged at $85. If you'd care to see it in action, we'd suggest taking a trip downtown past the break.

[Thanks, Max]

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Insert Coin: Galileo, the remote control camera from the men behind the Gorillapod originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>FaceTimeGalileoGorilla PodGorillaPodInsert CoinInsertCoiniOSiPhoneiPodiPod TouchIpodTouchJobyJoeBen BevirtJoebenBevirtJosh GuyotJoshGuyotKickstartermobilepostcrossRemote Camera BaseRemoteCameraBaseRotating camera baseRotatingCameraBasevideoVideo CameraVideo ConferencingVideoCameraVideoConferencingWebcamFri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:00 EST<![CDATA[Skype videoconferencing app and add-on camera come to Vizio Internet Apps HDTVs]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/skype-videoconferencing-app-and-add-on-camera-roll-come-to-vizio/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/skype-videoconferencing-app-and-add-on-camera-roll-come-to-vizio/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/05/skype-videoconferencing-app-and-add-on-camera-roll-come-to-vizio/#comments Vizio snuck mention of its $150 XCV100 Skype-enabled webcam into its CES 2012 accessories announcements, and now the two companies have announced its compatibility with "most" Vizio Internet App TVs. There's no list of which models specifically support it, and which can manage up to 720p streams, but owners can check the capabilities of their model on Vizio's website. The webcam itself features an HD camera and four built in mics, and clips directly on the top of Vizio's flatscreens. Assuming you're into videoconferencing from your living room, have one of the HDTVs and are ready to drop a benjamin and a half for the privilege, all that's left is to find one of the cameras, currently marked as sold out on Vizio and Amazon. Now, if we could just get an update on that $99 ARM-powered Google TV set-top box...

Skype videoconferencing app and add-on camera come to Vizio Internet Apps HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Hugh, who wants his businesses conference calls broadcasted in eye-watering detail. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

Our office here in Sydney is getting some big screen HDTVs hooked up to a PC running Skype. We'd like to put together an amazing HD video conferencing setup with a webcam that can show the six or seven people around our table as well as a noise canceling microphone or USB table mic. Any suggestion anyone has would be great, thanks heaps!

Let's improve the general standard of the traditionally dour boardroom IT setup by suggesting something world-class, okay chaps and chapesses? It's over to you.

Ask Engadget: Best boardroom Skype gear? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTML5-based Depthcam puts a fresh spin on Kinect hacks originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In 1927, a physics professor named Thomas Parnell launched an experiment on viscous liquids. 85 years later, we're still waiting for his results. It all began with a funnel, a beaker, and some melted tar pitch. Parnell, a professor at the University of Queensland in Australia, was hoping to demonstrate that brittle tar pitch actually behaves as a liquid when kept at room temperature. To prove this, he melted some tar pitch, let it cool for three years, and placed it within the funnel, held over the beaker. The first drop rolled down the funnel eight years later. The second came nine years after that. By the time the third rolled around, Parnell had already passed away. Following his death, the experiment was shelved, quite literally, in a closet, before Professor John Mainstone revived it shortly after joining the University of Queensland in 1961. In 1975, Mainstone successfully lobbied the university to put the experiment on display, but he likely could've never imagined how large an audience it would ultimately have. Today, in fact, the experiment is on display 24 hours a day, via a dedicated webcam. It's been hailed as the world's longest running lab experiment, and it's available for gazing at the source link below. Mainstone expects the next drop to come down the pipeline sometime next year, but you probably shouldn't hold your breath. The last drop ran down the funnel in 2000. Unfortunately, it was never recorded on video, due to a very untimely camera malfunction.

World's longest lab experiment still going strong, via webcam originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A lesson in simplicity: securing a 'no landline' home with LifeShield and Dropcam originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cellulardropcamdropcam hdDropcamHdgsmhands-onhome securityHomeSecurityimpressionslandlinelifeshieldsecuritysecurity camerasecurity systemSecurityCameraSecuritySystemwebcamMon, 09 Jan 2012 09:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Comcast Xfinity Skype webcam for cable boxes revealed by FCC (Update: Pics, pricing and details!)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/comcast-xfinity-skype-webcam-for-cable-boxes-revealed-by-fcc/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/comcast-xfinity-skype-webcam-for-cable-boxes-revealed-by-fcc/http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/07/comcast-xfinity-skype-webcam-for-cable-boxes-revealed-by-fcc/#comments About six months after we first heard Comcast would release a Skype webcam built for its cable boxes Wireless Goodness has uncovered the FCC filing for just such a unit. There's no pictures of the device itself, but scans from the manual and the diagram above give a good idea of the experience available, including the ability to have video as an overlay on top of TV content, or as a picture-in-picture. Video and audio calls are both possible, as well as instant messaging, and while the Xfinity-branded camera itself clips onto your flat-panel, a small adapter hooks into the set-top box. There's no word whether or not we'll see this accessory on display at CES, but the timing certainly lends itself to the possibility.

Update: Why settle for diagrams when you can get a better look? An anonymous tipster dropped us off a load of images showing off the new setup, currently codenamed "Astro". The camera itself (above) is pretty standard, while the adapter box packs in HDMI passthrough, an Ethernet port, front mounted SD slot and two USB jacks on the rear (we're told the storage options are currently disabled, but as seen in the diagrams could bring file sharing). The price of the camera itself is unknown, however "Basic service" currently rocks a $9.95 fee, while additional adapters are also $9.95. Check out the gallery for many more pictures including screenshots and pictures of the remote.

Gallery: Comcast Skype webcam pics

Comcast Xfinity Skype webcam for cable boxes revealed by FCC (Update: Pics, pricing and details!) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920

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Twas a sad day when Mindscape was forced to shutter the online service used by its collection of Nabaztag robotic rabbits -- as the tale goes, the domain's demise left the tiny, Linux-running hares inanimate, mute and nearly useless. But just five short months later, things are starting to look up. Via email, the company has confirmed that nabaztag.com will come (back) alive on midnight of December 24th (a timezone was not specified), allowing Nabaztag users to communicate with their coney comrades. "At midnight you can turn your rabbits on without changing anything," writes the bunny builder. That's not all. The company is promising to "enrich" the devic's modules with "community contributions." If you're a Nabaztag owner, step away from that eggnog and put on a pot of coffee... Christmas is coming a full 24-hours early.

Nabaztag robotic rabbits rise from the ashes at midnight originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>AmbientbunnycadburyhomebrewkarotzlinuxMindscapeNabaztagnabaztag.comNabaztag:tagrabbitrabitrfidserversource codeSourceCodeThierry BensoussanThierryBensoussanvioletweatherwebcamFri, 23 Dec 2011 16:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Warpia to show ConnectHD device at CES, let you couch-Skype on your HDTV]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/warpia-to-show-connecthd-device-at-ces-let-you-couch-skype-on-y/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/warpia-to-show-connecthd-device-at-ces-let-you-couch-skype-on-y/http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/16/warpia-to-show-connecthd-device-at-ces-let-you-couch-skype-on-y/#commentsWarpia will be showcasing its latest media multitasker, the ConnectHD, at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. The ConnectHD comes with a wide-angle wireless HD video camera and a multi-directional microphone, allowing users to make 720p video calls au naturel or otherwise from the living room via apps like Skype or MSN Messenger. It can also be used for playing PC webcam games and streaming media from your PC to an HDTV in 1080p. Although the ConnectHD won't come with extra appendages to help you do all that stuff at once, it does come with a wireless USB PC adapter, a wireless USB TV adapter, a HDMI cable and, naturally, the requisite software for the device. Pricing is pegged at a piggy bank-busting $199.99, placing it right alongside Biscotti's TV Phone.

Continue reading Warpia to show ConnectHD device at CES, let you couch-Skype on your HDTV

Warpia to show ConnectHD device at CES, let you couch-Skype on your HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CESces 2012Ces2012hdpostcrossmessengermsnmsn messengerMsnMessengerskypeusb to hdmiUsbToHdmivideo callingvideo chatVideoCallingVideoChatwarpiawarpia CrossHDWarpiaCrosshdwebcamFri, 16 Dec 2011 21:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Three brings 3LiveShop to Denmark, offers webcam chat and heads-up product display (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/25/three-brings-3liveshop-to-denmark-offers-webcam-chat-and-heads/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/25/three-brings-3liveshop-to-denmark-offers-webcam-chat-and-heads/http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/25/three-brings-3liveshop-to-denmark-offers-webcam-chat-and-heads/#comments Well, it appears that Three's call center agents in Denmark won't be able to wear pajamas into work anymore. Following the introduction of 3LiveShop in Sweden, the mobile carrier's other Scandinavian group is introducing this rather novel way of shopping for new phones to Danes. Properly situated consumers may now elect to participate in live video chats with Three employees, who manipulate product photos and information on a heads-up display for customer convenience. (We'd like to imagine this nice lady has placed the Galaxy S II and iPhone 4 into the "maybe" pile.) Thankfully, shoppers won't have to look presentable at all, as participating in two-way video conferences is entirely optional -- along with more traditional voice and chat methods. If you're curious to see a demo of the system in action, just check the video after the break.

[Thanks, Jonas]

Continue reading Three brings 3LiveShop to Denmark, offers webcam chat and heads-up product display (video)

Three brings 3LiveShop to Denmark, offers webcam chat and heads-up product display (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Biscotti TV Phone

Continue reading Biscotti TV Phone goes on sale today for $199, assumes everyone you know uses Google Talk

Biscotti TV Phone goes on sale today for $199, assumes everyone you know uses Google Talk originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Biscotti hands-on

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Biscotti TV phone hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Ben]

Continue reading Quantum Phantom program turns your smartphone into a wireless mouse (video)

Quantum Phantom program turns your smartphone into a wireless mouse (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Sony's Face-to-Avatar blimp soars through SIGGRAPH 2011

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Sony's Face-to-Avatar blimp soars through SIGGRAPH, melts the heart of Big Brother (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lenovo's ThinkCentre M71z business desktop keeps your productivity up for $599 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>20-inch20-inch all in one20-inch screen20-inchAllInOne20-inchScreenall-in-onecomputercore i5CoreI5ddr3ddr3 ramDdr3Ramdesktopeducationenterprisei5intelintel coreintel core i5IntelCoreIntelCoreI5Lenovolenovo thinkcentre m71zLenovoThinkCentreLenovoThinkcentreM71zm71zrapidbootspill proof keyboardspill resistant keyboardspill-proofspill-resistantSpillProofKeyboardSpillResistantKeyboardssdssd driveSsdDriveThinkCentrethinkcentre m71zThinkcentreM71ztouch screenTouchScreenwebcamwindowswindows 7Windows7Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Mindscape pulls the server plug on Nabaztag, hands source code to developers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/mindscape-pulls-the-server-plug-on-nabaztag-hands-source-code-t/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/mindscape-pulls-the-server-plug-on-nabaztag-hands-source-code-t/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/28/mindscape-pulls-the-server-plug-on-nabaztag-hands-source-code-t/#comments Mindscape's ambient hare progenitors are officially headed off to that matrix briar patch in the sky. Turns out a battle with the server's host has left the company in a sticky financial situation, effectively shutting down support for the WiFi-enabled bunnies. In a recent YouTube announcement, CEO Thierry Bensoussan addressed the community's concerns, offering up source code that ensures a homebrew future for the Little Linux-Bunny Foo Foo forebears. Hobbyists hoping to snag that Nabaztag.com domain for themselves will instead have to accept a url redirect, as the site remains firmly under the software publisher's lock and key. But don't mourn your news reading, weather-forecasting buddy just yet, you can always replace it with the discounted love of lil' bro, Karotz.

Mindscape pulls the server plug on Nabaztag, hands source code to developers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, TheLostSwede]

ASUS updates Xtion Pro motion sensor, makes it even more like Kinect originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Logitech lets loose HD webcam C615, $80 gets you video chatting in 720p originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What do you get when you mix buzzwords like "cloud" and "tablet" with an enourmous multi-touch monitor? The InFocus Mondopad, that's what. The company anticipates that this 55-inch 1080p high-definition panel "wall tablet", equipped with WiFi and a 720p webam / soundbar, will bring pad-like functionality to your next presentation in a big way. The proprietary software mimics the feel of a mobile OS -- only bigger and blander looking -- with basic apps like a whiteboard and web browser, as well as support for Office, JPG, and PDF files. Also inside is Intel's vPro tech, enabling remote access and file sharing with mobile devices -- or having dual-screen sessions with a 58-inch iPhone table, for instance. Pre-ordering one will run you $5,949 for delivery in July and VoIP service through Vidtel will cost $49 a month per connection. No word yet on whether a more portable version is the works, but you'll find some PR and a video walkthrough after the break.

Update: We've been informed by InFocus that the Mondopad is running Windows 7 along with pre-loaded apps.

Continue reading InFocus Mondopad is a 55-inch multitouch display with an identity crisis (video)

InFocus Mondopad is a 55-inch multitouch display with an identity crisis (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Creative Live! inPerson HD webcam does onboard processing, doesn't milk your CPU

Creative Live! inPerson HD webcam does onboard processing, doesn't milk your CPU originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Robot Ruby solves Rubik's Cube in 10.69 seconds, still can't beat humans (video)

Robot Ruby solves Rubik's Cube in 10.69 seconds, still can't beat humans (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 20:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Logitech's 720p TV Cam lets you get your Skype on your 2011 Viera Connect HDTV

Logitech's 720p TV Cam lets you get your Skype on your 2011 Viera Connect HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 May 2011 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MTbiggie is a DIY Surface for the masses (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LunchCommunicator films your every single bite, saves relationships originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Samsung 'TangoView' vacuum surveillance camera will bring you to your knees

Samsung 'TangoView' vacuum surveillance camera will bring you to your knees originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft announces budget-friendly Lifecam HD-3000 webcam, Comfort and Express mice originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dropcam app comes to Android, lets you monitor your security cameras from afar originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidandroid appAndroidAppappcamcloudcloud-baseddropcamdropcam echoDropcamEchosecuritysecurity camerasecurity camerasSecurityCameraSecurityCamerasspycamwebcamThu, 03 Feb 2011 01:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Lenovo L2363d is a 3D monitor with 3D webcam and 3D glasses (update: eyes-on)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/lenovo-l2363d-is-a-3d-monitor-with-3d-webcam-and-3d-glasses/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/lenovo-l2363d-is-a-3d-monitor-with-3d-webcam-and-3d-glasses/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/06/lenovo-l2363d-is-a-3d-monitor-with-3d-webcam-and-3d-glasses/#comments NVIDIA blew what's left of our minds with its Project Denver announcement yesterday, so today it's back to the more familiar world of 3D to soothe our souls. The company's 3D Vision technology has been installed on the above Lenovo L2363d, which touts both three-dimensional output and input, courtesy of a pair of webcam lenses embedded in its top bezel. This 1920 x 1080 display spans 23 inches diagonally and requires the usual active shutter glasses to enjoy its content. So, if you buy one for yourself and your nearest and dearest, you can get your 3D videoconferencing action on in proper Blues Brothers style.

Update: We tracked the monitor down at CES 2011, and while the 3D webcam sadly wasn't functional, we appreciated the matte screen inside the awkward shiny bezel. Find pictures below!

Gallery: Lenovo L2363d stereoscopic monitor, eyes-on


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Lenovo L2363d is a 3D monitor with 3D webcam and 3D glasses (update: eyes-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1080p23-inch3d3d monitor3d vision3d webcam3dMonitor3dVision3dWebcamcesces 2011ces2011displayhands-onideacentreideacentre k330IdeacentreK330l2363dlenovolenovo l2363dLenovoL2363dmonitornvidianvidia 3d visionNvidia3dVisionscreenwebcamThu, 06 Jan 2011 13:09:00 EST<![CDATA[AR-Tees brings augmented reality to a t-shirt, on sale now (video)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/ar-tees-brings-augmented-reality-to-a-t-shirt-on-sale-now-vide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/ar-tees-brings-augmented-reality-to-a-t-shirt-on-sale-now-vide/http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/08/ar-tees-brings-augmented-reality-to-a-t-shirt-on-sale-now-vide/#comments Sebastian Merchel, the same bloke responsible for the SweetSpotter, is back, and he's out to invade your SO's stocking. The above pictured AR-Tee is exactly what it purports to be: a t-shirt with ingrained augmented reality superpowers. Simply pop one on (in your size, naturally), connect your webcam, and visit the link down there in the source. With a couple of mouse clicks, you'll be watching content on your chest, becoming the star of this year's holiday party and blowing grandma's mind. Simultaneously. Grab yours today for the tidy sum of €27.90, or around 37 of America's strained, deflated dollars. Demonstration vid is just past the break, just so you know.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ARar-teesaugmented realityAugmentedRealityshirtt-shirttee shirtTeeShirtvideowebcamWed, 08 Dec 2010 22:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Creative hits 1080p with its Live! Cam Socialize HD webcam, launches 720p models too]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/creative-hits-1080p-with-its-live-cam-socialize-hd-webcam-laun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/creative-hits-1080p-with-its-live-cam-socialize-hd-webcam-laun/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/creative-hits-1080p-with-its-live-cam-socialize-hd-webcam-laun/#commentsCreative hits 1080p with its Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 webcam Today, if your webcam can't do HD it might as well not even power up its sensor in the morning, and Creative is latest to join the full HD crowd with the $89 Live! Cam Socialize HD 1080 -- an excessive title for the latest 1080p webcam to grace your USB ports. It joins the Microsoft LifeCam Studio and Logitech C910 in terms of resolution, but adds some interesting features, perhaps most notably being a dual-microphone array that can be adjusted to provide a field of 20 to 180 degrees, allowing you to control the amount of environmental sound that gets through. Also interesting is a cradle that "scans" in business cards, though we're not sure you really need 1080p for that. Meanwhile, for those who don't necessarily live life 1,920 pixels at a time, there's the $69 Live! Cam Socialize HD AF model, which features a similar design but a 720p sensor, and the $39 Live! Cam Chat HD, which still does 720p but loses much of the other accoutrement. The 720p Socialize model looks to be available now, but no word on when the others will be perching themselves atop your display.

Gallery: Creative Live! webcams

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Creative hits 1080p with its Live! Cam Socialize HD webcam, launches 720p models too originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1080p720pcreativedual array microphoneDualArrayMicrophonelivelive camlive cam chatlive cam chat hdlive cam socializelive cam socialize hdlive cam socialize hd 1080LiveCamLiveCamChatLiveCamChatHdLiveCamSocializeLiveCamSocializeHdLiveCamSocializeHd1080webcamTue, 16 Nov 2010 13:35:00 EST<![CDATA[Mimo announces iMo eye9 USB touchscreen with built-in webcam]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/mimo-announces-imo-eye9-usb-touchscreen-with-built-in-webcam/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/mimo-announces-imo-eye9-usb-touchscreen-with-built-in-webcam/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/mimo-announces-imo-eye9-usb-touchscreen-with-built-in-webcam/#comments
Mimo Monitors isn't exactly short on small USB monitors these days, but that hasn't stopped it from rolling out yet another new model: the 9-inch iMo eye9. As with some of the company's recent models, this one is a touchscreen monitor (resistive, as you might expect), but it takes things one step further than the rest by adding a less-than-discreet 1.3 megapixel webcam. Otherwise, you'll get a basic 1,024 x 600 resolution, plus full Mac and PC compatibility, a detachable base that allows for both portrait and landscape viewing, and a built-in stylus that will also double as a stand. Look for this one to start shipping on November 20th, and you can get your pre-order in now for $229.99.

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Mimo announces iMo eye9 USB touchscreen with built-in webcam originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>eye9imo eye9ImoEye9mimomimo monitorsMimoMonitorstouchscreentouchscreen monitorTouchscreenMonitorusbusb monitorUsbMonitorwebcamTue, 16 Nov 2010 12:28:00 EST<![CDATA[Evigroup Paddle tablet goes Pro, gets cursor-controlling, head-tracking webcam]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/evigroup-paddle-tablet-goes-pro-gets-cursor-controlling-head-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/evigroup-paddle-tablet-goes-pro-gets-cursor-controlling-head-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/16/evigroup-paddle-tablet-goes-pro-gets-cursor-controlling-head-t/#commentsEvigroup Paddle tablet goes Pro, gets cursor-controlling, head-tracking webcam Some day, in the distant future, we'll be activating windows, clicking buttons, and playing Farmville with our minds. Our minds. There have been attempts to get us there, none fully comprehensive, though the Evigroup Paddle Pro tablet is taking an interesting alternative approach: using head tracking to control the cursor. Apparently its front-facing webcam detects your front-facing mug and as you look about the screen it moves the cursor appropriately. Staring rudely at any button or control for a half-second equates to a click and, while we don't yet know how you'll double-click, we'd like to think a spasmodic twitch will be required. Evigroup is also launching a curvy keyboard to go with the Paddle Pro and is promising the ability to play video and audio wirelessly courtesy of a "small station" that connects to your TV. The internals, meanwhile, are perfectly predictable: a netbook spec Atom N450 struggling with Windows 7 Home Premium. No word on price or availability.

Evigroup Paddle tablet goes Pro, gets cursor-controlling, head-tracking webcam originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>evigroupface trackingFaceTrackinghead trackingHeadTrackingintel atomIntelAtomn450paddlepaddle proPaddleProtabletwebcamwindows 7windows 7 home premiumWindows7Windows7HomePremiumTue, 16 Nov 2010 09:06:00 EST<![CDATA[Dropcam Echo review]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/01/dropcam-echo-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/01/dropcam-echo-review/http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/01/dropcam-echo-review/#commentsDropcam Echo review We'd all like to think that when we leave our homes absolutely nothing happens there -- except maybe a Roomba making its solitary rounds or a pooch waiting somberly by the door. Of course that's not the case, lots of things can go wrong in your absence and if you're of the paranoid variety surely you've entertained a few of those ideas. With a camera capable of remote monitoring you can assuage some of those fears, and the models from Dropcam are about the easiest we've seen to use. But, at $199 to $279 with monthly monitoring fees ranging from $8.95 to $24.95, they sure aren't cheap.

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Dropcam Echo review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>802.11dropcamdropcam echoDropcamEchofeaturefeaturedfeatureshome monitoringHomeMonitoringqvgareviewvideowebcamwifiMon, 01 Nov 2010 12:23:00 EST<![CDATA[MindScape's Karotz continues the proud Nabaztag lineage]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/mindscapes-karotz-continues-the-proud-nabaztag-lineage/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/mindscapes-karotz-continues-the-proud-nabaztag-lineage/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/15/mindscapes-karotz-continues-the-proud-nabaztag-lineage/#comments It's been a while since we've heard anything on the Nabaztag front. Violet, the company that built the original "ambient" bunnies, went bankrupt but was snapped up by MindScape a year ago. Now MindScape is ready to show off the latest addition to the Nabaztag family, dubbed "Karotz." The WiFi rabbit runs on Linux, with a 400MHz ARM CPU, 64MB of RAM and 256MB of storage, so it should have plenty of headroom for that vibrant hacker community that sprung up around the first two Nabaztags. Karotz can also run off batteries or be plugged in via USB, and has the same RFID reader functionality of the Nabaztag/tag. The biggest new feature is a webcam, which will purportedly have face recognition (to be paired with Nabaztag's existing voice recognition), along with allowing you to check up on your home from a smartphone app. Karotz will retail in France starting in November for €150 (about $210 US), followed by the UK in December and February in the US. Hopefully Karotz can find a bit more market success than its ill-fated predecessors.

Gallery: Karotz press shots and a peek under the hood

MindScape's Karotz continues the proud Nabaztag lineage originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Looks like the Lower Merion School District will be paying off kids who got zinged by its laptop tracking program -- to the tune of some $610,000. As you might recall, there was quite a bit of hubbub earlier this year when students discovered that their school issued computers tended to activate their webcams and shoot the photos back to administrators. Apparently the FBI has decided not to bring any charges in the case after all, and the various families of the students settled with the school district out of court. And yes, the schools have discontinued the tracking program.

Webcam-spying school district settles out of court, FBI declines to press charges originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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