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Samsung InTouch brings Skype and Internet to your TV
CES 2012: Apps aplenty 9 January 2012 9:38 GMT TweetFancy Skype on your TV? Well come March you could have just that with the Samsung inTouch TV accessory. Basically it'll sit on top of any HDTV you might have lying around and enable you to view and be viewed by your Skype buddies.
And it's...
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Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 takes Skype 1080p Full HD
CES 2012: I see you 5 January 2012 10:26 GMT TweetLogitech has announced the first Full HD webcam for Skype users, promising to offer 1080p video for when you fancy seeing granny in glorious high-def.
The Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 captures full-HD 1080p video for connecting with friends...
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HD webcam fun with the Logitech C615
1080p video shooting action 14 June 2011 15:29 GMT TweetChances are that if your laptop is still working well, a lack of a HD webcam isn't likely to entice you into upgrading - even if it would mean entry to the HD video calling club (the coolest club in town).
But there is another way in, one that...
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APP OF THE DAY: WebCamera (iPhone)
Ultra portable webcam solution 21 March 2011 18:00 GMT TweetMonday signals the start of another week's worth of App of the Days here on Pocket-lint and, as such, we've been scouring the Android Market, looking in the App World, checking out the Marketplace and also casting our eye on Facebook to see what's...
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Miniature house webcam makes you look like a giant
Super-size me 22 February 2011 12:38 GMT TweetThis webcam accessory is a touch of creative class, as it's been designed to fit over a webcam of the built-in variety in order to make you look as though you're an extra from Land of the Giants.
Spotted on Super Punch, we're not sure whether...
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VIDEO: Chatroulette used for The Last Exorcism viral campaign
Not for the faint hearted 20 August 2010 16:21 GMT TweetFor anyone who regularly uses Chatroulette, the service is now becoming a rather dangerous place. This, however, is not down to viruses or privacy risks, but the risk of messing your trousers after a rather innovative advertising stunt.
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VIDEO: Minority report computer becomes reality
Use your hands not a mouse 4 July 2010 23:34 GMT TweetRemember that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise uses his hands to swipe and swish his way through a number of images? Well, what if we told you that not only is that computer system real and ready to use, but that it might be in your home within...
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Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 webcam review
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A webcam for life?
21 June 2010 10:00 GMT
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It was a stroke of luck that the Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000 dropped through onto the doormat of Pocket-lint Towers, just as the Chat Roulette phenomenon of 2010 was hitting the Internet. However our interest soon wore off as the fifth male member in...
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Logitech goes HD webcam mad
Can you ever have too many? 10 June 2010 16:12 GMT TweetClearly under the impression that you can never have too many webcams, Logitech has announced four of them onto the unsuspecting public.
All four are HD devices featuring Logitech's Vid HD for HD video calling and Fluid Crystal tech for... -
Auto Smiley turns your real smiles into :)s
Monitors your webcam for grins 24 March 2010 13:02 GMT TweetA coder named Theo Watson has developed a bit of Mac software called Auto Smiley that uses your webcam to monitor your face while you're typing. If you smile, it'll then automatically insert a ":)" into whatever you're writing.
It uses openFrameworks...
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Typeface generates a font from your face
Letters differ depending on your proportions 17 March 2010 18:00 GMT TweetA designer called Mary Huang has concocted a rather nifty bit of software which allows anyone to create a font unique to them, using the proportions of their face.
It's called Typeface, and uses a webcam and some facial analysis software to...
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Microsoft launches LifeCam HD-5000 and HD-6000
With "TrueColour" image processing tech 16 March 2010 17:32 GMT TweetMicrosoft has just dropped us word of a pair of webcams that it'll be making available within the next couple of months. The LifeCam HD-5000 and LifeCam HD6000 both come with what the company is calling "TrueColour" image processing. That promises...
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Y-Cam Knight SD wireless security camera review
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Want to spy on your babysitter?
24 February 2010 11:14 GMT
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In 2008 it was reported that there were around 4.2 million security cameras in the UK (via Channel 4), which means around one camera for every 14 people. Trouble is, unless you live in a major city those cameras aren't pointing into your house or office...
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"Hunk" painting car pink with nail varnish live on Web
Comment: New Fiat publicity stunt quite literally like watching paint dry... 22 January 2010 15:36 GMT TweetYou might well ask why, as indeed I am, but a Welshman is attempting to paint a Fiat 500 pink, live online, using tiny pots of nail varnish to try and get a Guinness World Record, as well, of course, as gaining some publicity for Fiat's new, limited...
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Star Trek Enterprise webcam launches
Communicator compatibility unconfirmed 15 January 2010 11:40 GMT TweetThis novelty webcam will let you talk to your trekkie mates whilst staring lovingly at the Enterprise NCC-1701.
Compatible with Skype, MSN and other popular chat software, on both Macs and PCs, its Communicator compatibility is not clear...
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