Panasonic “Nano Care” webcam-styled beauty gadget

Posted in Health by Conner Flynn on July 30th, 2009

Panasonic "Nano Care" webcam-styled beauty gadgetLook at that gargantuan webcam. It’s not a webcam at all. It’s Panasonic’s Nano Care beauty appliance. Model numbers EH-SA42 and EH-SA41. Both devices will keep your area moist throughout the day so that your skin will be moist, not dry.

The EH-SA42 doesn’t even need any water to do it. So yes, what we have here are a pair of simple humidifiers. Who knows if it will help your skin, but at least you’ll have a honking huge webcam looking thing on your desk. Both models will arrive in Japan this November, where moistness will reign.

Dream Cheeky offers Spiderman webcam for geeks

Posted in Computers by Shane McGlaun on April 13th, 2009

spidermanwebcam-sbI was never a fan of comic books in my youth, but I did like the Spiderman TV series that used to come on and Hulk when I was a kid. I also enjoy the movies from Marvel that have been coming with increased frequency. That said, I am not such a big fan that I would buy the toys or other items with superheroes on them.

If you are a big fan of Spiderman and want something else to go along with your posters and Underoos with the web-slinging hero on them, Dream Cheeky has a new Spiderman USB webcam that looks like a retro film camera.

Star Trek USS Enterprise webcam

Posted in Webcams by Conner Flynn on April 12th, 2009

Star Trek USS Enterprise webcamHere’s the final frontier in geek accessories for your computer. Let your geek flag fly high with this USS Enterprise-themed USB webcam. Perfect for making video Captain’s logs to send to other nerds. It won’t fight other webcams shaped like Klingon or Romulan ships, but it does feature an adjustable focus, and the red engine lights light up. So that ought to mesmerize you for all of a minute.

The cable even features the Star Fleet Insignia. Nothing on a release date or price, but it will be available in lieu of time spent with girls very soon.

Minoru: Your Personal 3D Wall-E Webcam

Posted in Webcams by Nino Marchetti on January 5th, 2009

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A new 3D Webcam we heard about earlier this year is set to make the rounds at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, followed by early January sales here in the United States. It is called the Minoru 3D Webcam and it will price around $90 when released.

The Minoru is said to provide a 3D stereoscopic image because it is a single piece with two cameras spaced roughly the same distance apart aside. Strange looking similarities to Wall-E aside, the developer of this Webcam says users will tend to look into the eyes of the camera as they light up – perhaps to suck more cash out of one’s pocket.

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Daily Deal: iMicro IMC109 USB Webcam

Posted in Dillyeo Daily Deal by dillyeo on December 11th, 2008

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Does your webcam footage look less like you, and more like a collection of face-colored pixels? Do you need to turn on every light in the house at noon for it to even begin to work? Maybe you don’t even have a webcam. (Gasp! Shock! Horror!) Webcams have gotten a lot better in the last couple of years, but the newer ones can be pretty pricey.

Take, for example, Logitech’s latest camera, the QuickCam® Vision Pro. For $129.99, you get a camera with some amazing specs. Autofocus, 30 FPS, a 2 megapixel sensor, and high quality 720p images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels. That’s a nice webcam, right? Though, for $129.99, it may be out of most people’s price range. Luckily, Dillyeo can help you out.

Webcam equipped headphones put eyes over your ears

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on December 7th, 2008

Webcam equipped headphones put eyes over your earsSeems like we have webcams in everything these days. They’re in everything and they are everywhere. It must have occurred to someone that the one place they missed was our ears. Which is a strange place for webcams, as we usually use them for other’s faces.

That’s what makes this so odd. This headphone/webcam combo will show you everything that is on your side. Maybe designer Andy Kurovets is just really paranoid. Maybe he has enemies that use his blind spots to their advantage. But chances are he just wanted to look like some fashion forward Sci-Fi dude.

Virtual Webcam Girlfriend is enticing, a bit creepy

Posted in Webcams by Conner Flynn on November 3rd, 2008

Virtual Webcam Girlfriend is enticing, a bit creepyYou might remember this virtual nerd girlfriend from several months back. The Dennou AR Figures virtual 3D girlfriends are for those extra lonely nerds who don’t get out much. I think the idea is that you would want to check in on her now and then, apply spankings as needed and occasionally give her gifts, all safe in the knowledge that she can’t run or call the cops.

You install webcam software and when your camera detects the special cube onscreen, it puts a 3D companion into your environment. It’s available right now in Japan for $125. And we don’t want to know what you two do in your spare time. A slightly NSFW video below

Minoru robot webcam for 3D video chat

Posted in Webcams by Conner Flynn on October 17th, 2008

Minoru robot webcam for 3D video chatWeb cams have just gone all view-master on us. The Minoru looks like a super-cute Japanese robot and is designed to deliver the Internet experience in 3D. The stereo webcam uses two lenses to form one image that appears three-dimensional…when the viewer wears a pair of 3D glasses. When are we gonna get beyond these nerd glasses?

It’s compatible with chat services like Skype, AIM, and Windows Live Messenger. Apparently the device can take 3D photos and output 3D video that’s uploadable to YouTube too. He’s part E.T., part Wall-E and he’ll be on sale in December for $100.

Hello Kitty USB webcam sees all

Posted in Hello Kitty by Conner Flynn on October 6th, 2008

Hello Kitty USB webcam sees allHello Kitty fans can now be spied on by the dreaded pink menace. This USB web camera is no doubt exactly what you’ve been looking for. It will silently watch and make sure that your room is full of other Hello Kitty merchandise, whether you are a 14 year old girl or a 40 something man with issues. It’s compatible with Windows Vista/XP/2000 and features a 640×480 resolution at 15 frames per second.

The price is $86 and this webcam won’t just steal your heart, but it will steal your pink cat-loving soul. Listen, I’ve tried to tell you before, this cat is taking over the world and making life look like a little girl’s room for everyone. And that ain’t right. We must rise up and fight. I have to go now. My cat is watching and I don’t want to be reported to Hello Kitty HQ.

MingJong M6637U robotic webcams to take over world one desk at a time

Posted in Webcams by Conner Flynn on August 17th, 2008

MingJong M6637U robotic webcams to take over world one desk at a time
A Taiwanese company known as MingJong has released some colorful robotic UVC compliant USB 2.0 webcams called ‘M6637U’ that sport 1.3-megapixels.

These little guys have the right idea. If you want to take over the world, you have to appeal to those lovers of cute and colorful desk accessories. Put a bunch together and they are clearly interacting, comparing notes for our eventual assimilation. Then when a human comes back into the room they all freeze. There’s not a whole lot of info on these guys, but be weary. Never turn your back on one.

Star Wars Tie Fighter webcam

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on August 15th, 2008

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This Star Wars Tie Fighter webcam perches on your monitor because it knows about your plans to blow up the Death Star. Thats because the TIE Fighter Advanced X1 webcam is not just a Tie Fighter, it’s Vader’s Tie Fighter.

The pint sized dark side vehicle captures audio, video and images, and also lights up and features digitized sound effects taken directly from the Star Wars movies. Wesco Limited has started production on them, and you can pre-order them now for about $42 USD. This will likely end up in your rain gutter chasing an X-Wing as you pretend it’s the Death Star Trench. You know the force compels you to order one, so hop to it.

Philips wireless internet cam concept is creepy, could bite

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on July 27th, 2008

Philips wireless internet cam concept is creepy, could bite
Here’s a new wireless Philips concept by Flynn Product Design that offers something drastically different and ultra-awesome in a Sci-Fi kind of way. So awesome in fact that you’ll be watching it from the corner of your eye, waiting for it to ponce and suck out your insides.

If spiderwebs suddenly appear near this thing, get rid of it immediately because: A. It’s alive. Or B: It’s attracting little baby spiders that think it’s their mama, who will grow into big spiders. Creepiness aside, this might be the best webcam design yet. Soon spider cams will be no doubt be following us everywhere. I’d like to extend a warm welcome to our new overlords and I’m looking forward to working with you in return for my life.

D-Link offers up “easy-to-use” Internet surveillance camera

Posted in Digital Cameras by Nino Marchetti on July 14th, 2008

D-Link Internet Surveillance Starter Kit (DHA-390)

D-Link continued its consistent roll out of new products with word today of a new surveillance camera kit that enables remote viewing of live streaming video from a web browser. The D-Link Internet Surveillance Starter Kit (DHA-390) is priced at around $500.

The Internet Surveillance Starter Kit (DHA-390) is reportedly “the world’s easiet IP camera installation.” It comes bundled with an Internet camera and two Powerline networking adapters and provides email alert snapshots, live video monitoring over the Internet on a PC and the ability to share camera feeds, even in “low light situations.”

Logitech unveils premium Mac webcam

Posted in Logitech by Shane McGlaun on June 24th, 2008

Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for MacLogitech has a long history of making some of the best webcams available for computer users. What Logitech doesn’t have much of a history offering are Mac compatible webcams. In fact this week Logitech announced its first ever Mac compatible webcam that uses premium technologies.

The Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro for Mac has Carl Zeiss optics and is compatible with iChat and Skype on the Mac. The camera also uses a voice coil motor for its focusing system rather than a stepper motor. Thus provides faster focusing and allows the webcam to focus on objects as close as 10cm from the lens.

R2D2 Wireless Webcam separates geeks from their money

Posted in Star Wars by Conner Flynn on May 18th, 2008

R2D2 Wireless Webcam separates geeks from their money
Lucas long ago figured out that a geek and his money soon part ways when you make things look like R2-D2. This one is perhaps dorkier then most, because what we have here amounts to a remote control lightsaber, which you use to send your remote webcam wheeling to and fro in order to capture footage of your immediate area. For the price of £299.00 what you get is a basic VGA resolution camera in droids clothing.

The lightsaber has light and sound effects from the films and the stand connects to your USB port so that R2 can be controlled wirelessly. The webcam comes pre-loaded with R2 sound effects as well. For the price you figure they’d at least throw in a restraining bolt. Or some leg rockets…