Speed Up Typing And Other Tasks With Your Head Using Switch Via Cam [Windows]
Wouldn't it be really cool if you could wear a headset and use facial and head movements to control your computer? Blink a couple of times and press the enter key. Nod once and press the space bar. Speak, and the sentence appears on the screen. You've heard about mouse gestures to control a computer, but what about head or face gestures? Here at MUO, we've often covered interesting special effects that you can accomplish with a webcam, but how about combining the two concepts?
How to Use an Android Device as a PC Webcam
If you need to make a few Skype calls or want to start a Hangout on Google Plus, but don't have the necessary equipment at hand, don't run off to the hardware store just yet! If you have an Android smartphone with camera, you can simply use your phone instead. Given, the framerate will not be on par with a decent store-bought webcam, but it's more than good enough for a sporadic video chat.
Add A Customizable Webcam Widget To Your Desktop With The Simple & Lightweight CamDesk [Windows & Linux]
With CamDesk, you get a constant feed from any of your webcams in a customizable window, and can keep track of what’s going on no matter what you're doing. It can be used for anything from spying on your cats and keeping an eye on your door, to getting a constant feed of yourself while video chatting or recording a video.
How to Track What Others Do on Your Computer With iSpy
Have you ever been in a situation where you suspect someone has been using your computer, but you just aren't certain who is doing it and what they're actually doing when they're logged in? This situation comes up more often than you might suspect. The computer use may be completely innocent, or the person may actually be trying to poke around your personal files to discover private information about you.
10 Unique Live Webcam Feeds To Watch Around The World
Remote webcams peeping into your lives may make you go all choleric, but when they point at some fascinating places around the world, they can make you gawk. Real-time webcam feeds that capture unique events (or non-events) always prick our interest because there’s something in our psyche that makes us want to be voyeurs.
How To Set Up A Motion Detection Surveillance System With iPhone Notifications
One thing I've been meaning to do is set up my always-on home server as a CCTV Surveillance System that sends alerts to my iPhone whenever it detects motion. Though the results are fantastic, you do need a lot of free software to get the thing up and running properly. It's a lot to download, but there isn't anything inherently difficult about it.
How To Disable Your Windows Screensaver With Motion Detection
While password-locked screensavers are a security necessity at many businesses, in most homes the screensaver's only real purpose is to...well...save the screen. It can become a little bit of an annoyance to have to tap the keyboard or move the mouse whenever you walk up to the computer to see what's going on. Wouldn't it be cool if your computer sensed you were there and responded accordingly?