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[ManaByte]

To complete my PC setup and since there are a few free-long distance video phones in the works, I went out to Best Buy today and picked up this:

Anyone else here use a webcam and tried out any of the video phone software yet?

 

[samus4ever]

i used to have one, but it broke.

 

[Escape Goat]

I can't wait to participate in the first Annual GA Web Cam circle jerk.

 

[shibbs]

I have a webcam but hardly use it, for msn sometimes.

 

[SKluck]

I believe the webcam craze has passed, with good reason.

 

[ManaByte]

I believe the webcam craze has passed, with good reason.

AT&T and a couple other carriers are working on some video phone software. For people who don't get to see family due to distance, webcams are useful.

 

[aoi tsuki]

Yeah, i'm looking at taking advantage of the long distance voice chat to keep in touch with my mom. i originally got my webcam to talk to some of women i met online, but that phase passed.

To me, the best thing about a webcam is that with the right software, you can use it as a motion detector to record pictures or video, or do stuff like time lapse photograpy. The quality isn't great, bu it can be very useful, especially as a security camera. i pointed my webcam out the window, and let it take a picture every minute minutes for about 16 hours. Pretty slick.

 

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