Web Cam Archive

  • Video: Toshiba’s AC100 Tegra netbook runs on Android 2.1

    Video: Toshiba’s AC100 Tegra netbook runs on Android 2.1

    Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Hot on the heels of the W100 dual touchscreen tablet, Toshiba also unveiled the AC100 today, a 10.1-inch netbook that runs on Android 2.1. One of the big selling points of the AC100, which is the company's first Android machine, is that it can remain in standby mode for up to seven days (the eight hours of battery life aren't too shabby either).

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  • Toshiba’s Dynabook Qosmio V65 is a high-end laptop, Blu-ray player and DTV in one

    Toshiba’s Dynabook Qosmio V65 is a high-end laptop, Blu-ray player and DTV in one

    Posted on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Toshiba in Japan announced [JP] a new Qosmio laptop today, the Dynabook Qosmio V65. The main selling point of the device (of all Qosmios, in fact) is the "multi-media" capability: Toshiba promises that the laptop produces high-quality images, thanks to the SpursEngine coprocessor (that Toshiba has been using in its CELL TV and Qosmio laptops since 2008), LED backlight, and the 15.6-inch "Clear SuperView LED" HD TFT screen with 1,366×768 resolution.

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  • dynabook TX/98MBL: Toshiba announces 3D notebook

    dynabook TX/98MBL: Toshiba announces 3D notebook

    Posted on June 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Not a week passes without a Japanese company announcing a 3D-enabled device lately. Today, it's Toshiba, which just unveiled [JP] a 3D-capable notebook, the dynabook TX/98MBL. According to the company, it's the world's first notebook that lets you view 3D content stored on Blu-rays (next to playing NVIDIA 3D Vision games).

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  • AirSwing: Toshiba’s gesture-based UI system in action (video)

    AirSwing: Toshiba’s gesture-based UI system in action (video)

    Posted on May 27, 2010 | No Comments
    Natural user interfaces using gestures aren't really new, but AirSwing, a technology developed by Toshiba, offers something unique: it neither requires expensive hardware nor substantial CPU resources to work. After installing AirSwing (which is in prototype stage) on your computer, all you need is just a conventional web cam as the input device to start.

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  • Lockface: USB drive that uses face recognition to verify users

    Lockface: USB drive that uses face recognition to verify users

    Posted on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
    A Japanese company called Futen (they don't have a website) is selling a USB flash drive that uses face recognition technology to check the identity of users. Needless to say, the so-called Lockface only works with your computer's web cam.

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  • Archos 9 tablet PC just now available for pre-order at $550

    Archos 9 tablet PC just now available for pre-order at $550

    Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments
    Although previously targeted for launch on October 22nd with a price tag of $500, it looks like Archos’ 9-inch tablet is just now available for pre-order on the company's web site and priced at $550.

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  • Pretty enough for HD? Check out the Blue Mic Eyeball 2.0

    Pretty enough for HD? Check out the Blue Mic Eyeball 2.0

    Posted on October 1, 2009 | No Comments
    You know, there’s one good thing about the low-res garbage webcams that most people use: it tones down the ugly. Got a wicked huge nose or a massive scar from your pirate-fighting days? Your webcam forgives you. That said, there are plenty of pretty people out there who are more than worthy of HD video. Half [...]

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  • CrunchDeals: Refurbished MacBook for $599

    CrunchDeals: Refurbished MacBook for $599

    Posted on September 15, 2009 | No Comments
    Geeks.com has a wheel of a deal on a refurbished Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz notebook at just $599 when you use promo code SAVENB at checkout. The machine itself carries a 90-day warranty and includes 1GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, slot-loading DVD burner, web cam, Bluetooth, and Mac OS X 10.4 preinstalled. Not too [...]

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  • Web cam tilts, swivels, has 2GB of storage

    Web cam tilts, swivels, has 2GB of storage

    Posted on June 22, 2009 | No Comments
    webcamGood for those hard-to-reach places, this USB web cam rotates 360 degrees and can be angled up to 180 degrees. It's also got 2GB of built-in storage for good measure.

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