Home video surveillance system can cost thousands of Dollars. A cheaper but still valid alternative is to utilize equipment that is already available in the household. One of the possibilities includes webcams that can be used as video surveillance systems with the right software or service.
Ugolog is one of these services that can turn a [...]
Home Video Surveillance System Utilizing Webcams
Computer Mouse Head Control
HeadMouse 2 is a interesting software program for computer users who cannot or do not like to use their hands when controlling the computer mouse. The software is compatible with most Windows operating systems including Windows Vista or Windows XP. The only other requirement is a webcam with a minimum resolution of 640×480. The program [...]
Microsoft Touchless
Microsoft Office Labs are always good for a surprise. For anyone who does not know what Microsoft Office Labs is about: It basically is used to publish software programs created by Microsoft employees in their spare time that relate to Microsoft products.
Microsoft Touchless (via Shell City) is an interesting application that fits well into [...]
Debut Video Capturing Software
Debut [via Labnol] Video Capture Software is a tiny software that can capture the screen, a webcam or capturing device. The software has a size of only 412 Kilobyte and for that an immense amount of options and settings. Part of the screen or the full screen can be recorded into various output formats like [...]
Monitor a room with Grabmotion
If you are looking for a cheap and reliable way to monitor a room you could take a look at the freeware Grabmotion which uses webcams to monitor rooms. Grabmotion constantly monitors the room and starts default processes once a motion was detected. Processes that can be defined include sending an email with an attached image showing the room during the time the motion was detected, sending an sms through a gateway, saving an image to the hard drive or playing a sound alarm.
Dorgem Webcamp Capture Application
Are you using webcams at home or in your company ? Maybe you wondered if it would be possible to record those webcam sessions ? Dorgem is a freeware application that lets you record your webcam(s). As you can see in the screenshot it´s very easy to use.
Two quick and dirty webcam searches
Just check out this two relativly new webcam searches using google. Happy hunting.
