Webcams Archive

Whether you’re chatting with friends or giving an important presentation, we all like to look our best on camera. And with remote work becoming more and more popular, many of us are using our webcams more than ever. But webcams have come a long way over the past several years. Not that long ago, grainy, low-quality video and tinny audio were the norm. Frankly, people …

When you’re on camera, you want to look your best. This is true whether you’re a professional YouTuber or whether you’re Zooming in to a work meeting. Obviously, this means brushing your hair and putting on some decent clothes. But no matter how well you present yourself, an inferior camera can make it all fall apart. On streaming media, a low-resolution or poor quality camera …

Even before everyone went into lockdown, a webcam was a valuable tool for many individuals. If you were a YouTuber or worked remotely, they were essential to your business. But recent events have made webcams important for everybody. Let’s face it. Your appearance is important. And if you’re showing up on Zoom meetings with a grainy, poorly-lit video, you’re not doing yourself any favors. Now, …

Just a few years ago, if you announced that you kept your device’s webcam covered, people would have said you were some kind of paranoid conspiracy theorist. Webcams are dangerous? Sure. Aliens are also coming to harvest your organs, and the moon landings were faked. But then, in 2016, this story broke. If you don’t feel like clicking through, here’s a quick recap. In 2016, …

Cameras that track their environment are only a couple of years old. As far back as 15-years ago, you would’ve had to manually program your own camera to do something as trivial as color-recognition. But over the past couple of years, the need for cameras that can cooperate and communicate with other electronics has skyrocketed alongside the popularity of drones and similar robotics. By tracking …