Camera Mouse lets you control your mouse pointer by moving your head

Camera Mouse is a free program, made at Boston College, that enables you to control the mouse pointer on your Windows computer screen just by moving your head.

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Word Lens Translates Camera Captured Images On iPhone/iPod Touch Instantly

If you wonder how you can utilize your iPhone as an effective language translator with built in dictionary, the recent app released by Quest visual could be your right option. Named as Word Lens, the app can instantly translate any printed words from one language to another by using your built-in digital video camera.


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Turn a Hacked Point and Shoot Camera into a Time Lapse Station [DIY]

Time lapse photography is generally the domain of people with pricey DSLR cameras and fancy time lapse software and modules. Hack a point and shoot camera into a time lapse taking powerhouse with this guide.

Normally you don't think of point and shoot cameras when you think of time lapse photography. They lack the proper input ports and settings for effective time lapse photography and it's a task that manufacturers haven't even considered them for.

Instructables user andyk75 wanted to dabble with time lapse photopgraphy but he didn't have expensive gear to do so. He ended up taking a cheap digital camera (a Rollei Digicam that cost him around $60) and building a control module for it from basic electronics parts. His module allows him to control the camera by turning it on or off, adjust the interval for the time lapse, and even sports his humorously named "naked button" so on the off chance you see something really worth capturing during the course of a time lapse you can click the button and add it to the time lapse series.

Check out the full guide at the link below to see how he wires his module into the camera and mounts in on his window to capture the outside world.

Time Lapse Add-On to a Rollei Digicam

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Tenba Insert Turns Your Messenger Bag into a Stealth Camera Bag [Stuff We Like]

If you're concerned that your camera bag is making you a prime target for theft, the Tenba Insert turns a plain old messenger bag into a stealth camera bag.

Photo by Athlex.

We've shown you how to make your own stealth camera bag before; if you want a sturdy and commercially produced model, however, you can pick up the Tenba Insert for $23. Slip the insert in any messenger bag and you've got instant storage for your camera, lenses, and accessories. Check out the link below for additional information as well as complete messenger bag packages from the Tenba company.

Tenba Messenger Insert

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Samsung NX100 Mirrorless Camera Overview With i-Function Lens

Samsung has officially announced the launch of its new innovative Samsung NX100 mirrorless digital camera, which the company claims to feature the world’s first i-Function lens – the unique, intuitive lens that are designed to explore a seamless image control and creativity with fast manual settings, offering extreme-cool D-SLR power in a single compact device. In simply words, Samsung NX100 owners can control their cool camera at their fingertips thanks to the simple-to-use i-Function lens system.

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Download and Install Canon Camera and Camcorder Software (EOS Utility) Without CD

Each Canon digital camera (including Canon EOS dSLR) or digital camcorder comes with a software CD which contains various application programs specifically designed to support and enhance the electronic devices and its works. However, the CD disc media is kind of outdated, and the CD can easily lost, scratched, misplaced or simply cannot be found when in need. The practice of having to install old version first before able to install newer version is also not efficient. Sometimes, on some notebook or netbook, there isn’t even any CD or DVD optical drive available.

Canon does provide direct download for the setup installer or updater of the various Canon camera, camcorder, printer software programs at its support site (support and downloads for all localities is accessible from canon.com). The problem is that these setup installers are meant for upgrade only, although it contains everything in the full version of the software. In other word, the existing original application must already be installed on the computer, or the Canon CD must be inserted into CD-ROM or DVD-ROM to verify the ownership of Canon products.

Typically, the Canon installer will prompt the following dialog message if the program to upgrade or update is not yet been installed.

The software to be updated could not be found.
Insert the CD-ROM that came with your Canon product containing the following software into the CD drive, and then click

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Sanyo Xacti VPC-PD2BK Full HD 1080 Pocket-Sized Dual Camera

Sanyo has announced the upcoming availability of new high-performance, pocket-sized dual camera, named as SANYO Xacti VPC-PD2BK, which able to capture 10 megapixel photos and full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels; 30p) video and stores the files into SD/SDHC/SDXC (up to 64GB) memory cards. The Sanyo VPC-PD2BK is featured with a 2-inch display, mini-HDMI port, integrated USB connector, 37mm wide-angle lens with 3x optical zoom, and embedded software for easy, quick sharing on popular social networking sites.

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