Cell Phone As Webcam???

[Gervy]

I found a program that will let me use my cell phone as a webcam for my PC.

However, does anyone know if there is a way to use my cell-phone as a self-contained webcam? (Say, if I ran Skype-mobile on the phone, or logged onto a site like Stickam via the mobile browser).



Gervy

[lucaspeyatt]

Im not sure about that, but what is this program you found that will let you use your phone as a webcam?

[TonyDiv]

What the hell was the name of that software that let you do this... comvu, com-vue or something like that. There were tons of posts about it several months ago. I remember trying it and it worked ok.

[OMJ]

Originally Posted by Gervy

I found a program that will let me use my cell phone as a webcam for my PC.

However, does anyone know if there is a way to use my cell-phone as a self-contained webcam? (Say, if I ran Skype-mobile on the phone, or logged onto a site like Stickam via the mobile browser).



Gervy

The only thing I've found, which I don't think will work w/ an IM program on the ppc, but will broadcast live (well sortof) is http://www.comvu.com/

Originally Posted by lucaspeyatt

Im not sure about that, but what is this program you found that will let you use your phone as a webcam?

This is the best I've found http://www.ateksoft.com/webcamplus.html

[TonyDiv]

Yea, that's the one. Comvu has been in beta for a long time, still free though.

[Gervy]

Originally Posted by Old_Man_Jenkins

This is the best I've found http://www.ateksoft.com/webcamplus.html

That's the one I was referring to. Works great.
But now I want to find a way to use my phone as a web-cam (for chatting) stand alone.
Unfortunately the PPC version of Skype doesn't support video.



GErvy

[varaff]

Take a look at this:
http://research.microsoft.com/mcom/portrait/

This might work well for you.

[Gervy]

Originally Posted by varaff

Take a look at this:
http://research.microsoft.com/mcom/portrait/

This might work well for you.

That's pretty slick. Of course, after seeing the picture of the PDA they use, I realize the fatal flaw. I can't use the camera on myself, and see the screen at the same time with a 6700. DOH!!!



Gervy

[varaff]

yeah and HTC flaw for sure..LOL
Guess you could alway carry a mirror with you.

[TechnoHippie]

Make a little gizmo that sits on top of the phone and over the camera with 3 mirrors in it than point back to you? hahahaha

Ok how about this - I know they make an SD card camera, to they make an SD-Mini card camera - and if so, is the 6700's SD-Mini an I/O one?