Recommendation for built-in Camera and WLAN/ Bluetooth

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In article <opr798vxxlg2xud4@news.individual.de>,
PC HUA <home.getrid@this.huaonline.com> wrote:

> The whole idea was to find a wireless web-cam.
> I started thinking of a DV-cam with bluetooth facility. Since a web-cam
> doesn't require very high image quality I thought why don't I use a
> Palmtop.
>
> Which Palmtop has a built-in camera and WLAN?
> What also important for me is that it's using a OS which has many
> freewares. If possible, there's a free development tool kit and a
> community of hobby programmers.
>
> thanks for any advice
> Phuoc

Not sure about a web-cam, but the European Sony CLIE TH55/E, has a
640x480 camera, 802.11b WiFi, BlueTooth. The U.S. model does not have
bluetooth.

The Sony CLIE TJ37 has 802.11b and a camera as well. Not sure if the
European model has Bluetooth or not.

There is tons and tons of freeware software for PalmOS based PDAs.
palmgear.com, freewarepalm.com to name 2 places to search for freeware.

And again, I'm not sure if you can use it as a wireless web-cam.

Then again, I've seen wireless web-cams advertised that use 802.11b and
act as their own web server so you can view them via any browser.

Bob Harris

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On Fri, 21 May 2004 02:00:38 GMT, Bob Harris <harris@zk3.dec.com>
wrote:

>In article <opr798vxxlg2xud4@news.individual.de>,
> PC HUA <home.getrid@this.huaonline.com> wrote:
>
>> The whole idea was to find a wireless web-cam.
>> I started thinking of a DV-cam with bluetooth facility. Since a web-cam
>> doesn't require very high image quality I thought why don't I use a
>> Palmtop.
>>
>> Which Palmtop has a built-in camera and WLAN?
>> What also important for me is that it's using a OS which has many
>> freewares. If possible, there's a free development tool kit and a
>> community of hobby programmers.
>>
>> thanks for any advice
>> Phuoc
>
>Not sure about a web-cam, but the European Sony CLIE TH55/E, has a
>640x480 camera, 802.11b WiFi, BlueTooth. The U.S. model does not have
>bluetooth.

You can certainly use the TH55 as a wireless webcam - I have done it.
you need Spycam and Spygrab installed on PC and Clie.

A search on www.cliesource.com forums will have more info.

JPG

>
>The Sony CLIE TJ37 has 802.11b and a camera as well. Not sure if the
>European model has Bluetooth or not.
>
>There is tons and tons of freeware software for PalmOS based PDAs.
>palmgear.com, freewarepalm.com to name 2 places to search for freeware.
>
>And again, I'm not sure if you can use it as a wireless web-cam.
>
>Then again, I've seen wireless web-cams advertised that use 802.11b and
>act as their own web server so you can view them via any browser.
>
> Bob Harris