Webcam and Wifi? Making a video baby monitor
05 September 2007, 10:27 PM
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Webcam and Wifi? Making a video baby monitor
Hi - I'm trying to see how easy it would be to make a video baby monitor using a webcam and a laptop.
I have a laptop which has no wi-fi capability, that's all. Presumably I would need a webcam and a power supply for it. How do I get the two devices to talk to each other? Can I add 802.11 capability to the laptop via a PCMCIA card or USB socket? And how would the webcam transmit?
Many thanks for any help?
Dave
I have a laptop which has no wi-fi capability, that's all. Presumably I would need a webcam and a power supply for it. How do I get the two devices to talk to each other? Can I add 802.11 capability to the laptop via a PCMCIA card or USB socket? And how would the webcam transmit?
Many thanks for any help?
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05 September 2007, 10:39 PM
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There is a good (although a little out of date) article here:
Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam, Weekend Project, Digital Living at CNET.co.uk
Wireless webcams are pretty cheap now.
Yes, you can use a wireless USB adapter/PCMCIA card for your laptop.
You could potentially bypass the need for a wireless router and set the two up ad-hoc.
Monitor your home with a Wi-Fi Webcam, Weekend Project, Digital Living at CNET.co.uk
Wireless webcams are pretty cheap now.
Yes, you can use a wireless USB adapter/PCMCIA card for your laptop.
You could potentially bypass the need for a wireless router and set the two up ad-hoc.
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06 September 2007, 12:40 PM
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daft question, but why?
you only need to hear it if it starts crying, surely?
we had one of those breathing monitor things - absolute pants and a sure-fire way to wake you and your partner up in the middle of the night when you forget to disable it after picking baby up.
BT digital one is brilliant - and the lullabys it plays normally od the trick to shut the little blighters up
you only need to hear it if it starts crying, surely?
we had one of those breathing monitor things - absolute pants and a sure-fire way to wake you and your partner up in the middle of the night when you forget to disable it after picking baby up.
BT digital one is brilliant - and the lullabys it plays normally od the trick to shut the little blighters up
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