[HH] [e-] Interesting Newegg deal

Jon Evans jon at craftyjon.com
Wed Dec 5 19:27:11 EST 2012


I have a similar camera.  They don't do live video, only ~1FPS JPEG images.


On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Kurt Keville <kkeville at mit.edu> wrote:

> You have to figure it has an OpenWRT variant in there... that seems to be
> the trend on these devices...  but that's a great price....
>
> Microcomputer processor: 32Bit RSIC Embedded Processor
>
> um, OK... so "ARM Cortex-A8" ? I don't think they are doing video AND
> network with an Atheros or Broadcom MIPS SOC....
>
> On Dec 5, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Drew Van Zandt wrote:
>
> I ordered one, and will paint it like the Eye of Sauron.
>
> *
> Drew Van Zandt
> Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
> Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld)
> Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D.  Masquerade aVST
> *
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 4:43 PM, David Stokes <malconstant at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I noticed the line:
>> "Shape: Cartoon robot"
>>
>>
>> I also noticed that in the copy text, it says it can be used from an
>> iPad, but then the system requirements state Windows. Many cameras like
>> this use a proprietary, Windows/x86 native plugin, which is unfortunate.
>>
>> I wonder if it has a serial port, or at least headers for a serial port.
>> It would be cool to build an entirely self-contained telepresence robot.
>>
>> -D
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Drew Van Zandt wrote:
>>
>> Note the part where it mentions that it runs Linux.
>>
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1GK0FG3029&cm_sp=Spotlight-_-9SIA1GK0FG3029-_-12052012
>>
>> *
>> Drew Van Zandt
>> Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
>> Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld)
>> Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D.  Masquerade aVST
>> *
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