Webcams Presented to Oregon's Mobilized Troops
PRNewswire -- What if a new dad, deployed to the mountains of Afghanistan, was still able to see and hear his infant child for the first time shortly after the baby's birth? TriWest Healthcare Alliance is making that possible, by presenting six webcams to the mobilized 41st Brigade Combat Team.The webcams will be presented Saturday, Feb. 4, during their mobilization ceremony. Three webcams will go with the unit and three will stay in Oregon so the families can talk face-to-face...
Go on a safari at home
Go on a safari at home By SADIA LATIFI Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - Leading zoos nationwide are creating online safaris by turning webcams on their top attractions, including lion cubs, pandas, sharks and gorillas. The sites are a hit with kids, teachers and parents seeking rainy-day distractions for their broods. "I've never seen 4-year-olds sit quietly for so long staring at something," said pre-K teacher Kim Lesher of Annapolis, Md., whose charges...
VIRTUAL VOYEURS WEBCAMS CAN OPEN OFFICES, BEDROOMS TO WORLD WIDE WATCHERS
The woman who broadcast her birth over the Internet last Tuesday isn't alone in letting strangers peek into life's private moments. Thousands of people the world over have set up Webcams, small cameras that broadcast digital snapshots or video over the Web. In essence, they act like electronic eyes, letting anyone on the Internet peer into homes and offices.``Every day, 20 or 30 people submit new Webcam sites,'' said Thomas Rene, an...
Western Morning News: Surf webcams second most popular in UK
Website cameras showing live pictures from the Westcountry's most famous surfing beach have attracted almost two million "visitors" in seven years and are being watched from across the world.The Fistral webcams at Newquay have proved to be the second most popular in the UK and Ireland, ahead of Loch Ness in Scotland and only bettered by the maritime appeal of Portsmouth with its fleet of Royal Navy ships. Also in the UK webcam top five are...