3D Video With One Camera
3D video has really started to make a strong comeback. I remember being a kid when the paper glasses with red and blue lenses were all the rage. Technology has changed a lot since then. The cost of creating 3D videos is so expensive that it prohibits the aspiring film maker from considering the option, [...]
How To: Make An Invisible License Plate
Here is another take on using IR lights to blind a camera, this time a photo-radar camera no-less. I’m not really sure on how well this would work for you, and it’s probably highly illegal, but if you want to try it for your own educational purposes go ahead.
All you really need are some LED [...]
Anti-Paparazzi Glasses
Sure, if your being chased by an angry mob of paparazzi or if your afraid of big brother watching you you might need some diversion tactics like an IR hat or these anti-paparazzi shades.
If your in need of said diversion tactic then building these puppies is a snap. Attach two small but powerful IR LEDs [...]
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Paintball Sentry Gun
Do you live in a rough part of town? Been thinking about getting a dog or a security system to help protect your house? Maybe you should think of getting this Paintball Sentry Gun. Just turn this baby on and you will be totally protected. By the time you get back you might see a [...]
Dalek Security Camera
Here is a great addition for all of you home security/Dr. Who fans. The Dalek security camera features a tiny pinhole spy cam. It might look like a toy at first glance, and most people won’t give it a second thought.
Guys, if your girl friends of wives come home with a Dalek statute for you [...]
Use IR LEDs To Defeat Security Cameras
Here’s a neat trick that will always make sure that your face stays off those pesky public cameras. Mount an bunch of IR LEDs on you, possible in the brim of your hat. These will produce a powerful white light that won’t be seen by people passing by but will blind those pesky [...]
Build Your Own Witness Camera
Looking to beef up security around the house or office? Looking to catch them kids who are messing up the front of the house? Why not build your very own Witness Camera?
“The Witness Camera is a combination of a VGA CMOS camera, a passive-infrared movement sensor, a 1 GB SD-card (or bigger), and an AVR [...]
Nikon D60 Leak
Since the arrival of the interweb it’s pretty hard to keep a secret, unless your Apple of course who threatens their employes so that any leak is quashed. Either that or they sick their insanely huge team of lawyers on you that you just give up.
Nikon is set to release it’s new D60 DSLR at [...]
Chewing Gum Spy Cam
Remember all of those spy camera ads that we all saw as kids in the back of comic books? Okay, so only a few of us can remember that far back. This mini video and audio spy camera throws me back to my days of being a youth.
It’s basically a run of the mill spy [...]
How To Make A Cheap Camera Stabilizer
There is nothing worse than watching a video that shakes so bad it makes you seasick or having to take that perfect still photo and only end up with massive blur. Well, if you happen to have some string, a bolt, and a washer lying around then you to can make a super cheap/super effective [...]
Add On Lenses For Your Phone
Imagine this, your walking down the street and you see Britney Spears doing some crazy and outrageous think (I know it’s hard to imagine Britney Spears doing anything stupid). You know if had a picture of this incident tabloids would pay you thousands, but all you have is your lonely cell phone with it’s built [...]
Build your own Camera light
With more and more point and shoot cameras having video functionality lighting can quickly become and issue. Now you could spend $60-$80 purchasing a light unit that slips into the hot-shoe or one that screws on the bottom, but why do that when you can build one for about $2. The guys over at ProdMod [...]
Poor Mans 3d Scanner
Don’t have $4000 + to purchase a high end 3d scanner? Using a simple web cam, a free (as in beer) piece of windows software and a laser line level you too can achieve the same stunning results. The David Laserscanner does just that. Here’s what you’ll need to get started:
- A camera (e.g. web [...]
