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I turned my old webcam into a security camera for my home office — here's how you can do it too

We all upgrade our tech as and when time goes by. Whether it’s our smartphone, laptop, or even the GPU on our desktop -- everything has a shelf life, after which, it's time to upgrade it. Once you ...
Houston Chronicle

How to Hook Up an Old Webcam to a New Computer

USB webcams have been readily available for most of the 21st Century. As such, an old webcam connects to a new computer in much the same way as a new webcam -- by connecting it to your USB port.
AOL

5 Uses For Your Old Webcams

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A webcam is one of the most essential USB gadgets there is. While some PC displays and laptops have webcams built right into them, not all of ...
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I turned a surveillance camera into a webcam - here's how

Repurposing old devices is quite popular in the DIY projects landscape, and it’s a trend I can get behind. While ancient PCs and dinosaur laptops can be turned into decent server workstations, it’s ...
Hackaday

Hacking An Old Parallel Port Webcam To Work With A Gameduino 2

[Andrew] couldn’t pass up a 20ish year old parallel port based webcam he saw on the shelf at a thrift store. It’s a Connectix QuickCam and was the first webcam that did not require a separate video ...
Lifehacker

Turn a Webcam into a Security Camera with Email Notifications

April 22, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google This DIY project takes an old webcam and converts it into a motion sensitive CCTV camera, complete with email and ...
Gizmodo

How to Make a Cheap USB Microscope From an Old Webcam

We swore off microscopes after getting one for our 10th birthday and seeing just how disgusting our skin was, but this cheap USB microscope seems to be kinda neat. Carlosb.tv shows you that you can ...