View your Computer’s webcam from your phone for free!
After writing an article last week on Controlling your Computer from your Windows Mobile Phone, I was looking for fun things I could do with my computer from my phone. I went out of town over the weekend and while gone I realized I could turn on my computer’s webcam and view it from my phone!
Here’s what you’ll need:
- A Windows Mobile Phone
- Computer with webcam (Vista, XP, Mac, or Linux)
- A second computer with webcam (Optional)
- Read: Controlling your Computer from your Windows Mobile Phone
Check out the results!
After connecting to my computer I first opened the Logitech software that came with my webcam:
Next I zoomed-out to view the webcam:
Here I zoomed-in on the webcam:
(Oh no!! Someone must have broken in to mess up my bed! 
)
The last thing I did was kind of cool. I opened up Remote Desktop to connect my computer to the family’s computer in the living room. Then I turned on that webcam as well. This gave me two cameras:
(The family room camera was pointed down at the chair, not up at the room.)
Over all I’d say this is a great solution to check-up on your home when you’re away!
2 Comments
Sweet… now you need to find out how to connect to other peoples computers without their knowledge!
I think I saw this on the Dark Knight. This technology should be destroyed.