Use G1 as a teathered WebCam

[mykro76]

Just want to add a BIG vote for this!

It would be insanely cool if the Android webcam application could have Linux/Mac/Windows backends, in the same way that Gmote works. These backends would register the Android video feed in the OS as a standard webcam. Then any existing application could use this webcam device.

[znaky85]

We are working on an android app for this.

Currently it works only via USB (tethered) and can be used with Skype and a few other Windows applications. Of course the main motivation is to be able to save the expense and waste of having a separate USB webcam/microphone, for those of us with desktops or laptops without built-in cameras. If there is more interest we will develop it further.

It's being posted over the next few days here and on Android market:

http://www.placaware.com

I know of many and I for one would love an app like this. Use it as a webcam/sound recorder wirelessly over WiFi or BT. To be used as a child watcher f.ex. with a program that see the phone as a webcam/mic and use the program to see/hear what the phone can see/hear.

Not necessarily over a chat program.

Cheers