07-07-2006, 04:00 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 349
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New Version of Ateksoft CoolCamera for Windows Mobile Released
"ATEKsoft CoolCamera is a third party application to take pictures and videos with several Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone devices and basically replaces the inbuilt camera application. It's providing many more features then the current camera applications can do, including using your Windows Mobile device as a webcam for your PC messenger services."
I don't know if it's due to the "Common Camera API" that's bundled in the Windows Mobile 5 SDK, but I'm just glad that more developers are starting to use the additional features of our devices to get more functionality and fun out of them. Now, if someone could start making camera-enabled games, face recognition security and videoconferencing applications, I'd be a happy camper. In the meantime, this is a great start, don't you think?  For only $14.95, it's a full-featured replacement to your standard Camera application on your Pocket PC, and don't forget about it being a webcam for your desktop PC, too!
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07-07-2006, 07:28 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 20
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I played with this a bit on my SDA. Didn't find the picture quality to be any better, but there was way more control over picture quality.
One thing, I couldn't swing the contrast to an acceptable level. Everything looked blue-shifted. Could do nothing to move it back.
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07-10-2006, 05:27 AM
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Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,305
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Worked on my 8125 and 2125. Very interesting tool.
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07-11-2006, 06:08 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 289
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is anyone seriously considering using this full time as their webcam?
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07-12-2006, 12:36 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 86
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I'm thinking about using this as a full time webcam when I travel and need to video call.
By the way Sparky, I don't believe it improves the picture quality at all. I blogged the proof with hybrid photos and side by side comparison here:
http://smartmobileassets.com/cgi-bin...s,m=1152660405
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