Homecam
A cam, homecam, Livecam, or Webcam is a video camera, usually attached
directly to a computer, whose current or latest image is requestable
from a Web site. A live cam is one that is continually providing new
images that are transmitted in rapid succession or, in some cases, in
streaming video. Sites with live cams sometimes embed them as Java
applets in Web pages. Cams have caught on; there are now (we estimate)
several thousand sites with cams. The first cams were positioned mainly
on fish tanks and coffee machines. Many of today's live cams are on
sex-oriented sites. For travel promotion, traffic information, and the
remote visualization of any ongoing event that's interesting, webcams
seem like an exciting possibility that will become more common as users
get access to more bandwidth.
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