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solus · 2 years ago

My, my that is a snazzy looking apparatus.

Klynt Mahryd · 2 years ago

I waaaaant

Jake of All Trades · 2 years ago

I was just about to buy a "sample", when I saw that shipping is more than twice the cost of the item. $28.00US??!?! I think not!

george (ty) tempel · 2 years ago

Yeah, I nearly ordered two then saw the shipping. Still, if we were able to swing a bulk purchase, this would work out very nicely. I can see using two of those as eyes on some robotic thingy.

heavyporker · 2 years ago

YES! We need to arrange a bulk purchase, to go to someone trustworthy that will partition out the webcams. We could even get the wholesale pricing that could save enough to pay off the shipping cost!


Someone needs to make a thread proposing the wholesale purchase!

Molly Friedrich · 2 years ago

Seriously? I thought the steampunk aesthetic was ABOUT the rejection of cheap mass-produced plastic crap, not embracing it.

crucibelle · 2 years ago

Count me in on the bulk purchase, if you all decide to do it. :)

Willofgod · 2 years ago

What a shame. I guess we will just have to use this as inspiration.

Dion Dela Cruz · 2 years ago

I have plans for this little tinker toy.
Plastic can be replaced, switch the LED's for something blue and doctor in some alligator clips. Can't let away all my ideas though. *schemes*

Villntagonist.comaintagonist · 2 years ago

They've changed the product image on the website, I wonder if this means the thing is now an unpleasant chrome color?
(actually, i have to admit, the chrome is still pretty cool, it's just that after seeing the "brass" anything else is a let down.)

Andy Anonymous · 2 years ago

In addition to telling Tinkergirl about this cam, I also braved the shipping cost from Hong Kong and ordered myself one. I just received it today, so I can say a bit more about it.

I'm happy to relay that the camera is most definitely metal, not plastic. I cannot say if it is actual brass or a different type of metal colored and brushed to resemble it, but it has a nice heft for such a little device. The only part I believe to be plastic is the silver focus ring round the lens.

The base actually unscrews from the arm, which opens up some easy possibilities for modification.

The LED lamps look great: like a deep sea diving apparatus. There is a dimmer upon the USB cord that turns the lamps on and controls their brightness.

I haven't actually gotten it to work yet, as the drivers for it seem somewhat out of date...but I am continuing to press forward.

All in all, I'm quite happy with it. I would willingly have paid the combined $25 for cost plus shipping just to buy one in a store, and honestly, as sharp as it looks, I almost don't care if I actually get it working, so long as it's sitting on my desk!

Pyran · 2 years ago

It was available for $20 with free shipping on eBay awhile ago, I'll see if I can still find it.
It's over here, but the search database is throwing fits, so I don't know what that means to availability.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Andy Anonymous · 2 years ago

Looks like there are 40 some odd of them available from that seller. Pretty nice deal for those who were turned off by the shipping cost from Chinavasion.

I wrote to the ebay seller to see what they know about the driver software, heh.

Pyran · 2 years ago

If you can get this working, I'd totally buy one.

Andy Anonymous · 2 years ago

I did manage to find a working driver, by writing to the people running the ebay auction and asking. If anyone needs a copy it's here (the ironically named "driver for driverless webcam.rar):

http://file.ecoolbuys.com/driver/webcam/

Cthulhu · 2 years ago

Nice find! Just bought one now, £10 is cheap for a webcam and it has that wonderful brass charm.

Cthulhu · 1 year ago

Well, I just received it and it's a nice piece of kit. It does not come with any drivers, just as was advertised. It did, however, arrive with a vista-only CD marked "DRVIER". Wow, this new-fangled OS uses some strange words indeed.

Pyran · 1 year ago

damn, they're selling like hot cakes now that I plugged 'em in the right place, I shoulda asked for comission.

How's the video quality, guys?

Sleddr · 1 year ago

Does anyone know what happened to the ecoolstore on eBay? I've ordered the webcam but now the store is gone!

Darkminstrel · 1 year ago

Sleddr;

Looks like they did something ebay didn't like. I haven't gotten an answer yet, but they could be scamming people. And I'd already paid for mine...but not received it.

Sleddr · 1 year ago

Not good. I ordered one too and PayPal'd it. I've emailed the store. I'll post if I hear anything back. Thx

S.Sprocket · 1 year ago

I bought two of these, they were 11 dollars each (get the ones with no CD, you don't need it anyway, I tested both in vista and in OSX leopard) I plan to steampunk these up, I'll post when it's done

Darkminstrel · 1 year ago

I got mine today. Looks awesome and works fine. It's actually a step up from my Logitech cam. Odd for a cheap off brand.

Sparx · 1 year ago

I got one of these today, it works a treat!
Have some spares too if anyone doesn't want to chance customs charges or post from Hong Kong.

Pyran · 1 year ago

Try over here. Not sure what happened with the original link.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Sleddr · 1 year ago

I received mine today, It's almost entirely metal and a nice brushed brass look. Works great and the LEDs surrounding the lens is a great touch even if they do add a "deathly pallor" to the aetheric manifestation

Chinavasion · 6 months ago

I really enjoyed reading this post. So I tried to find more information on Brass Goggles » Blog Archive » Brass-Look Anglepoise Webcam and Light with Microsoft's new search engine "bing" which they released on Monday. Just put the title of this blog post into their new search box. Amazing.