How To… get the most from your iSight
- Article 55 of 89
- MacFormat, September 2007
It might seem like your iSight webcam is just for videoconferencing, but there’s a whole lot more you can do with it
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Or for a calmer time, there’s the iSight screensaver collection (http://majicjungle.com/screensavers.html), which uses the video from the iSight as part of a screensaver: you can even set yourself on fire with it.
The last and most leftfield usage for the iSight, though, is as a barcode scanner. EvoBarcode ($25, http://www.evological.com/evobarcode.html) simply processes any barcode that you run past it, no matter what their orientation. But Delicious Library ($40, http://www.delicious-monster.com/) lets you scan book, movie, music and video game barcodes, then downloads the cover and information from various web sources into your digital library. You can then search the library, sync it with your iPod, keep track of what you’ve loaned to friends and a whole load more.
The iSight’s come a long way since that first external FireWire version Steve gave to the world back in 2003. Now, it’s so versatile, there’s bound to be something you can use it for, even if you never realised it before.
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