Comments on: Hack lets you look someone directly in the eyes through your laptop camera

By: screaminscott

screaminscott — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

here is the web site of the existing product – SeeEye2Eye:

http://www.bodelin.com/se2e/

By: Pauly

Pauly — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The fact that a commercial product exists does nothing to diminish this project. Also, commercial products (especially relatively simple ones) are perfect re-make candidates. Maybe this person has seen or used the commercial product and decided to do a re-make.

It’s a cool idea and I may try this out, but I would never purchase the commercial product.

By: screaminscott

screaminscott — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

But the article acts as if this is a totally new idea. The article does not say, for example: “While you can buy one of these, I’ve found a simple way to make it yourself…”.

I admit that making an existing product is interesting if it is signifigantly cheaper and more simple than buying one.

But this is presented as an entirely new idea, which it is NOT.