Cool idea! Demo didn't work for me on latest version of Chrome and a brand new MacBook Air though, and gave it a pretty good shot. I'm sure you didn't put this up without testing that it works, just didn't work after about 3-5 minutes of trying everything for me.
Worked for me after a refresh. A little buggy, but very cool. Imagine putting this on audio/video playlists for a simple skip feature.
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#32[1] www.crunchfish.com
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#33This is on the other end of the implementation spectrum, in a browser, written in js. Quite cool nevertheless, although again not working in my browser of choice, Firefox (right now, the Android Beta).
Re: Show HN: WebcamSwiper - a JS library that watches for hand swipes in the air
#34Cool idea! Demo didn't work for me on latest version of Chrome and a brand new MacBook Air though, and gave it a pretty good shot. I'm sure you didn't put this up without testing that it works, just didn't work after about 3-5 minutes of trying everything for me.
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#35Cool idea! Demo didn't work for me on latest version of Chrome and a brand new MacBook Air though, and gave it a pretty good shot. I'm sure you didn't put this up without testing that it works, just didn't work after about 3-5 minutes of trying everything for me.
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#36Re: Show HN: WebcamSwiper - a JS library that watches for hand swipes in the air
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, it's opt-in. So unknowing access is (at least without further actions) not possible. getUserMedia: "Prompts the user for permission to use their Web cam or other video or audio input." [1] By the way: The example doesn't work for me either. [1] http://dev.w3.org/2011/webrtc/editor/getusermedia.html
Sure, but I am asking if this can be modded to gain unauth access to the webcam.
It's possible that some day there will be a browser bug for bypassing it, but you can't just write javascript code that says "don't ask for permission".
Nowadays the majority of webcams also hard-wire their 'on' light, so the user would at least get an indication that the webcam is suddenly recording.
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#38I found it a little buggy too, in that it picked up non-swipe movements quite a lot, but an awesome demo nonetheless. Are you planning on continuing to develop this?