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Camera hat gets you out of family tech support trauma
MAKE Magazine —
... In response to this, Dan O'Sullivan (co-author of the Physical Computing book) decided to make something to help him out with this dilemma and titled it the "Camera Hat for Complicated Televisions" which basically consists of a hat with an embedded phone running Android and a custom application that streams the camera footage back over the web so that he can visually walk his mom through the debug. Check out more details on this project and the source code at the link below.
Camera Hat for Complicated Televisions
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Android-based ‘camera hat’ for remote tech support
CrunchGear —
... Make a hat out of a G1, write some custom code, and you’ve got yourself a pretty ingenious tech support tool. DIYer Dan O’Sullivan did just that in order to help his mom out with her technology questions. ...
The ultimate solution for family tech support
CrunchGear —
... There is nothing more annoying than helping out a struggling family member and their computer problems. It’s like you wanna tell ‘em to call Geek Squad but you can’t stomach how much the fake nerds cost. So, you do the right thing and commute to your in-laws for an evening of pure bliss. If only you had a camera mounted on your mother-in-laws head so you could see what the hell her problem was…if only… ...
Android-powered camera hat keeps mom in the loop and lookin' sharp
Engadget —
We've seen Android on a Mini-Note, and we've seen it on an Eee PC, but we never thought in a million years that we'd ever see Android on mom's hat. Looking for a way to simplify his mother's regular tech support calls (the universal remote often throws her for a loop) Dan O'Sullivan dreamt up his Camera Hat for Complicated Televisions. The whole megillah consists of an Android handset strapped to the forehead -- miner's lamp-style -- with a custom app streaming camera footage to the web, where he can keep an eye on things while he talks her through turning on ...
Camera hat powered by Google Android handset
PR News: —
... the work of Dan O’ Sullivan, who has a Master’s Degree in Interactive Telecommunications. He found that he was getting a number of calls, mostly from mothers for help with their technical systems.
He thought it would be more helpful if he could see what they were doing, so that he was able to offer the correct help. Dan thought that it would be cool if they had a hat camera, he first thought about using a network camera, as he would not have to do any of the networking.
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‘Android Camera Hat for Complicated Televisions’ Makes Troubleshooting a Breeze
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... Read more about this over at Dan O’Sullivan’s blog. He’s also graciously posted his source code up there for any Android developers wanting to poke through. Good stuff. ...
