New to Android

[ryanw327]

HI,

I recently got my first smart phone, HTC Evo 4G. I love it so far.

I have been looking for an app that will let me connect to my laptop specifically so I can watch the webcam on my laptop while I'm at work.

If you know of an app that will let me do that free or lite version that can be upgraded later would be best.

also any tutorials available for android development would be great.

 

[Slug]

Hi, and welcome to Android Forums!

For advice on apps, I suggest posting in our Android Applications section. I'm sure somebody there will be able to point you towards something suitable.

You may find some useful tips on development in the Android Development sub-forums, especially Developer 101.

I hope this helps, and that you enjoy your stay with us.

 

[El Presidente]

Welcome to the forums!

 

[lunatic59]

Welcome to Android Forums!

To keep up with your phone, you should frequent HTC EVO 4G - Android Forums.

If your webcam has a public IP address, you might be able to get SuperCam - Android app on AppBrain to do what you want.

 

[scary alien]

Ryan,

Welcome to the AndroidForums....glad you signed-up .

Let me address your development question first. Our of our awesome guides here, alostpacket, has started a thread which should, as time goes on, be a very helpful development resource:

http://androidforums.com/application-development/377722-welcome-start-here-faqs-tips-learning-resources-tutorials-helpful-threads.html

Bear in mind that this thread is still under-construction.

Okay, second question...if you are talking about the built-in USB camera on your laptop or a USB-connected one, then there is a solution that I've used in the past. There's a website called Mobiscope - Video from webcams on mobile that allows you redirect your USB's camera's output to their servers (securely, btw) and for you to view these same cameras from their website (web.mobiscope.com). I only used this solution briefly since you can quickly overwhelm the amount of data allowed over the USB bus on a given Windows PC or laptop (I tried to connect 4 cameras, LOL ). Also, the USB cameras don't typically have very good resolution.

Anyway, I eventually moved on to wireless web cameras and started using a very good app called IP Cam Viewer. I highly recommend it and the dev has been awesome.

Sorry for the long-winded answer...again, welcome to AF!

Cheers!