Use your camera phone as Wireless Webcam with WWIGO
Not every laptop has a camera, so you at least would have a camera phone along with you when you are on a tour, or in some business meet, or just far away from your home for studies. Because you can now use your camera phone as a webcam and connect it live with your laptop or PC if at home.
wwigo is the software that transmits information between the mobile phone and laptop through bluetooth, and streams the video from phone to PC, and then the component at PC receives the video and broadcasts it.
What you can do with wwigo -
- Use the camera phone as a wireless webcam.
- Use it with Youtube to share videos and upload them.
- Use with Skype, Yahoo! messenger etc. for live video chatting.
Supported devices Nokia Series 60 v2.0 and Series 60 v3.0 phones ( see devices in download page)
You should have bluetooth enabled in your laptop through any software like BlueSoleil etc. and it comes only for Windows(ah, Macs have webcam’s already in them).
The download page shows most of the Nokia N-series phones which are supported, and several other mobile phones of Nokia with which the software can run well.
Download the wwigo software from here. You just have to select the model and proceed with the download.
September 29th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
you need to correct the download link. It is actually this one
http://wwigo.com/download.php
September 29th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Nice article… needs to change the link for download as @Guttu said.. Motvik is the company name I guess and they had a diff website for the software..
September 30th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
nice software i think for laptops without inbuilt cam it is a boon but wat abt the quality of the picture??
September 30th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Varun,
The picture quality might be surely depending on the cam quality of the mobile.. 2 MP cams would be better than the VGA ones.
October 1st, 2008 at 5:24 am
Thanks @ Guttu and TechnoSamrat, link edited.
@ Varun, as Anand said, the picture quality is said to be nearly equal to what the phone produces normally.
October 6th, 2008 at 9:59 am
hi iwant webcam but i wont want to buy it there fore i want this software
October 6th, 2008 at 11:48 am
great idea, I think the camera phone is not cheap too.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
but do you think that the speed of transmission will be good enough to see a streemed video without getting stuck in between ???
November 12th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Its wonderful. Its running with my Nokia 6630. It could be more better if there could be cam monitor picture adjustments in the software.Sometimes discoonects but still bearable.
December 8th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
@Obaid: I have Nokia E66 model. Is wigo has software supporting this model? If yes send it pls…
December 26th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
Dissappointed
Which bluetooth service do i have to use (with n95)??
I am confused… Help pls with a short how-to.
May 13th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Installed the software on my system and after when I’m trying to install it on my E66 mobile it says “Expired Certificate”.. what does it mean?
December 31st, 2009 at 6:39 am
pliz help me to connect a camera phone as a webcam
March 29th, 2010 at 6:22 am
please help me to download WWIGO its website not working.
June 1st, 2010 at 4:35 pm
how wigo will work in nokia n72 ?
please tell me about software install in mobile and pc
& step for using .
July 5th, 2010 at 8:05 am
I am not able open the webpage to download the software, can u plz help to download this software
July 11th, 2010 at 4:17 am
pls i need to be using my phone as a webcam on my computer, how would i do .
August 19th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
i’ve a nokia 63030i classic mobil, can i use my phone camera as a web camera