Was the first webcam really built to watch a pot of coffee?
Quick answer: Yes. In 1991, Cambridge researchers pointed a camera at their office coffee pot and put the feed on the network, so nobody wasted a trip to an empty pot.…
Yes. In 1991, Cambridge researchers pointed a camera at their office coffee pot and put the feed on the network, so nobody wasted a trip to an empty pot. Laziness invented the webcam.
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