In Search of Hot Coffee, These Geeks Created the World's First Webcam
Webcams are now a six-billion-dollar industry, but it all started 30 years ago when some Cambridge University computer science researchers were sick of finding their coffee pot empty. Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser explains.
By S.C. Stuart
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I used to travel a lot, but like so many others, I’ve been grounded since March 2020. I even miss airports. To combat the lack of visual stimulation while working from home, I’ve been tapping into a different live webcam per day—mostly scenes from Tokyo, or the one peering over Times Square. It's not an immersive, VR experience, but having the livestream open on my second screen while I work is a nice diversion.