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Found Footage: New & improved TankedCam, now with even more iPhone
Remember Pete's FishCam? Just before Christmas of 2008, we did a short post about Pete Raumann's web app that he developed that allowed him to watch his fish tank, turn the light on and off, and even open and close a treasure chest in the tank.
Pete's now presenting the newly renamed TankedCam to the world, and you get to be in control! While he still won't let you feed his fish (he doesn't want them floating upside down in the tank), you can now get in on the fun of watching and annoying the tank population by heading to either http://www.tankedcam.com or the iPhone / iPod touch-friendly http://m.tankedcam.com.
In his latest hit video, Pete uses an iPod touch and the latter link to control the tank that's in the background. I was playing with this last night while watching TV and trust me, the fish tank was much more interesting than the show. Pete has added an air stone that you can turn on and off, a dinosaur tank ornament with a mouth you can open and close, and one cam that you can pan left and right. A tap on your iPhone screen brings you to a stationary upper camera with a scuba diver that you can control in real time, another air stone controller, and a water pump that you can use to add water to the tank.
If you think that the latter control is going to let you flood Pete's office from your iPhone, you're wrong -- the system is set up with a level controller so you won't be able to add water beyond a certain level in the tank. This is a fun demonstration of remote control via iPhone, so be sure to give it a try. I've included some screenshots from last night's eerily-lit iPhone fish-bothering session, as well as some shots in the light of day. Enjoy!
Gallery: TankedCam
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
samuel said 5:17PM on 10-01-2009
Hey, this is fun! I like opening and shutting the Dinosaurs Mouth!
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totoro said 10:48PM on 10-01-2009
Is this real, or "real" like that "control my christmas lights on the internet" thing that turned out to be not that real.
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Stephen P said 10:56PM on 10-01-2009
I was convinced this wasn't a live feed. Because I would think all the components would be going crazy on-off with tons of visitors. So I tested my theory by having the tank cam open on my desktop as well as my iPhone. Sure enough, the changes I made on my iPhone were reflected on my monitor. Whoa. And may I just say, poor fish!
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